[Openib-windows] DDK to be used

[Fabian Tillier]

Hi Leonid,

On 3/22/06, Leonid Keller <leonid at mellanox.co.il> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Fabian Tillier
> > Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:30 PM
> >
> > On 3/19/06, Leonid Keller <leonid at mellanox.co.il> wrote:
> > > Hi Fab,
> > > We are using Win2003 SP1 DDK (3790.1830) and in the last
> > > time, while
> > > preparing a release version for regression, we've come
> > > across several
> > > compiler bugs. Usually, they are related to the optimizing of
> > > intrinsic functions.
> > > [Examples: _bytes_swap64(expression)
>
> I meant _byteswap_uint64(expression).
> I saw reports on a buggy behaviour of this function on the Internet and
> an MS guy, acknowledging that.

Oh, sorry I missed that.  Reading it again it's clear that's what you
meant.  I had seen compiler bugs like this in IPoIB, related to
byteswap and atomic operations happening together (swap an atomic
incremented value).

<...snip...>

> I think, the right solution is to use Vista WDK: they have there
> compilers of 14 major version (both x86 and x64).

Let me look into this, I think you're right that it might be the right
way to go.

- Fab