> Was the intent that the openIB verbs be "thread safe" or was the intend > that if thread safety was required it be implemented in the layers above > the > verbs. If there was a discussion on verb thread safety can somebody please > point me to it? Since the verbs are a pretty low level access to IB > I would think you would leave thread safety to the layer above but it don't > know what to assume.
Yes, the verbs interface, both in the kernel and in userspace via libibverbs, is completely thread safe. I don't believe there is an efficient way to provide thread safety in any higher layer, and in any case I don't believe that trusting verbs consumers to provide their own locking will lead to stable applications. - R. _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
