We had already talked in our last ewg meeting that we are working on providing 
backports support (for NES)  for OFED-3.2. In our next ewg meeting, timelines 
will be discussed.

It has taken long and as we have been going over the new OFED package and had 
issues earlier and hopefully we will have the package with all the drivers.

Thanks
Faisal

From: ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org 
[mailto:ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of richard Croucher
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 2:45 AM
To: Woodruff, Robert J
Cc: ewg@lists.openfabrics.org
Subject: Re: [ewg] "To OFED or not to OFED"

As a OFED User I would rather it include all the low level drivers.

The problem comes with mixed hardware environments.

If I have to go to Mellanox for their drivers they will insist I run their 
complete MLNX OFED build.

If I go to Qlogic/Intel they will say the same.   I will then end up with two 
different OFED distros running which makes our life really difficult.

At least today I can choose,  i'e as these drivers are all in OFED, they are 
also all in the MLNX_OFED as well so I can choose to run that if I wish.  If 
they are taken out of OFED,  I won't have that choice.   I like choice.

If the other vendors are not maintaining their drivers and there are know bugs 
with them, then this should be documented in the release notes and as a last 
recourse they get dropped from a specific OFED release.     We need to keep the 
door open to these other vendors,  then the User community can apply pressure 
to them.

I'll mention this to both the Chelsio and Intel sales teams when they next come 
knocking at my door to buy their stuff.
--

Richard Croucher
www.informatix-sol.com<http://www.informatix-sol.com>
+44-7802-213901

On Wed, 2012-04-18 at 15:42 +0000, Woodruff, Robert J wrote:



I think it is too soon to discuss this with the board. Right now the

EWG is not recommending anything, just soliciting input from the larger

community.

Let's have the discussion on the list first to get people's position on this

before we have any discussions at the board meeting.



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From: 
ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org<mailto:ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org> 
[mailto:ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Gilad Shainer

Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:32 AM

To: Ryan, Jim; Tziporet Koren; 
ewg@lists.openfabrics.org<mailto:ewg@lists.openfabrics.org>

Subject: Re: [ewg] "To OFED or not to OFED"



Jim,



I believe that we should also include Tziporet and maybe others, therefore 
Friday will not work for folks from Israel.



Gilad





-----Original Message-----

From: 
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[mailto:ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Ryan, Jim

Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:28 AM

To: Tziporet Koren; ewg@lists.openfabrics.org<mailto:ewg@lists.openfabrics.org>

Subject: Re: [ewg] "To OFED or not to OFED"



Tziporet, I think this is a very important decision. I'd like to make it an 
agenda item for the Board meeting on Friday. Woody typically participates -- 
would this be ok?



Thanks, Jim



-----Original Message-----

From: 
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[mailto:ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Tziporet Koren

Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:04 AM

To: ewg@lists.openfabrics.org<mailto:ewg@lists.openfabrics.org>

Subject: [ewg] "To OFED or not to OFED"



Hi All,



We started to work on OFED 3.2 and for now we already have the base code 
working with the new compat framework:

- IB core (all modules)

- IPoIB

- mlx4, mthca - Mellanox drivers



However for the last few months there was no progress on any other low level 
driver:

- qib - Intel

- nec - Intel

- cxgb3/4 - Chelsio



Since there is no reason to have OFED release for Mellanox only we need to 
understand the other companies position and commitment for OFED.



We have two options:

- Drop OFED releases all together. Focus our EWG efforts in pushing APIs, 
testing of the Linux inbox SW stack and driver enhancements for the RDMA 
technology

- Get real commitment from the vendors on dates to provide the backport support 
(we can move to kernel 3.3 if we decide this)



Please do your internal consideration and come back with your decision.

 The final decision will be taken in next EWG meeting on May 1.



Thanks

Tziporet & Woody

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