[openib-general] creating releases for the libraries you own

[Sean Hefty]

Or Gerlitz wrote:
> Per my understanding there is practically no IB native (ie without 
> out-of-band data such as remote gid/lid etc) way to establish RC 
> connections with using libibcm. On the other hand librdmacm does provide 
> anything needed for apps using IP semantics. This bring the question why 
> keep on supporting libibcm?

Mainly because certain users (namely the national labs) want the lower level 
access.  Personally, I favor the librdmacm for most users, but since it is an 
abstraction it does not currently provide the all of the features that a native 
IB interface provides, such as path failover or control over specific multicast 
settings.

- Sean