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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH net-next] net/smc: Introduce receive queue flow control support
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On 2022/1/20 19:03, Karsten Graul wrote:> 
> I really appreciate your effort to improve the performance and solve existing bottle necks,
> but please keep in mind that the SMC module implements the IBM SMC protocol that is
> described here: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326337
> (you can find these links in the source code, too).
>
> Your patch makes changes that are not described in this design paper and may lead to
> future incompatibilities with other platforms that support the IBM SMC protocol.
>
> For example:
> - you start using one of the reserved bytes in struct smc_cdc_msg
> - you define a new smc_llc message type 0x0A
> - you change the maximum number of connections per link group from 255 to 32
>
> We need to start a discussion about your (good!) ideas with the owners of the protocol.

Thanks for your affirmation of my effort and looking forward
to the conclusion of the protocol discussion.

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