[openib-general] Re: RDMA connection and address translation API

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting r. Roland Dreier <rolandd at cisco.com>:
> Subject: Re: RDMA connection and address translation API
> 
>     Michael> What about using an Externally Administrated Service ID?
>     Michael> Openib gets Service ID = 0x1H00 1405 XXXX XXXX where H is
>     Michael> any digit.
> 
> That would work.  I think we've already converged on picking a service
> ID range for our "iWARP emulation" spec.  The only question is whether
> it should be in the IBTA or IETF service ID range, and I don't think
> that really matters much.

Or neither :)
Are there disadvantages to Externally Administrated Service ID?
This avoids any need for approvals from either IETF or IBTA.

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