[openib-general] [PATCH][iWARP] Added provider CM verbs andquery provider methods

[Steve Wise]

See the current chelsio TOE thread on the netdev list.  

I brought up the chimney approach on this forum and was basically told
chimney was crap.

Steve. 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:openib-general-bounces at openib.org] On Behalf Of Roland Dreier
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:21 PM
> To: Tom Tucker
> Cc: openib-general at openib.org
> Subject: Re: [openib-general] [PATCH][iWARP] Added provider 
> CM verbs andquery provider methods
> 
>     Tom> RNIC Verbs imply that the modify qp verb takes a handle to a
>     Tom> connection -- presumably a socket. This CAN'T be done on
>     Tom> Linux in any fashion that is acceptable to the netdev
>     Tom> crowd. SOOO we modeled this after DAPL.  Trust me, I would
>     Tom> LOVE to be able to establish the connection using bind,
>     Tom> listen, etc..., query the Linux connection state and then
>     Tom> pass this down to the qp modify verb...but I can't.
> 
> Let's not be too quick to say that this is impossible.  I think we
> should work with the Linux networking community and come up with the
> right answer, and not accept a bad solution just because it lets us go
> around the networking people.
> 
> Has there been any real discussion of this on netdev?
> 
>  - R.
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