[ofw] what's up with the OFA Windows project?

[Gilad Shainer]

It will be great if you can elaborate on the issue.

Gilad. 

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Subject: Re: [ofw] what's up with the OFA Windows project?

Gilad Shainer wrote:
> The way to decide on a new code is what fits best the Windows 
> environment and not what should be done to enable interoperability 
> between Windows and Linux. As I see it, this is the way to go.
>   
Well, speaking of interoperability, I can confirm that it does matter
for some people. It's not the 80's anymore.

And there's at least one issue I know about (rkey byte swapping) that
prevent clean rdma between linux and windows, which makes your statement
unfortunately true.

Frank.
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