Processing STREAMS messages over a system area network
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsVinod K. Boddukuri, Ramana R. Machireddy, Abhishek Mishra, Sanket Rathi
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Abstract
A computer implemented method processes STREAMS messages over an Infiniband system area network. STREAMS messages received at a STREAMS over Infiniband module from a STREAMS based application are encapsulated in Infiniband verbs to create an encapsulated STREAMS message. A STREAMS identifier header is appended onto the Infiniband verb. The STREAMS over Infiniband module forwards the encapsulated STREAMS message to a streams interface layer where the encapsulated STREAMS message is then forwarded to a host channel adapter of the Infiniband system area network.
Claims4
A data processing system comprising:
- a memory having computer usable program instructions for processing a STREAMS messages over a system area network encoded thereon;
- a bus connecting the memory to a processor;
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- a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code:
- to receive a STREAMS message from a STREAMS based application;
- to encapsulate the STREAMS message in a Post Send Request Infiniband verb for use on the system area network to create an encapsulated STREAMS message;
- to append a STREAMS identifier header onto the Post Send Request Infiniband verb;
- to forward the encapsulated STREAMS message to a streams interface layer;
- and to forward the encapsulated STREAMS message to a host channel adapter of the system area network;
- wherein the STREAMS message is not passed through either of a Transport Interface STREAMS module or a X/Open Transport Interface over Sockets STREAMS module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.