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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=005531503-30062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Source compatability for an existing Provider is *not*
maintained by OpenIB</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=005531503-30062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>kDAPL </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=005531503-30062005><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>because there are fields *missing* from the
Provider Info. That *will*</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=005531503-30062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>result </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=005531503-30062005><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>in a compilation error.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=005531503-30062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>It also precludes experimentation with future releases of
DAT through</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=005531503-30062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>kernel modules. This is the technique that produced the
code that is</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=005531503-30062005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>being ported, so this seems a strange
policy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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