RE: RE: [PATCH v3 for-next 01/33] IB/core: Add RoCE GID cache

2015-04-16 Thread Liran Liss
> > > The RoCE Verbs interface references the HCA GID table in QPs and AHs, > > for all RoCE versions. > > The IBTA specifically does not define software interfaces. The concern here > is > the architecture and definition of the linux rdma software stack, not verbs, > despite the fact that the

RE: RE: [PATCH v3 for-next 01/33] IB/core: Add RoCE GID cache

2015-04-16 Thread Hefty, Sean
> The RoCE Verbs interface references the HCA GID table in QPs and AHs, for > all RoCE versions. The IBTA specifically does not define software interfaces. The concern here is the architecture and definition of the linux rdma software stack, not verbs, despite the fact that the layer is named t

RE: RE: [PATCH v3 for-next 01/33] IB/core: Add RoCE GID cache

2015-04-16 Thread Liran Liss
> > > RoCE v2 is really Infiniband over UDP over IP. Why don't we just > > > call > > it IBoUDP like it is? > > RoCEv2 is the name in the IBTA spec (Annex 17) > > We call RoCE IBoE in the kernel, because that's what it is. RoCE is an IBTA > marketing name. > > Looking through the Annex, I don't