[openib-general] [PATCH 09/18] [RFC] Provider iWARP Connection Management

[Caitlin Bestler]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: openib-general-bounces at openib.org 
> [mailto:openib-general-bounces at openib.org] On Behalf Of Steve Wise
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:07 AM
> To: openib-general
> Subject: [openib-general] [PATCH 09/18] [RFC] Provider iWARP 
> Connection Management
> 
> ISSUES:
> 
> - CM should pass down dst entry or at least the next hop 
> ipaddr/macaddr.
> Currently this code looks up this info based on the source and
> destination ipaddr.
> 
> - port management isn't correct.  This should be moved into the core
> IWCM or CMA.  Its not trivial to support native stack TCP port
> allocation/reservation. 
> 
> 

A suggestion: when discussing TCP connection establishment, avoid the
use of "port" without a qualifying adjective. tcp port management and
ethernet port management are both important issues, but very distinct.