[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] uDAPL openib-cma provider - add support for IB_CM_REQ_OPTIONS

[Sean Hefty]

Jack Morgenstein wrote:
> After examining the patch (svn 7755), I noticed that it depends on changes to 
> the kernel CMA module (SVN 7742) which were checked only last night (June 6) 
> (and which we did not see until this morning).
> These CMA changes were not included in today's OFED RC6 release.  Therefore,
> this new feature (set_option to adjust timeout and retry values) will not be 
> supported in the current OFED final release (next week).  Possibly, it can be 
> included in the next OFED release.

The changes were added as a solution to a scale up issue seen specifically by 
Intel MPI.

- Sean