> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sean Hefty > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:36 PM > To: Michael Krause > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [openib-general] [RFC] IB address translation using ARP > > Michael Krause wrote: > > 1. Applications want to use existing API to identify remote > endnodes / > > services. > > To clarify, the applications want to use IP based addressing > to identify remote endnotes. The connection API is under development. >
No, I think Mike's comment was dead on. Applications want to use the existing API. They want to use the existing API even when the API is clearly defective. Note that there are several generations of host-resolution APIs for the IP world, with the earlier ones clearly being heavily inferior (not thread safe, not IPv4/IPv6 neutral, etc). But they have not been eliminated. Why, because applications want to use the existing API. If application developers were rationale and totally open to adopt new ideas instantly then the active side would ask to make a connection to a *service*, not to a host with a service qualifier. A new API may be under development to meet new needs. But keep in mind that the application developers expect it to be as close to what they are used to as possible, and will grumble that it is not 100% compatible. _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
