[Rdma-developers] Re: [openib-general] OpenIB and OpenRDMA: Convergence on common RDMA APIs and ULPs for Linux

[Caitlin Bestler]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rdma-developers-admin at lists.sourceforge.net 
> [mailto:rdma-developers-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On 
> Behalf Of Talpey, Thomas
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 5:28 AM
> To: Venkata Jagana
> Cc: rdma-developers at lists.sourceforge.net; openib-general at openib.org
> Subject: [Rdma-developers] Re: [openib-general] OpenIB and 
> OpenRDMA: Convergence on common RDMA APIs and ULPs for Linux
> 
> At 02:20 AM 5/26/2005, Venkata Jagana wrote:
> >I would like to really understand the technical reasons why 
> you say RNIC-PI is irrelevant to Linux kernel. 
> >RNIC-PI is developed to support not only the RNICs but it is 
> also IB compatible.
> 
> I'm not Roland, but my belief is that until RNIC-PI exists as 
> working code on a reference implementation, it is in fact not 
> yet relevant to Linux. Perhaps you can outline the schedule 
> to get there?
> 

That is a slightly circular argument. The primary reason that
work to implement DAPL and IT-API over RNIC-PI is not already
in progress is the pressure to come up with a "one stack" solution.