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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=342520522-05012010></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=342520522-05012010> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Windows Working
Group - WinOF Status Meeting:
Tuesday, January 05, 2010<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Attendees:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
Intel, QLogic, Microsoft, Mellanox<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Discussions:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">QLogic focusing on
their WinOF driver. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Target release in
1H ’10 (June).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
Working to ‘disconnect’ some WinOF code from specific driver code to allow for
other vendors’ HCA to interface easier.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
QLogic plans to submit changes to WinOF for inclusion.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Microsoft pushing
for a new release of WinOF in the summer of 2010 due to changes in the Network
Direct API.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
QLogic hopes to be ready with their driver in time for this
release.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
class=342520522-05012010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><FONT
color=#000000 size=3 face=Calibri> Sean</FONT> </FONT></SPAN>running
Network direct tests. Only problem seen so far is in ND_R_PING when mixing
current and legacy<SPAN class=342520522-05012010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
class=342520522-05012010> </SPAN>Mellanox drivers (MTHCA / MLX4) that
affects RDMA writes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">WinVerbs updates
are ready. Testing has been completed. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Network Direct for
WinVerbs should be ready this week.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Installation should
be similar to existing release. Added to IPoIB .inf file.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ND install still
needs to be included to install a provider<SPAN class=342520522-05012010><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial> . </FONT></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If two providers
are installed, and both service the same IP address, it will use the first one
it finds.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Fab would like to
see IBAL provider replaced by new provider at install. <SPAN
class=342520522-05012010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial> <FONT
color=#000000 size=3 face=Calibri>T</FONT></FONT></SPAN>hat is, the <SPAN
class=342520522-05012010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial> <FONT
color=#000000 size=3 face=Calibri>Winverbs ND</FONT> </FONT></SPAN>provider
would <FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=342520522-05012010> <FONT color=#000000>become</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=342520522-05012010> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> the default
provider.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Testing for WinOF
2.2 is proceeding. DHCP patch will be pushed into trunk and 2.2 shortly. Testing
will continue with WinVerbs patches, ND Provider etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">RC 1 targeted for
Thursday, Jan 7th <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Stan looking over
bugs in Bugzilla database.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">State of IPoIB
C/M<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
Code is in place and partially functional but was not prioritized by Mellanox
development. They focused on NDIS 6.x instead.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
Hoping to address this post WinOF 2.2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Planning for WinOF
2.3 in the summer (July) to synchronize with Microsoft’s Network Direct API
release.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Would like to see
RDMA over Ethernet <SPAN class=342520522-05012010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> <FONT color=#000000 size=3
face=Calibri>i</FONT></FONT></SPAN>n that release <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><SPAN class=342520522-05012010><FONT size=3>Thanks to
John Russo for collecting meeting minutes.</FONT></SPAN></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><SPAN class=342520522-05012010><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><SPAN class=342520522-05012010><FONT
size=3>stan.</FONT></SPAN></o:p></P>
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