[openib-general] RE: [Ips] iSER API's

[Hal Rosenstock]

Hi,

On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 22:03, Dan Bar Dov wrote:
> Eddy hi,
> 
> As you can see, there are no responses. I guess that leaves only the
> option of reading the header files/code.

ib_verbs is not just for InfiniBand. It also (will) accomodate RDMA over
ethernet as well.

The best documentation is indeed the header file. You can direct
specific questions to this list.

-- Hal

> 
> Dan
> 
> On 1/10/06, Dan Bar Dov <danb at voltaire.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Eddy hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > OpenIB maintains a WIKI at
> > https://openib.org/tiki/tiki-index.php
> >
> > However I'm not sure it contains any ib_verbs documentation.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm CCing the openib mailing list, maybe someone there knows where you can
> > find documentation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: Eddy Quicksall
> > [mailto:eddy_quicksall_iVivity_iSCSI at Comcast.net]
> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:55 PM
> > To: Dan Bar Dov
> > Subject: Re: [Ips] iSER API's
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I assume ib_verbs is for Infiniband. Am I correct?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Where can I get the ib_verbs API documentation?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Eddy
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> > From: Dan Bar Dov
> >
> >
> > To: John Hufferd ; Eddy Quicksall ; ips at ietf.org
> >
> >
> > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 8:50 PM
> >
> >
> > Subject: RE: [Ips] iSER API's
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Indeed on Linux the direction is towards a generic RDMA interface. CMA
> > provides a generic CM abstraction, and the ib_verbs API is planned to extend
> > over iWARP one way or another.
> >
> > The DM was deemed unnecessary, the API between iSCSI & SCSI and the
> > underlying iSER enforced redesign of the iSER API to conform with iSCSI and
> > SCSI rather then implement yet another layer between iSER and iSCSI/SCSI
> > (namely DM).
> >
> >
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: ips-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:ips-bounces at ietf.org] On Behalf Of John
> > Hufferd
> > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 11:18 PM
> > To: Eddy Quicksall; ips at ietf.org
> > Subject: RE: [Ips] iSER API's
> >
> > Eddy,
> >
> > What APIs are you asking about?  The SCSI CLASS Driver to the Device Driver
> > (Mini Port Driver) should have the same interfaces for iSER as it is
> > available for iSCSI.  If you mean between the Device Driver (Mini Port
> > Driver) and the RNIC, that will probably be the RNIC vendors interface if
> > they have implemented all or part of the iSER or Data Mover in the RNIC
> > itself, or the RNIC vendor's interfaces to their version of the verbs (at
> > least until the OS implements its own RDMA interfaces that implement the
> > RDMA verbs).
> >
> >
> >
> > I believe that, over time, most OSs will have generic RDMA interfaces, which
> > can be use by all certified RNIC hardware, and any application (user space
> > or kernel space); in that case the iSER module will probably interface to
> > that OS's RDMA interfaces.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > .
> >
> > .
> >
> > .
> >
> > John L Hufferd
> >
> > Sr. Executive Director of Technology
> >
> > Brocade Communications Systems, Inc
> >
> > jhufferd at brocade.com
> >
> > Office Phone: (408) 333-5244; eFAX: (408) 904-4688
> >
> > Alt Office Phone: (408) 997-6136; Cell: (408) 627-9606
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: ips-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:ips-bounces at ietf.org] On Behalf Of Eddy
> > Quicksall
> > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 11:42 AM
> > To: ips at ietf.org
> > Subject: [Ips] iSER API's
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Is there any work afoot to design some standard iSER API's?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Eddy
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