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<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cluster File
Systems, Inc and its customers have been wondering if the Lustre Network
Driver (LND) for OpenIb gen2, which we will begin to develop during the
coming months, should be based on kdapl or verbs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2>The driver we plan
to develop should strive to address several goals: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2> - high
reliability and performance</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2> - allow interoperability
between user and kernel level</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2> - allow
interoperability, or better, portability among different operating systems
(Linux, OS X, Windows, Solaris)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2> - be suitable
for inclusion in the Linux kernel</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are
keen to hear some opinions!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=181201321-09102005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peter
Braam</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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