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

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Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:53:19 -0800
From:	Andrew Grover <andy.grover@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Andy Grover <andy.grover@...cle.com>, 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

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
>> 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?

You want me to implement my fancy protocol in userspace???

Do I even get to write it in C or do I need to use Ruby?

Regards -- Andy
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