[openib-general] InfiniBand incompatible with the Linux kernel?

Roland Dreier roland at topspin.com
Sat Oct 9 13:47:15 PDT 2004


    Roland> it's orthogonal to any IP issues.  Since the Linux kernel
    Roland> contains a lot of code written to specs available only
    Roland> under NDA (and even reverse-engineered code where specs
    Roland> are completely unavailable), I don't think the expense
    Roland> should be an issue.

    Francois> One can say good bye to peer review.

Yes and no.  Certainly people without specs can't review spec
compliance, but review for coding style, locking bugs, etc. is if
anything more valuable.

Thanks,
  Roland



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