[ofa-general] [PATCH 0/26] Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS), take 2

[Andi Kleen]

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 05:53:19PM -0800, Andrew Grover wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Andi Kleen <andi at firstfloor.org> wrote:
> >> This patchset against net-next adds support for RDS sockets. RDS is an
> >> Oracle-originated protocol used to send IPC datagrams (up to 1MB)
> >> reliably, and is used currently in Oracle RAC and Exadata products.
> >
> > Perhaps I missed it earlier, but what is the rationale for putting
> > this as a socket type into the kernel? I assume they also work
> > directly as implemented in user space using raw sockets or similar,
> > don't they?
> 
> You want me to implement my fancy protocol in userspace???

I just asked why you're putting it in kernel space.

> Do I even get to write it in C or do I need to use Ruby?

Well normally people who add new subsystems to the kernel explain
why they do that. Perhaps it's obvious to you, but at least to
me it isn't.

-Andi

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