[ofa-general] Re: adding a purely software based RDMA driver

[Steve Wise]

FYI:  The OSC code isn't complete nor does it support full linux kernel 
and user iWARP verbs interfaces and semantics.


Richard Frank wrote:
> Who does this soft iWARP solution compare to the work done at Ohio 
> Supercomputer Center ?
>
> Is that stack also available ?
>
> www.osc.edu/research/network_file/projects/*iwarp*/papers/dalessandro_ipdps2006_cac.pdf 
>
>
>
>> At 06:08 AM 4/30/2009, Bernard Metzler wrote:
>>  
>>> Roland, Or,
>>>
>>> absolutely right. we do not intend nor are willing or entitled to dump
>>> a 'softiwarp product' here but are still in the internal process of
>>> getting something open sourced soon - to be reviewed by the community
>>> and eventually addded to mainline Linux kernel when appropriate.
>>> Philip was asking, since building an rpm for the OFED installation
>>> procedure might be helpful for our internal usage at this point in
>>> time - but it is not at high priority. so, lets discuss the code, if
>>> it is here.
>>>     
>>
>> I think this is a wonderful place to discuss and review any such code!
>> Same as for other RDMA providers, of any stripe.
>>
>> Do you expect any major delays in being able to release it? I, for one,
>> am eagerly awaiting it. ;-)
>>
>> Tom.
>>
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