[ofa-general] [PATCH RFC] rds: add iwarp support

Sean Hefty sean.hefty at intel.com
Mon Jul 7 12:52:25 PDT 2008


>The reason for not using rdma_resolve_addr() is to avoid having to
>allocate and free a cm_id each time we just want to find the local ib
>device, given a remote IP addr...

Can someone explain why this needed?  The local IB device is resolved as part of
the connection establishment process.  Why is an additional mechanism needed?

Also, please look at ib_addr.h to see if one of those interfaces could be used
instead.

- Sean




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