On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 13:18 -0800, Or Gerlitz wrote: > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:06 PM, Dave Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > > And yes, the ib_ipath is being fully deprecated. The "full set" of > > patches that adds ib_qib upstream will include a subset that drops > > ib_ipath. All the bug fixes and feature work have been done for ib_qib > > It was brought up in few occasions that the ipath driver can be > changed such that it becomes a software IBoE driver (e.g use packet > socket with the IBoE ether type for the IB L2 emulation). > If it doesn't have to serve for the qlogic HCA anymore, this > transformation might be even eaiser. > I wonder if its better to remove it now and maybe return it later with > the new facelift or leave it till the change is done. > > Or.
I don't understand what you are suggesting. The kernel module name ib_ipath and/or directory name drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath could be reused for some other purpose certainly. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
