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

[Woodruff, Robert J]

>You're absolutely right that the IB core didn't start out that way.
>However, it seems better in the long run to fix it rather than just
>piling another layer on top to hide problems.

 >- R.

I think that perhaps Sean's suggestion of having some RNIC
vendor implement a verbs driver for their H/W and send in patches for
the 
driver and the changes needed to plug into the core 
verbs mid-layer might be a way to move forward. 

Probably,  

	enum rdma_device_type {
		RDMA_DEVICE_IB_CA,
		RDMA_DEVICE_IB_SWITCH,
		RDMA_DEVICE_IB_ROUTER,
		RDMA_DEVICE_RNIC
	};

is one of the first changes needed. 


woody