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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Reuven Amitai
[mailto:reuven@mellanox.co.il] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 27, 2008 3:14
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Smith, Stan<BR><B>Cc:</B>
ofw@lists.openfabrics.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> ABI/API
changes<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=774140110-27102008>Hi
Stan,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774140110-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In the
coming release of WinOF 2.0 the ABI changed and thus all applications need
to recompile.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774140110-27102008><SPAN class=774140110-27102008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I also noticed that there are some
changes in the API, and at least one is at user code:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774140110-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>ib_cm_listen() at ib_al.h changed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774140110-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>ci_open_ca(), ci_create_{cq, qp, spl_qp, srq} changed (used at kernel
code : ibal <--> hca)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774140110-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Did other changes in the API occur since last
release?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Can we have a comment/section in the
release notes that state <SPAN class=774140110-27102008>it</SPAN> for
users?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><EM>Thanks, Reuven.</EM><SPAN
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=015541616-27102008><EM><FONT
color=#000000>Hello,</FONT></EM></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=015541616-27102008><EM><FONT color=#000000> Will include ABI change
notification in release notes.</FONT></EM></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=015541616-27102008></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=015541616-27102008><EM><FONT color=#000000>thank
you,</FONT></EM></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=015541616-27102008><EM><FONT
color=#000000>Stan.</FONT></EM> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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