linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v5 0/9] net/smc: Introduce SMC-D-based OS internal communication acceleration

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Date:   Wed, 10 May 2023 19:59:41 +0800
From:   Wen Gu <guwen@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     Jan Karcher <jaka@...ux.ibm.com>, kgraul@...ux.ibm.com,
        wenjia@...ux.ibm.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexandra Winter <wintera@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v5 0/9] net/smc: Introduce SMC-D-based OS
 internal communication acceleration



On 2023/5/10 17:56, Jan Karcher wrote:

> On 10/05/2023 04:02, Wen Gu wrote:
>> Hi Wenjia & Jan:
>>
>> Does this version work fine on your platform?
>>
>> And any comments on this version? :)
> 
> Hi Wen Gu,
> 
> as background for the others: IBM & Alibaba are having calls regarding SMC since Alibaba shows a lot of interest and 
> there is a lot to discuss (as you may have noticed).
> 
> As we have agreed in our calls, the information shared about SMC-D in specific doesn't make it easy to understand the 
> underlying concepts (e.g. role of GID, EIDs, DMB tokens, etc.).
> That's why one of the next calls is dedicated to explain some of the concepts in depth to you and see where we can 
> improve our flow of information to the community in the future.
> After that we can go over this RFC with a shared understanding of the concepts.
> 
> Thank you
> - Jan
> 

OK, Jan, Let's follow this plan and thank you for organizing this.

Thanks,
Wen Gu