[openib-general] [PATCH 04/18] [RFC] Provider CQs

[Roland Dreier]

    Steve> I assume you mean cxgb3c.ko.  This module is needed to
    Steve> support multiple ULPs using the cxgb3 device for managing
    Steve> TCP connections.  The OpenIB driver uses it to allocate and
    Steve> setup iWARP LLP connections + pass data in streaming mode
    Steve> (for MPA negotiation) before going into RDMA mode and
    Steve> associating the LLP stream with a iWARP QP.  It is
    Steve> separated from the LLD/NETDEV driver because its not needed
    Steve> for a dumb NIC only installation.  There will be other ULPs
    Steve> that use this interface.

Yeah, cxgb3c.ko was what I meant.

I'm not sure the t3c subdirectory under drivers/infiniband/hw is the
sensible place for it given the way it's going to be used, but I guess
that's a secondary issue.

 - R.