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

[Roland Dreier]

    Caitlin> What is fully addressed is how the iWARP device accepts
    Caitlin> or initiates a connection that will start the transition
    Caitlin> to MPA mode immediately.

    Caitlin> In that mode, there is no integration with the host
    Caitlin> network TCP layer required -- only co-ordination with the
    Caitlin> host network IP layer. Linking to the net device does
    Caitlin> that.

I disagree.  The proposed interface says that accepting a connection
is completely the responsibility of the low-level driver, with no
hooks for central policy, bypassing packet filtering, etc, etc.
That's possibly a legitimate decision but it is a pretty major
decision as well.

 - R.