rdma_create_ep(3) — Linux manual page

RDMA_CREATE_EP(3)     Librdmacm Programmer's Manual    RDMA_CREATE_EP(3)

NAME

       rdma_create_ep - Allocate a communication identifier and optional
       QP.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <rdma/rdma_cma.h>

       int rdma_create_ep (struct rdma_cm_id **id, struct rdma_addrinfo
       *res, struct ibv_pd  *pd, struct ibv_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr);

ARGUMENTS

       id          A reference where the allocated communication
                   identifier will be returned.

       res         Address information associated with the rdma_cm_id
                   returned from rdma_getaddrinfo.

       pd          Optional protection domain if a QP is associated with
                   the rdma_cm_id.

       qp_init_attr
                   Optional initial QP attributes.

DESCRIPTION

       Creates an identifier that is used to track communication
       information.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns 0 on success, or -1 on error.  If an error occurs, errno
       will be set to indicate the failure reason.

NOTES

       After resolving address information using rdma_getaddrinfo, a
       user may use this call to allocate an rdma_cm_id based on the
       results.

       If the rdma_cm_id will be used on the active side of a
       connection, meaning that res->ai_flag does not have RAI_PASSIVE
       set, rdma_create_ep will automatically create a QP on the
       rdma_cm_id if qp_init_attr is not NULL.  The QP will be
       associated with the specified protection domain, if provided, or
       a default protection domain if not.  Users should see
       rdma_create_qp for details on the use of the pd and qp_init_attr
       parameters.  After calling rdma_create_ep, the returned
       rdma_cm_id may be connected by calling rdma_connect.  The active
       side calls rdma_resolve_addr and rdma_resolve_route are not
       necessary.

       If the rdma_cm_id will be used on the passive side of a
       connection, indicated by having res->ai_flag RAI_PASSIVE set,
       this call will save the provided pd and qp_init_attr parameters.
       When a new connection request is retrieved by calling
       rdma_get_request, the rdma_cm_id associated with the new
       connection will automatically be associated with a QP using the
       pd and qp_init_attr parameters.  After calling rdma_create_ep,
       the returned rdma_cm_id may be placed into a listening state by
       immediately calling rdma_listen.  The passive side call
       rdma_bind_addr is not necessary.  Connection requests may then be
       retrieved by calling rdma_get_request.

       The newly created rdma_cm_id will be set to use synchronous
       operation.  Users that wish asynchronous operation must migrate
       the rdma_cm_id to a user created event channel using
       rdma_migrate_id.

       Users must release the created rdma_cm_id by calling
       rdma_destroy_ep.

SEE ALSO

       rdma_cm(7), rdma_getaddrinfo(3), rdma_create_event_channel(3),
       rdma_connect(3), rdma_listen(3), rdma_destroy_ep(3),
       rdma_migrate_id(3)

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librdmacm                      2010-07-19              RDMA_CREATE_EP(3)

Pages that refer to this page: rdma_create_srq(3), rdma_dereg_mr(3), rdma_destroy_ep(3), rdma_getaddrinfo(3), rdma_post_recv(3), rdma_post_recvv(3), rdma_reg_msgs(3), rdma_reg_read(3), rdma_reg_write(3), rdma_cm(7)

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