Re: [openib-general] InfiniBand incompatible with the Linux kernel?

Roland Dreier
2004-10-09T20:55:04Z

Roland> it's orthogonal to any IP issues. Since the Linux kernel
Roland> contains a lot of code written to specs available only
Roland> under NDA (and even reverse-engineered code where specs
Roland> are completely unavailable), I don't think the expense
Roland> should be an issue.

Francois> One can say good bye to peer review.

Yes and no. Certainly people without specs can't review spec
compliance, but review for coding style, locking bugs, etc. is if
anything more valuable.

Thanks,
Roland