[openib-general] [PATCH] [RFC] librdmacm: expose device list to users

[Andrew Friedley]

Sean Hefty wrote:
>>Not quite - that's backwards from how I'm looking to do it.  I want to
>>use rdma_get_devices() (or something similar) to see which devices are
>>available, then get/create rdma_cm_id's for each of those devices,
>>without having something like an IP address beforehand.
> 
> 
> It sounds like you just want to call verbs directly to get a device list and use
> that.  The rdma_cm is designed around providing a socket-like interface based on
> IP addressing, so I'm not sure it gives you what you want.

Yes, that's what I've been doing, though you recommended using the RDMA 
CM to set up multicast groups.  What interface should I be using then?

> - Sean