[openib-general] *****SPAM***** [PATCH][RFC/v1][6/12] Add IPoIB (IP-over-InfiniBand) driver

Roland Dreier roland at topspin.com
Thu Nov 18 12:11:10 PST 2004


    Hal> Yes and no. While it is the appears the same in terms of the
    Hal> host (and Linux already handles part of the problem, the
    Hal> semantics are not as rich as they need to be for IB. I am
    Hal> referring to knowing whether to join as a send only member,
    Hal> non member, or full member. (I think at least the non
    Hal> member/full member distinction is important; I can live
    Hal> without send only members as this is a minor optimization IMO
    Hal> although it does match the idea of an IP multicast
    Hal> transmitter).

    Hal> If you think the idea above is correct, I will craft some
    Hal> verbiage.

Sounds good.

 - Roland






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