[openib-general] How about ib_send_page() ?

[Jeff Carr]

Libor Michalek wrote:

>>OK. Well I would rather make something generic. Besides, wasn't there 
>>some MS patent issue? The last thread on the subject that I read kinda 
>>made it sound like you were going to look into the issue and respond. 
>>Maybe I missed the response; there's a lot of mail in the archives for 
>>this list.
> 
>   Sorry, I discussed it at the openib.org workshop. The short answer is
> that after going through the code we didn't feel that the license was
> necessary. The question is whether there is any code which relies on MS 
> patents, aside from trying to prove a negative, it does not appear to
> be the case.

Cool. I tried to find this supposed patent or patent application but 
couldn't. If you happen to know what number it is I would be interesting 
to read it also. It never found someone post the actual number in the 
archives.

>>In any case, I'd rather just make something more generic that perhaps 
>>can be used with NBD.
> 
> 
>   I wasn't trying to discourage you, just let you know what existing code
> is doing, either as a solution, or as an example.

I'll take a look at it then. I guess I figured if I was going to end up 
looking at some patent infected mindset/solution then I might as well go 
about trying to do what I'm trying to do and maybe it will be a novel 
approach or based of some other older idea that isn't patented. Yes, I 
hate software patents that much.

Anyway, thanks for the heads up.
Jeff