[openib-general] Re: RDMA Generic Connection Management

[Caitlin Bestler]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: openib-general-bounces at openib.org 
> [mailto:openib-general-bounces at openib.org] On Behalf Of Steve Wise
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 12:01 PM
> To: 'Talpey, Thomas'; 'Roland Dreier'
> Cc: openib-general at openib.org
> Subject: RE: [openib-general] Re: RDMA Generic Connection Management
> 
> It looks like the kDAPL provider doesn't free up any 
> resources in its remove functions.
> 
> See dapl_remove_port() and dapl_provider_free()... I cant 
> find where it cleans up any allocated QPs, CQ, etc...
> 
> 

The kDAPL reference implementation doesn't free up any resources
in its remove functions. The API allows the Provider to do so.

On most features of this kind the policy on the Reference 
Implemenation has always been to implement the things that
everyone needs and leave optional features to be done by
the first party that thinks they really need it.

>From my experience hot-plug card insertion/removal has 
not been the highest priority in deploying RDMA.