[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] [CMA] RDMA CM abstraction module

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting Sean Hefty <mshefty at ichips.intel.com>:
> > Maybe rdma_connection (these things encapsulate connectin state)?
> > Or, rdma_sock or rdma_socket, since people are used to the fact that connections
> > are sockets?
> 
> Any objection to rdma_socket?

Fine with me, this makes the intent of bind/listen explicit.

> >>>>+int rdma_resolve_route(struct rdma_id *id, int timeout_ms);
> > 
> > I was trying to say, why doesnt rdma_connect just do this
> > transparently? Why do we need a separate call?
> 
> Eventually rdma_connect will call this for the user if a route hasn't been 
> resolved.  At some point though, the API will likely need to be expanded to 
> specify some sort of quality of service.

I thought that would also happen at connect time. No?

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