RDMA_CONNECT(3) Librdmacm Programmer's Manual RDMA_CONNECT(3)NAMErdma_connect - Initiate an active connection request.
SYNOPSIS
#include <rdma/rdma_cma.h>
int rdma_connect (struct rdma_cm_id *id, struct rdma_conn_param
*conn_param);
ARGUMENTS
id RDMA identifier.
conn_param connection parameters. See CONNECTION PROPERTIES below for
details.
DESCRIPTION
For an rdma_cm_id of type RDMA_PS_TCP, this call initiates a connection
request to a remote destination. For an rdma_cm_id of type
RDMA_PS_UDP, it initiates a lookup of the remote QP providing the data‐
gram service.
RETURN VALUE
Returns 0 on success, or -1 on error. If an error occurs, errno will
be set to indicate the failure reason.
NOTES
Users must have resolved a route to the destination address by having
called rdma_resolve_route or rdma_create_ep before calling this rou‐
tine.
CONNECTION PROPERTIES
The following properties are used to configure the communication and
specified by the conn_param parameter when connecting or establishing
datagram communication.
private_data
References a user-controlled data buffer. The contents of the
buffer are copied and transparently passed to the remote side as
part of the communication request. May be NULL if private_data
is not required.
private_data_len
Specifies the size of the user-controlled data buffer. Note
that the actual amount of data transferred to the remote side is
transport dependent and may be larger than that requested.
responder_resources
The maximum number of outstanding RDMA read and atomic opera‐
tions that the local side will accept from the remote side.
Applies only to RDMA_PS_TCP. This value must be less than or
equal to the local RDMA device attribute max_qp_rd_atom and
remote RDMA device attribute max_qp_init_rd_atom. The remote
endpoint can adjust this value when accepting the connection.
initiator_depth
The maximum number of outstanding RDMA read and atomic opera‐
tions that the local side will have to the remote side. Applies
only to RDMA_PS_TCP. This value must be less than or equal to
the local RDMA device attribute max_qp_init_rd_atom and remote
RDMA device attribute max_qp_rd_atom. The remote endpoint can
adjust this value when accepting the connection.
flow_control
Specifies if hardware flow control is available. This value is
exchanged with the remote peer and is not used to configure the
QP. Applies only to RDMA_PS_TCP.
retry_count
The maximum number of times that a data transfer operation
should be retried on the connection when an error occurs. This
setting controls the number of times to retry send, RDMA, and
atomic operations when timeouts occur. Applies only to
RDMA_PS_TCP.
rnr_retry_count
The maximum number of times that a send operation from the
remote peer should be retried on a connection after receiving a
receiver not ready (RNR) error. RNR errors are generated when a
send request arrives before a buffer has been posted to receive
the incoming data. Applies only to RDMA_PS_TCP.
srq Specifies if the QP associated with the connection is using a
shared receive queue. This field is ignored by the library if a
QP has been created on the rdma_cm_id. Applies only to
RDMA_PS_TCP.
qp_num Specifies the QP number associated with the connection. This
field is ignored by the library if a QP has been created on the
rdma_cm_id. Applies only to RDMA_PS_TCP.
INFINIBAND SPECIFIC
In addition to the connection properties defined above, InfiniBand QPs
are configured with minimum RNR NAK timer and local ACK timeout values.
The minimum RNR NAK timer value is set to 0, for a delay of 655 ms.
The local ACK timeout is calculated based on the packet lifetime and
local HCA ACK delay. The packet lifetime is determined by the Infini‐
Band Subnet Administrator and is part of the resolved route (path
record) information. The HCA ACK delay is a property of the locally
used HCA.
Retry count and RNR retry count values are 3-bit values.
The length of the private data provided by the user is limited to 56
bytes for RDMA_PS_TCP, or 180 bytes for RDMA_PS_UDP.
IWARP SPECIFIC
Connections established over iWarp RDMA devices currently require that
the active side of the connection send the first message.
SEE ALSOrdma_cm(7), rdma_create_id(3), rdma_resolve_route(3), rdma_discon‐
nect(3), rdma_listen(3), rdma_get_cm_event(3)librdmacm 2010-07-19 RDMA_CONNECT(3)
