netdev - Re: [ofa-general] [PATCH 0/26] Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS), take 2

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Message-ID: <87myc73izx.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:08:34 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Andy Grover <andy.grover@...cle.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, rds-devel@....oracle.com,
	general@...ts.openfabrics.org
Subject: Re: [ofa-general] [PATCH 0/26] Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS), take 2

Andy Grover <andy.grover@...cle.com> writes:

> This patchset against net-next adds support for RDS sockets. RDS is an
> Oracle-originated protocol used to send IPC datagrams (up to 1MB)
> reliably, and is used currently in Oracle RAC and Exadata products. 

Perhaps I missed it earlier, but what is the rationale for putting 
this as a socket type into the kernel? I assume they also work
directly as implemented in user space using raw sockets or similar, 
don't they?

-Andi

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