Re: [PATCH REPOST 0/2][RFC] Network Event Notifier Mechanism

2006-06-27 Thread Herbert Xu
On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 09:31:57AM -0500, Steve Wise wrote: > > > I'd like to know more about what the RDMA device is going to do with this > > information. I thought RDMA was for receiving packets? Most of the info > > here pertains to transmission. > > RDMA Ethernet devices adhere to a set of

Re: [PATCH REPOST 0/2][RFC] Network Event Notifier Mechanism

2006-06-27 Thread Steve Wise
> I'd like to know more about what the RDMA device is going to do with this > information. I thought RDMA was for receiving packets? Most of the info > here pertains to transmission. > RDMA Ethernet devices adhere to a set of protocols defined by the IETF. See the RDDP WG (http://www.ietf.org/h

Re: [PATCH REPOST 0/2][RFC] Network Event Notifier Mechanism

2006-06-27 Thread Herbert Xu
Steve Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This patch implements a mechanism that allows interested clients to > register for notification of certain network events. The intended use > is to allow RDMA devices (linux/drivers/infiniband) to be notified of > neighbour updates, ICMP redirects, path MT

[PATCH REPOST 0/2][RFC] Network Event Notifier Mechanism

2006-06-23 Thread Steve Wise
This patch implements a mechanism that allows interested clients to register for notification of certain network events. The intended use is to allow RDMA devices (linux/drivers/infiniband) to be notified of neighbour updates, ICMP redirects, path MTU changes, and route changes. The reason these