Re: [PATCH v2] RDMA/CMA: fix iWARP adapter TCP port space usage

Steve Wise
2010-06-23T17:37:22Z

Roland Dreier wrote:
> > Since we are developing and already open sourced a full software
> > implementation (SoftiWARP) of RDMA, our view on the optimal solution
> > must be different. Like kernel iSCSI, we are running on top of regular
> > kernel sockets. With that, there is no point having a connection manager
> > blocking just the port we wanted to use for communication - SoftiWARP
> > uses kernel sockets for data communication.
>
> I think this is an extremely strong argument against the patch that
> started the thread. Breaking soft iWARP seems a fatal flaw.
>
> - R.
>

I agree.