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

[Steve Wise]

Michael Krause wrote:
> The proper action is to propose a new MPA specification to the IETF - it 
> isn't an OFA decision to make.  MPA within the IETF was a tough fight to 
> get into existence.  This particular issue was raised and the outcome 
> from that debate is what is in the 1.0 specification (it is a standard 
> if I recall not a draft).   

As far as I can see on the IETF site, the MPA, DDP, and RDMAP docs are 
all expired Internet Drafts.  Can you point me to the RFCs?

> Fine to argue here but action and 
> specification work must be brought up in the IETF RDDP workgroup and 
> likely to be vetted as well by the TSVWG and Transport AD (both weighed 
> in quite a bit during MPA's creation).
> 
> If the IETF approves a new draft, then OFA can develop the associated 
> software.  But there may be multiple software stacks to deal with legacy 
> hardware / drivers so the problem isn't just fixed by providing a new 
> MPA specification.   People are using iWARP today that is compliant with 
> today's MPA specification.
> 

Yup.