[openib-general] OpenIB and OpenRDMA: Convergence on common RDMAAPIs and ULPs for Linux

[Venkata Jagana]

"Bob Woodruff" <robert.j.woodruff at intel.com> wrote on 05/26/2005 08:49:59 
AM:

>  Venkat>  I would like to start a discussion around the convergence of 
RDMA
> APIs and ULPs
>  Venkat>  between OpenIB and OpenRDMA projects.
> 

> Once the RNIC people have a mid-layer that interfaces with the RDMA API
> (kDAPL 
> derivative), we can look at where there might be common code that could 
be
> shared between the InfiniBand mid-layer and the iWarp mid-layer. This 
would
> allow the RNIC vendors to develop code that could use the same ULPs 
without
> slowing down the InfiniBand development. 

Absolutely and this is exactly what I would like to see without impacting 
the IB development but supporting common ULPs is critical.

Thanks
Venkat

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