[openib-general] new IB CM reject reason

[Caitlin Bestler]

openib-general-bounces at openib.org wrote:
> We've hit into an issue with the IB CM reject reason codes.
> When a remote application crashes during connection
> establishment, the connection will be rejected by the kernel
> CM.  Unfortunately, there's not a decent reject reason that
> maps to this event.  Currently, the ib_cm issues the reject
> as consumer defined (code 28).
> 
> I'd like to propose adding reject reason 0, which would mean
> other/unknown/or none given.  This is a deviation from the
> spec, but does anyone know of any issues with such an approach?
> 
> - Sean
> 

Is there a reason to distinquish between a connection that
is being rejected because the listener crashed and a connection
that is being rejected because the listener does not exist?