On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 08:15 -0700, Greg Lindahl wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 09:52:48AM -0500, Steve Wise wrote:
> 
> > rdma_* is more descriptive than something like ofv_* or of_* in my
> > opinion.  I would think the prefix should help describe the
> > functionality being implemented:  Transport Neutral RDMA. 
> 
> Some functions are RDMA. Others are not. If all are called RDMA,
> that's misleading.
> 
> For example, in IB, there is send/receive as well as RDMA. ULPs often
> use send/receive for short messages.
> 

I see your point.  

However, the IETF RDMA protocol defines SEND as well as READ, WRITE,
etc.  So in my mind, that's all RDMA, not just read and write.


Steve.


_______________________________________________
openib-general mailing list
[email protected]
http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general

To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general

Reply via email to