On Fri, 2005-10-07 at 17:30, Sean Hefty wrote: > Hal Rosenstock wrote: > >> If the RDMA CM ran a protocol that ensured that data sent from the source > >> reached the actual destination, then this would make more sense to me. But > >> the protocol is coming from the client. > > > > Wouldn't the gateway/host reject or drop the connection if it couldn't do > > what was required ? > > I would assume so, and maybe that's sufficient. The one problem that I see if > this feature weren't in the RDMA CM is that clients may need to be transport > aware. (Assuming that an iWarp connection would go directly to the > destination.)
Would an iWARP connection jump across IP subnets ? It would need to determine that it could do this (ala NHRP with ATM). Also, could there be other RDMA networks between them (like IB) ? -- Hal _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list openib-general@openib.org http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
