[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] CMA and iWARP

[Steve Wise]

On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 10:50 -0800, Caitlin Bestler wrote:
> openib-general-bounces at openib.org wrote:
> > Steve Wise wrote:
> >> Is it possible to just go ahead and push the core iwarp stuff into
> >> kernel.org?
> > 
> > I don't think that makes sense or would be accepted.  This
> > would be asking for changes to the kernel code that nothing else in
> > the kernel would use. 
> > 
> 
> But there are solid precedents for creating an extensible/flexible
> interface even if there is only a single user of that interface
> currently. For example the scsi_transport_iscsi defines an very
> general interface to an iscsi transport layer even though iscsi_tcp
> is the only instantiation of that transport.

And the name change for the include directory from include/infiniband to
include/rmda was also a precursor to full RDMA support for more than
just IB.  

But I'm no expert on what the criteria is for pushing openib change sets
into kernel.org, so I can only voice my opinion (and ask lots of
questions :)...

Roland, can you help clarify this?

Also, what _is_ the criteria in your mind for pulling iwarp support
into: 1) openib trunk, and 2) kernel.org?


Thanks,

Steve.