[openib-general] [PATCH v3 0/6] Tranport Neutral Verbs Proposal.

Tom Tucker tom at opengridcomputing.com
Fri Aug 11 08:33:21 PDT 2006


[...snip...]

> > I think the QP is associated with the transport type indirectly through
> > the context. It can be queried with ibv_get_transport_type verb.  A
> > renamed rdma_get_transport type would probably suffice.
> 
> We don't have a userspace ibv_get_transport_type() verb. There is a 
> kernel verb, but no userspace version.

It's in the iwarp branch in verbs.h. Sorry, I should have pointed that
out. 

> 
> > > http://openib.org/pipermail/openib-general/2006-August/024605.html
> > > 
> > > > PS : What is the opinion on this patchset ?
> > > 
> > > I like the new approach you are taking (keeping 1 verbs library and 
> > > adding rdmav_ symbol names). This change to transport neutral names is 
> > > long overdue.
> > > 
> > > When you finish with the userspace APIs, I hope you will update the 
> > > kernel APIs as well.





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