On Monday 04 August 2008 08:58, Sean Hefty wrote: > This is debatable, but rdma_create_qp_ex() with create_flags = 0 (or 1 > -1 or whatever) should give the exact same functionality as calling > rdma_create_qp(). The expanded call should subsume all functionality as > the existing call. I believe the verbs interface should be similar. > > This is more about the behavior of the API, than the internal > implementation. > Won't it be confusing if the rdma_create_qp_ex() call with create_flags = 0 succeeds, while the same call with create_flags != 0 fails (in the case where userlevel is running against an older kernel which does not have the ib_uverbs_create_qp_ex() interface)?
I prefer to keep the ex interface separate -- there is no point in using the qp_ex call if there is no intent to use the expanded feature. - Jack _______________________________________________ general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
