[openib-general] (SPAM?) Re: [PATCH 0/4] Dispatch communication related events to the IB CM

[Sean Hefty]

Or Gerlitz wrote:
> Let me see that i follow: rdma_established is to be used by app which
> is a CMA consumer and now polls from a CQ a completion associated with
> a QP whose state is RTR (ie no RTU == ESTABLISHED event) was received
> yet. This may solve the need of apps who do not want to wait for the
> synthesized ESTABLISHED event that would be delivered at some future
> point with the approach taken by your patch.

correct

> Moreover, the solution is one of:
> - the patch you sent
> - enforcing the ULP to call rdma_establish (or cm_establish for direct
> CM consumers) else a repeatedly lost RTU case is not handled.

or both, or we do nothing and let the connection fail

> what do you mean by event forwarding, is it to fwd the COMM_EST event
> from the app QP handler to the CM/CMA?

I meant forwarding the COMM_EST event directly to the IB CM, as well as the 
application.

- Sean