[ewg] Re: summary on OFED 1.4 plans - re adding new kernel features/verbs through ofed

[Steve Wise]

Or Gerlitz wrote:
> Steve Wise wrote:
>> Tziporet Koren wrote:
>>>
>>> * OFED 1.4: *
>>> 1. Kernel base: since we target 1.4 release to Sep we target the 
>>> kernel base to be 2.6.27
>>>     This is a good target, but we may need to stay with 2.6.26 if the 
>>> kernel progress will not be aligned.
>>> 2. Suggestions for new features:
>>>
>>>     * Verbs: Reliable Multicast (to be presented at Sonoma)
>>>     * IPoIB - continue with performance enhancements
>>>
>> Sorry I missed these meetings.  For iWARP,  here is my plan:
>> New iWARP Verbs:
>> - stag_alloc/dealloc
>> - nsmr_fastreg
>> - read-with-inv-local-stag
>> - inv-local-stag
>> Note the above verbs might be transport-independent.  I believe the 
>> IBTA has defined a fastreg verb too?
>> - peer-2-peer support in IWCM/Drivers
> Steve, Tziporet,
> 
> So you are talking about adding new verbs/features to the Linux RDMA 
> stack. Are you intending to do this through the mainline kernel cycles, 
> eg the general list, the maintainer (Roland), etc? and if not, why?
>

Of course.

All the work I've done and will do for the linux rdma core and chelsio 
drivers is first pushed upstream, then submitted to ofed.

Steve.