Re: [openib-general] ib_get_dma_mr and remote access

2006-08-16 Thread Talpey, Thomas
At 05:53 PM 8/15/2006, Louis Laborde wrote: >Hi there, > >I would like to know if any application today uses ib_get_dma_mr verb with >remote access flag(s). The NFS/RDMA client does this, if configured to do so. Otherwise, it registers specific byte regions when remote access is required. The clie

Re: [openib-general] ib_get_dma_mr and remote access

2006-08-15 Thread Tom Tucker
On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 15:18 -0700, Roland Dreier wrote: > Louis> Hi there, I would like to know if any application today > Louis> uses ib_get_dma_mr verb with remote access flag(s). > > Yes, the SRP initiator does. So does NFSoRDMA... > > - R. > > __

Re: [openib-general] ib_get_dma_mr and remote access

2006-08-15 Thread Roland Dreier
Louis> Hi there, I would like to know if any application today Louis> uses ib_get_dma_mr verb with remote access flag(s). Yes, the SRP initiator does. - R. ___ openib-general mailing list openib-general@openib.org http://openib.org/mailman/lis

[openib-general] ib_get_dma_mr and remote access

2006-08-15 Thread Louis Laborde
Hi there, I would like to know if any application today uses ib_get_dma_mr verb with remote access flag(s). It seems to me that such a dependency could first, create a security hole and second, make this verb hard to implement for some RNICs. If only local access is required for this "special" m