Quoting r. Sean Hefty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] ib_cm: send DREP in response to unmatched DREQ > > Sean Hefty wrote: > > Currently a DREP is only sent in response to a DREQ if a connection > > has been found matching the DREQ, and it is in the proper state. Once > > a DREP is sent, the local connection moves into timewait. Duplicate > > DREQs received while in this state result in re-sending the DREP. > > > > However, it's likely that the local connection will enter and exit > > timewait before the remote side times out a lost DREP and resends a DREQ. > > There are a couple possible solutions to this. One is to increase how > > long a connection remains in timewait, by multiplying its wait time by > > max_cm_retries. This can greatly increase the timewait state before a QP > > can be re-used when CM messages are not lost. > > > > An alternative is to send a DREP in response to a DREQ, even if a local > > connection is not found, which is what this patch does. > > If there are no objections, I will commit this patch to svn, and submit for > inclusion upstream.
I'm OK with this change. -- MST _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
