[ofa-general] [RFP] support for iWARP requirement- activeconnectside MUST send first FPDU

[Steve Wise]

Tom Tucker wrote:
> Steve Wise wrote:
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>> Kanevsky, Arkady wrote:
>>> The bottom line we need to single solution which works for all vendors.
>>> This issue cause interoperability problems.
>>> So Customers will stay on the sideline until these type of issues are
>>> resolved.
>>> Hiding behind protocol holes is not going to help adoption.
>>>
>>> Will sending 0-size send message from initiator side work?
>>> Can IWCM on responder side squeeze 0-size buffer to recv this message
>>> and swallow it. Hope that there is no check that need to be done
>>> on all comletions? Will work for both interrupt and polling mode?
>>>
>>> I still believe that it will be simplier to add it to MPA protocol.
>>
>> Adding it to the MPA protocol will solve the problem for existing HW.
> I think Steve means "will not" solve the problem for existing HW.

oops. yes.  "will not".  Sorry.