
		   Release Notes for 
	Gamma 3.3 and OFED 1.2 DAPL Release
		    August 2007


        DAPL GAMMA 3.3/OFED 1.2 RELEASE NOTES

	This release of the DAPL reference implementation 
        is timed to coincide with OFED release 1.2 of the 
        Open Fabrics (www.openfabrics.org) software stack.

        NEW SINCE Gamma 3.2 and OFED 1.1

        * New Features

          1. Added dtest and dapltest to the openfabrics build and utils rpm. 
             Includes manpages.
          2. Added following enviroment variables to configure connection management
             timers (default settings) for larger clusters:

             DAPL_CM_ARP_TIMEOUT_MS      4000
             DAPL_CM_ARP_RETRY_COUNT       15
             DAPL_CM_ROUTE_TIMEOUT_MS    4000
             DAPL_CM_ROUTE_RETRY_COUNT     15
            
        * Bug Fixes

          + Added support for new ib verbs client register event. No extra 
            processing required at the uDAPL level.
          + Fix some issues supporting create qp without recv cq handle or 
            recv qp resources. IB verbs assume a recv_cq handle and uDAPL 
            dapl_ep_create assumes there is always recv_sge resources specified.
          + Fix some timeout and long disconnect delay issues discovered during 
            scale-out testing. Added support to retry rdma_cm address and route 
            resolution with configuration options. Provide a disconnect call
            when receiving the disconnect request to guarantee a disconnect reply 
            and event on the remote side. The rdma_disconnect was not being called 
            from dat_ep_disconnect() as a result of the state changing
            to DISCONNECTED in the event callback.
          + Changes to support exchanging and validation of the device 
            responder_resources and the initiator_depth during conn establishment
          + Fix some build issues with dapltest on 32 bit arch, and on ia64 SUSE arch
          + Add support for multiple IB devices to dat.conf to support IPoIB HA failover
          + Fix atomic operation build problem with ia64 and RHEL5.
          + Add support to return local and remote port information with dat_ep_query
          + Cleanup RPM specfile for the dapl package, move to 1.2-1 release.

        NEW SINCE Gamma 3.1 and OFED 1.0
 
        * BUG FIXES

	  + Update obsolete CLK_TCK to CLOCKS_PER_SEC
 	  + Fill out some unitialized fields in the ia_attr structure returned by
	  dat_ia_query().
        + Update dtest to support multiple segments on rdma write and change
	  makefile to use OpenIB-cma by default.
        + Add support for dat_evd_set_unwaitable on a DTO evd in openib_cma
	  provider
        + Added errno reporting (message and return codes) during open to help
	  diagnose create thread issues.
        + Fix some suspicious inline assembly  EIEIO_ON_SMP and ISYNC_ON_SMP 
        + Fix IA64 build problems 
        + Lower the reject debug message level so we don't see warnings when
	  consumers reject.
        + Added support for active side TIMED_OUT event from a provider.
        + Fix bug in dapls_ib_get_dat_event() call after adding new unreachable
	  event.
        + Update for new rdma_create_id() function signature.
        + Set max rdma read per EP attributes
        + Report the proper error and timeout events.
        + Socket CM fix to guard against using a loopback address as the local
	  device address.
        + Use the uCM set_option feature to adjust connect request timeout
	  retry values. 
        + Fix to disallow any event after a disconnect event.

	* OFED 1.1 uDAPL source build instructions:

	cd /usr/local/ofed/src/openib-1.1/src/userspace/dapl

	# NON_DEBUG build configuration

	./configure --disable-libcheck --prefix /usr/local/ofed 
	--libdir /usr/local/ofed/lib64 LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/ofed/lib64	
	CPPFLAGS="-I../libibverbs/include -I../librdmacm/include"

	# build and install 

	make
	make install

	# DEBUG build configuration

	./configure --disable-libcheck --enable-debug --prefix /usr/local/ofed 	
	--libdir /usr/local/ofed/lib64 LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/ofed/lib64
	CPPFLAGS="-I../libibverbs/include -I../librdmacm/include"

	# build and install 

	make
	make install

	# DEBUG messages: set environment variable DAPL_DBG_TYPE, default
	  mapping is 0x0003

	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_ERR       = 0x0001,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_WARN      = 0x0002,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_EVD       = 0x0004,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_CM        = 0x0008,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_EP        = 0x0010,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_UTIL      = 0x0020,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_CALLBACK  = 0x0040,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_DTO_COMP_ERR= 0x0080,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_API       = 0x0100,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_RTN       = 0x0200,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_EXCEPTION = 0x0400,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_SRQ       = 0x0800,
	DAPL_DBG_TYPE_CNTR      = 0x1000


	Note: The udapl provider library libdaplscm.so is untested and 
	unsupported, thus customers should not use it.
	It will be removed in the next OFED release. 
	
        DAPL GAMMA 3.1 RELEASE NOTES

        This release of the DAPL reference implementation 
        is timed to coincide with the first release of the 
        Open Fabrics (www.openfabrics.org) software stack.
        This release adds support for this new stack, which 
        is now the native Linux RDMA stack.
        
        This release also adds a new licensing option. In 
        addition to the Common Public License and BSD License,
	  the code can now be licensed under the terms of the GNU 
        General Public License (GPL) version 2.

        NEW SINCE Gamma 3.0

        - GPL v2 added as a licensing option
        - OpenFabrics (aka OpenIB) gen2 verbs support
        - dapltest support for Solaris 10

        * BUG FIXES

        + Fixed a disconnect event processing race
        + Fix to destroy all QPs on IA close
        + Removed compiler warnings
        + Removed unused variables
        + And many more...

        DAPL GAMMA 3.0 RELEASE NOTES

        This is the first release based on version 1.2 of the spec. There 
        are some components, such a shared receive queues (SRQs), which 
        are not implemented yet. 

        Once again there were numerous bug fixes submitted by the 
        DAPL community.

        NEW SINCE Beta 2.06

        - DAT 1.2 headers
        - DAT_IA_HANDLEs implemented as small integers
	- Changed default device name to be "ia0a"
        - Initial support for Linux 2.6.X kernels
        - Updates to the OpenIB gen 1 provider 

        * BUG FIXES

        + Updated Makefile for differentiation between OS releases. 
        + Updated atomic routines to use appropriate API
        + Removed unnecessary assert from atomic_dec. 
        + Fixed bugs when freeing a PSP.
        + Fixed error codes returned by the DAT static registry.
        + Kernel updates for dat_strerror.
        + Cleaned up the transport layer/adapter interface to use DAPL 
          types rather than transport types.
        + Fixed ring buffer reallocation.
        + Removed old test/udapl/dapltest directory.
        + Fixed DAT_IA_HANDLE translation (from pointer to int and 
          vice versa) on 64-bit platforms.

	DAP BETA 2.06 RELEASE NOTES

	We are not planning any further releases of the Beta series,
	which are based  on the 1.1 version of the spec. There may be
	further releases for bug fixes, but we anticipate the DAPL
	community to move to the new 1.2 version of the spec and the
	changes mandated in the reference implementation.

	The biggest item in this release is the first inclusion of the
	OpenIB Gen 1 provider, an item generating a lot of interest in
	the IB community. This implementation has graciously been
	provided by the Mellanox team. The kdapl implementation is in
	progress, and we imagine work will soon begin on Gen 2.

	There are also a handful of bug fixes available, as well as a long
	awaited update to the endpoint design document.

	NEW SINCE Beta 2.05

	- OpenIB gen 1 provider support has been added
	- Added dapls_evd_post_generic_event(), routine to post generic 
	  event types as requested by some providers. Also cleaned up 
	  error reporting.
	- Updated the endpoint design document in the doc/ directory.

	* BUG FIXES

	+ Cleaned up memory leak on close by freeing the HCA structure;
	+ Removed bogus #defs for rdtsc calls on IA64.
	+ Changed daptest thread types to use internal types for 
	  portability & correctness
	+ Various 64 bit enhancements & updates
	+ Fixes to conformance test that were defining CONN_QUAL twice
	  and using it in different ways
	+ Cleaned up private data handling in ep_connect & provider 
	  support: we now avoid extra copy in connect code; reduced
	  stack requirements by using private_data structure in the EP;
	  removed provider variable.
	+ Fixed problem in the dat conformance test where cno_wait would
	  attempt to dereference a timer value and SEGV.
	+ Removed old vestiges of depricated POLLING_COMPLETIONS 
	  conditionals.

	DAPL BETA 2.05 RELEASE NOTES

	This was to be a very minor release, the primary change was
	going to be the new wording of the DAT license as contained in
	the header for all source files. But the interest and
	development occurring in DAPL provided some extra bug fixes, and
	some new functionality that has been requested for a while.

	First, you may notice that every single source file was
	changed. If you read the release notes from DAPL BETA 2.04, you
	were warned this would happen. There was a legal issue with the
	wording in the header, the end result was that every source file
	was required to change the word 'either of' to 'both'. We've
	been putting this change off as long as possible, but we wanted
	to do it in a clean drop before we start working on DAT 1.2
	changes in the reference implementation, just to keep things
	reasonably sane.

	kdapltest has enabled three of the subtests supported by
	dapltest. The Performance test in particular has been very
	useful to dapltest in getting minima and maxima. The Limit test
	pushes the limits by allocating the maximum number of specific
	resources. And the FFT tests are also available.

	Most vendors have supported shared memory regions for a while,
	several of which have asked the reference implementation team to
	provide a common implementation. Shared memory registration has
	been tested on ibapi, and compiled into vapi. Both InfiniBand
	providers have the restriction that a memory region must be
	created before it can be shared; not all RDMA APIs are this way,
	several allow you to declare a memory region shared when it is
	registered. Hence, details of the implementation are hidden in
	the provider layer, rather than forcing other APIs to do
	something strange.

	This release also contains some changes that will allow dapl to
	work on Opteron processors, as well as some preliminary support
	for Power PC architecture. These features are not well tested
	and may be incomplete at this time.

	Finally, we have been asked several times over the course of the
	project for a canonical interface between the common and
	provider layers. This release includes a dummy provider to meet
	that need. Anyone should be able to download the release and do
	a:
	   make VERBS=DUMMY

	And have a cleanly compiled dapl library. This will be useful
	both to those porting new transport providers, as well as those
	going to new machines.

	The DUMMY provider has been compiled on both Linux and Windows
	machines.


	NEW SINCE Beta 2.4
	- kdapltest enhancements:
	  * Limit subtests now work
	  * Performance subtests now work.
	  * FFT tests now work.

	- The VAPI headers have been refreshed by Mellanox

	- Initial Opteron and PPC support.

	- Atomic data types now have consistent treatment, allowing us to
	  use native data types other than integers. The Linux kdapl
	  uses atomic_t, allowing dapl to use the kernel macros and
	  eliminate the assembly code in dapl_osd.h

	- The license language was updated per the direction of the
	  DAT Collaborative. This two word change affected the header
	  of every file in the tree.

	- SHARED memory regions are now supported.

	- Initial support for the TOPSPIN provider.

	- Added a dummy provider, essentially the NULL provider. It's
	  purpose is to aid in porting and to clarify exactly what is
	  expected in a provider implementation.

	- Removed memory allocation from the DTO path for VAPI

	- cq_resize will now allow the CQ to be resized smaller. Not all
	  providers support this, but it's a provider problem, not a
	  limitation of the common code.

	* BUG FIXES

	+ Removed spurious lock in dapl_evd_connection_callb.c that
	  would have caused a deadlock.
	+ The Async EVD was getting torn down too early, potentially
	  causing lost errors. Has been moved later in the teardown
	  process.
	+ kDAPL replaced mem_map_reserve() with newer SetPageReserved()
	  for better Linux integration.
	+ kdapltest no longer allocate large print buffers on the stack,
	  is more careful to ensure buffers don't overflow.
	+ Put dapl_os_dbg_print() under DAPL_DBG conditional, it is
	  supposed to go away in a production build. 
	+ dapltest protocol version has been bumped to reflect the
	  change in the Service ID.
	+ Corrected several instances of routines that did not adhere
	  to the DAT 1.1 error code scheme.
	+ Cleaned up vapi ib_reject_connection to pass DAT types rather
	  than provider specific types. Also cleaned up naming interface
	  declarations and their use in vapi_cm.c; fixed incorrect
	  #ifdef for naming.  
	+ Initialize missing uDAPL provider attr, pz_support.
	+ Changes for better layering: first, moved
	  dapl_lmr_convert_privileges to the provider layer as memory
	  permissions are clearly transport specific and are not always
	  defined in an integer bitfield; removed common routines for
	  lmr and rmr. Second, move init and release setup/teardown
	  routines into adapter_util.h, which defined the provider
	  interface.
	+ Cleaned up the HCA name cruft that allowed different types
	  of names such as strings or ints to be dealt with in common
	  code; but all names are presented by the dat_registry as
	  strings, so pushed conversions down to the provider
	  level. Greatly simplifies names.
	+ Changed deprecated true/false to DAT_TRUE/DAT_FALSE.
	+ Removed old IB_HCA_NAME type in favor of char *.
	+ Fixed race condition in kdapltest's use of dat_evd_dequeue. 
	+ Changed cast for SERVER_PORT_NUMBER to DAT_CONN_QUAL as it
	  should be. 
	+ Small code reorg to put the CNO into the EVD when it is
	  allocated, which simplifies things. 
	+ Removed gratuitous ib_hca_port_t and ib_send_op_type_t types,
	  replaced with standard int.
	+ Pass a pointer to cqe debug routine, not a structure. Some
	  clean up of data types.
	+ kdapl threads now invoke reparent_to_init() on exit to allow
	  threads to get cleaned up.



	DAPL BETA 2.04 RELEASE NOTES

	The big changes for this release involve a more strict adherence
	to the original dapl architecture. Originally, only InfiniBand
	providers were available, so allowing various data types and
	event codes to show through into common code wasn't a big deal.

	But today, there are an increasing number of providers available
	on a number of transports. Requiring an IP iWarp provider to
	match up to InfiniBand events is silly, for example.

	Restructuring the code allows more flexibility in providing an
	implementation.

	There are also a large number of bug fixes available in this
	release, particularly in kdapl related code.

	Be warned that the next release will change every file in the
	tree as we move to the newly approved DAT license. This is a
	small change, but all files are affected.

	Future releases will also support to the soon to be ratified DAT
	1.2 specification.

	This release has benefited from many bug reports and fixes from
	a number of individuals and companies. On behalf of the DAPL
	community, thank you!


	NEW SINCE Beta 2.3

	- Made several changes to be more rigorous on the layering
	  design of dapl. The intent is to make it easier for non
	  InfiniBand transports to use dapl. These changes include:
	  
	  * Revamped the ib_hca_open/close code to use an hca_ptr
	    rather than an ib_handle, giving the transport layer more
	    flexibility in assigning transport handles and resources.

	  * Removed the CQD calls, they are specific to the IBM API;
	    folded this functionality into the provider open/close calls.

	  * Moved VAPI, IBAPI transport specific items into a transport
	    structure placed inside of the HCA structure. Also updated
	    routines using these fields to use the new location. Cleaned
	    up provider knobs that have been exposed for too long.

	  * Changed a number of provider routines to use DAPL structure
	    pointers rather than exposing provider handles & values. Moved
	    provider specific items out of common code, including provider
	    data types (e.g. ib_uint32_t).

	  * Pushed provider completion codes and type back into the
            provider layer. We no longer use EVD or CM completion types at
            the common layer, instead we obtain the appropriate DAT type
            from the provider and process only DAT types.

	  * Change private_data handling such that we can now accommodate
            variable length private data.

	- Remove DAT 1.0 cruft from the DAT header files.

	- Better spec compliance in headers and various routines.

	- Major updates to the VAPI implementation from
          Mellanox. Includes initial kdapl implementation

	- Move kdapl platform specific support for hash routines into
          OSD file.

	- Cleanups to make the code more readable, including comments
          and certain variable and structure names.

	- Fixed CM_BUSTED code so that it works again: very useful for
          new dapl ports where infrastructure is lacking. Also made
	  some fixes for IBHOSTS_NAMING conditional code.

	- Added DAPL_MERGE_CM_DTO as a compile time switch to support
	  EVD stream merging of CM and DTO events. Default is off.

	- 'Quit' test ported to kdapltest

	- uDAPL now builds on Linux 2.6 platform (SuSE 9.1).

	- kDAPL now builds for a larger range of Linux kernels, but
          still lacks 2.6 support.

	- Added shared memory ID to LMR structure. Shared memory is
          still not fully supported in the reference implementation, but
          the common code will appear soon.

	* Bug fixes
	  - Various Makefiles fixed to use the correct dat registry
	    library in its new location (as of Beta 2.03)
	  - Simple reorg of dat headers files to be consistent with
	    the spec.
	  - fixed bug in vapi_dto.h recv macro where we could have an
	    uninitialized pointer.
	  - Simple fix in dat_dr.c to initialize a variable early in the
	    routine before errors occur.
	  - Removed private data pointers from a CONNECTED event, as
	    there should be no private data here.
	  - dat_strerror no longer returns an uninitialized pointer if
	    the error code is not recognized.
	  - dat_dup_connect() will reject 0 timeout values, per the
	    spec.
	  - Removed unused internal_hca_names parameter from
	    ib_enum_hcas() interface. 
	  - Use a temporary DAT_EVENT for kdapl up-calls rather than
	    making assumptions about the current event queue.
	  - Relocated some platform dependent code to an OSD file.
	  - Eliminated several #ifdefs in .c files.
	  - Inserted a missing unlock() on an error path.
	  - Added bounds checking on size of private data to make sure
	    we don't overrun the buffer
	  - Fixed a kdapltest problem that caused a machine to panic if
	    the user hit ^C
	  - kdapltest now uses spin locks more appropriate for their
	    context, e.g. spin_lock_bh or spin_lock_irq. Under a
	    conditional. 
	  - Fixed kdapltest loops that drain EVDs so they don't go into
	    endless loops.
	  - Fixed bug in dapl_llist_add_entry link list code.
	  - Better error reporting from provider code.
	  - Handle case of user trying to reap DTO completions on an
	    EP that has been freed.
	  - No longer hold lock when ep_free() calls into provider layer
	  - Fixed cr_accept() to not have an extra copy of
	    private_data. 
	  - Verify private_data pointers before using them, avoid
	    panic. 
	  - Fixed memory leak in kdapltest where print buffers were not
	    getting reclaimed.



	DAPL BETA 2.03 RELEASE NOTES

	There are some  prominent features in this release:
	1) dapltest/kdapltest. The dapltest test program has been
	   rearchitected such that a kernel version is now available
	   to test with kdapl. The most obvious change is a new
	   directory structure that more closely matches other core
	   dapl software. But there are a large number of changes
	   throughout the source files to accommodate both the
	   differences in udapl/kdapl interfaces, but also more mundane
	   things such as printing.

	   The new dapltest is in the tree at ./test/dapltest, while the
	   old remains at ./test/udapl/dapltest. For this release, we
	   have maintained both versions. In a future release, perhaps
	   the next release, the old dapltest directory will be
	   removed. Ongoing development will only occur in the new tree.

	2) DAT 1.1 compliance. The DAT Collaborative has been busy
	   finalizing the 1.1 revision of the spec. The header files
	   have been reviewed and posted on the DAT Collaborative web
	   site, they are now in full compliance.

	   The reference implementation has been at a 1.1 level for a
	   while. The current implementation has some features that will
	   be part of the 1.2 DAT specification, but only in places
	   where full compatibility can be maintained.

	3) The DAT Registry has undergone some positive changes for
           robustness and support of more platforms. It now has the
           ability to support several identical provider names
           simultaneously, which enables the same dat.conf file to
           support multiple platforms. The registry will open each
           library and return when successful. For example, a dat.conf
           file may contain multiple provider names for ex0a, each
           pointing to a different library that may represent different
           platforms or vendors. This simplifies distribution into
           different environments by enabling the use of common
           dat.conf files.

	In addition, there are a large number of bug fixes throughout
	the code. Bug reports and fixes have come from a number of
	companies.

	Also note that the Release notes are cleaned up, no longer
	containing the complete text of previous releases.

	* EVDs no longer support DTO and CONNECTION event types on the
          same EVD. NOTE: The problem is maintaining the event ordering
          between two channels such that no DTO completes before a
          connection is received; and no DTO completes after a
          disconnect is received. For 90% of the cases this can be made
          to work, but the remaining 10% will cause serious performance
          degradation to get right.

	NEW SINCE Beta 2.2

	* DAT 1.1 spec compliance. This includes some new types, error
          codes, and moving structures around in the header files,
          among other things. Note the Class bits of dat_error.h have
	  returned to a #define (from an enum) to cover the broadest
	  range of platforms.

	* Several additions for robustness, including handle and
          pointer checking, better argument checking, state
          verification, etc. Better recovery from error conditions,
	  and some assert()s have been replaced with 'if' statements to
          handle the error.

	* EVDs now maintain the actual queue length, rather than the
	  requested amount. Both the DAT spec and IB (and other
	  transports) allow the underlying implementation to provide
	  more CQ entries than requested.

	  Requests for the same number of entries contained by an EVD
	  return immediate success.

	* kDAPL enhancements:
	  - module parameters & OS support calls updated to work with
            more recent Linux kernels.
	  - kDAPL build options changes to match the Linux kernel, vastly
	    reducing the size and making it more robust.
	  - kDAPL unload now works properly
	  - kDAPL takes a reference on the provider driver when it
	    obtains a verbs vector, to prevent an accidental unload
	  - Cleaned out all of the uDAPL cruft from the linux/osd files.

	* New dapltest (see above).

	* Added a new I/O trace facility, enabling a developer to debug
          all I/O that are in progress or recently completed. Default
          is OFF in the build.

	* 0 timeout connections now refused, per the spec.

	* Moved the remaining uDAPL specific files from the common/
          directory to udapl/. Also removed udapl files from the kdapl
	  build.

	* Bug fixes
	  - Better error reporting from provider layer  
	  - Fixed race condition on reference counts for posting DTO
	    ops.
	  - Use DAT_COMPLETION_SUPPRESS_FLAG to suppress successful
	    completion of dapl_rmr_bind  (instead of
	    DAT_COMPLEITON_UNSIGNALLED, which is for non-notification
	    completion). 
	  - Verify psp_flags value per the spec
	  - Bug in psp_create_any() checking psp_flags fixed
	  - Fixed type of flags in ib_disconnect from
	    DAT_COMPLETION_FLAGS to DAT_CLOSE_FLAGS
	  - Removed hard coded check for ASYNC_EVD. Placed all EVD
	    prevention in evd_stream_merging_supported array, and
	    prevent ASYNC_EVD from being created by an app.
	  - ep_free() fixed to comply with the spec
	  - Replaced various printfs with dbg_log statements
	  - Fixed kDAPL interaction with the Linux kernel
	  - Corrected phy_register protottype
	  - Corrected kDAPL wait/wakeup synchronization
	  - Fixed kDAPL evd_kcreate() such that it no longer depends
	    on uDAPL only code.
	  - dapl_provider.h had wrong guard #def: changed DAT_PROVIDER_H
	    to DAPL_PROVIDER_H
	  - removed extra (and bogus) call to dapls_ib_completion_notify()
	    in evd_kcreate.c
	  - Inserted missing error code assignment in
	    dapls_rbuf_realloc() 
	  - When a CONNECTED event arrives, make sure we are ready for
	    it, else something bad may have happened to the EP and we
	    just return; this replaces an explicit check for a single
	    error condition, replacing it with the general check for the
	    state capable of dealing with the request.
	  - Better context pointer verification. Removed locks around
	    call to ib_disconnect on an error path, which would result
	    in a deadlock. Added code for BROKEN events.
	  - Brought the vapi code more up to date: added conditional
	    compile switches, removed obsolete __ActivePort, deal
	    with 0 length DTO
	  - Several dapltest fixes to bring the code up to the 1.1
	    specification.
	  - Fixed mismatched dalp_os_dbg_print() #else dapl_Dbg_Print();
	    the latter was replaced with the former.
	  - ep_state_subtype() now includes UNCONNECTED.
	  - Added some missing ibapi error codes.
 


	NEW SINCE Beta 2.1

	* Changes for Erratta and 1.1 Spec
	  - Removed DAT_NAME_NOT_FOUND, per DAT erratta
	  - EVD's with DTO and CONNECTION flags set no longer valid.
	  - Removed DAT_IS_SUCCESS macro
	  - Moved provider attribute structures from vendor files to udat.h
	    and kdat.h
	  - kdapl UPCALL_OBJECT now passed by reference

	* Completed dat_strerr return strings

	* Now support interrupted system calls

	* dapltest now used dat_strerror for error reporting.

	* Large number of files were formatted to meet project standard,
	  very cosmetic changes but improves readability and
	  maintainability.  Also cleaned up a number of comments during
	  this effort.

	* dat_registry and RPM file changes (contributed by Steffen Persvold):
	  - Renamed the RPM name of the registry to be dat-registry 
	    (renamed the .spec file too, some cvs add/remove needed)
	  - Added the ability to create RPMs as normal user (using 
	    temporal paths), works on SuSE, Fedora, and RedHat.
	  - 'make rpm' now works even if you didn't build first.
	  - Changed to using the GNU __attribute__((constructor)) and
	    __attribute__((destructor)) on the dat_init functions, dat_init
	    and dat_fini. The old -init and -fini options to LD makes 
	    applications crash on some platforms (Fedora for example).
	  - Added support for 64 bit platforms.
	  - Added code to allow multiple provider names in the registry,
	    primarily to support ia32 and ia64 libraries simultaneously. 
	    Provider names are now kept in a list, the first successful
	    library open will be the provider.

	* Added initial infrastructure for DAPL_DCNTR, a feature that
	  will aid in debug and tuning of a dapl implementation. Partial
	  implementation only at this point.

	* Bug fixes
	- Prevent debug messages from crashing dapl in EVD completions by
	  verifying the error code to ensure data is valid.
	- Verify CNO before using it to clean up in evd_free()
	- CNO timeouts now return correct error codes, per the spec.
	- cr_accept now complies with the spec concerning connection 
	  requests that go away before the accept is invoked.
	- Verify valid EVD before posting connection evens on active side
	  of a connection. EP locking also corrected.
	- Clean up of dapltest Makefile, no longer need to declare
	  DAT_THREADSAFE
	- Fixed check of EP states to see if we need to disconnect an
	  IA is closed.
	- ep_free() code reworked such that we can properly close a 
	  connection pending EP.
	- Changed disconnect processing to comply with the spec: user will
	   see a BROKEN event, not DISCONNECTED.
	- If we get a DTO error, issue a disconnect to let the CM and
	  the user know the EP state changed to disconnect; checked IBA
	  spec to make sure we disconnect on correct error codes.
	- ep_disconnect now properly deals with abrupt disconnects on the
	  active side of a connection.
	- PSP now created in the correct state for psp_create_any(), making
	  it usable.
	- dapl_evd_resize() now returns correct status, instead of always
	  DAT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED.
	- dapl_evd_modify_cno() does better error checking before invoking
	  the provider layer, avoiding bugs.
	- Simple change to allow dapl_evd_modify_cno() to set the CNO to 
	  NULL, per the spec.
	- Added required locking around call to dapl_sp_remove_cr.

	- Fixed problems related to dapl_ep_free: the new
	  disconnect(abrupt) allows us to do a more immediate teardown of
	  connections, removing the need for the MAGIC_EP_EXIT magic
	  number/state, which has been removed. Mmuch cleanup of paths,
	  and made more robust.
	- Made changes to meet the spec, uDAPL 1.1 6.3.2.3: CNO is
	  triggered if there are waiters when the last EVD is removed
	  or when the IA is freed.
	- Added code to deal with the provider synchronously telling us
	   a connection is unreachable, and generate the appropriate
	   event.
	- Changed timer routine type from unsigned long to uintptr_t
	  to better fit with machine architectures.
	- ep.param data now initialized in ep_create, not ep_alloc.
	- Or Gerlitz provided updates to Mellanox files for evd_resize,
	  fw attributes, many others. Also implemented changes for correct
	  sizes on REP side of a connection request.



	NEW SINCE Beta 2.0

	* dat_echo now DAT 1.1 compliant. Various small enhancements.

	* Revamped atomic_inc/dec to be void, the return value was never
	  used. This allows kdapl to use Linux kernel equivalents, and
	  is a small performance advantage.

	* kDAPL: dapl_evd_modify_upcall implemented and tested.

	* kDAPL: physical memory registration implemented and tested.

	* uDAPL now builds cleanly for non-debug versions.

	* Default RDMA credits increased to 8.

	* Default ACK_TIMEOUT now a reasonable value (2 sec vs old 2
	  months).

	* Cleaned up dat_error.h, now 1.1 compliant in comments.

	* evd_resize initial implementation. Untested.

	* Bug fixes
	  - __KDAPL__ is defined in kdat_config.h, so apps don't need
	    to define it.
	  - Changed include file ordering in kdat.h to put kdat_config.h
	    first.
	  - resolved connection/tear-down race on the client side.
	  - kDAPL timeouts now scaled properly; fixed 3 orders of
	    magnitude difference.
	  - kDAPL EVD callbacks now get invoked for all completions; old
	    code would drop them in heavy utilization.
	  - Fixed error path in kDAPL evd creation, so we no longer
	    leak CNOs.
	  - create_psp_any returns correct error code if it can't create
	    a connection qualifier.
	  - lock fix in ibapi disconnect code.
	  - kDAPL INFINITE waits now work properly (non connection
	    waits) 
	  - kDAPL driver unload now works properly
	  - dapl_lmr_[k]create now returns 1.1 error codes
	  - ibapi routines now return DAT 1.1 error codes
	  


	NEW SINCE Beta 1.10

	* kDAPL is now part of the DAPL distribution. See the release
	  notes above.

	  The kDAPL 1.1 spec is now contained in the doc/ subdirectory.

	* Several files have been moved around as part of the kDAPL
	  checkin. Some files that were previously in udapl/ are now
	  in common/, some in common are now in udapl/. The goal was
	  to make sure files are properly located and make sense for
	  the build.

	* Source code formatting changes for consistency.

	* Bug fixes
	  - dapl_evd_create() was comparing the wrong bit combinations,
	    allowing bogus EVDs to be created.
	  - Removed code that swallowed zero length I/O requests, which
	    are allowed by the spec and are useful to applications.
	  - Locking in dapli_get_sp_ep was asymmetric; fixed it so the
	    routine will take and release the lock. Cosmetic change.
	  - dapl_get_consuemr_context() will now verify the pointer
	    argument 'context' is not NULL.


	OBTAIN THE CODE

	To obtain the tree for your local machine you can check it
	out of the source repository using CVS tools. CVS is common
	on Unix systems and available as freeware on Windows machines.
	The command to anonymously obtain the source code from 
	Source Forge (with no password) is:
	
	cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.dapl.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dapl login
	cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.dapl.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dapl co .

	When prompted for a password, simply  press the Enter key.

	Source Forge also contains explicit directions on how to become
	a developer, as well as how to use different CVS commands. You may
	also browse the source code using the URL:

        http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dapl/trunk/

	SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

	This project has been implemented on Red Hat Linux 7.3, SuSE
	SLES 8, 9, and 10, Windows 2000, RHEL 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 and a few 
        other Linux distrubutions. The structure of the code is designed 
        to allow other operating systems to easily be adapted.

	The DAPL team has used Mellanox Tavor based InfiniBand HCAs for
	development, and continues with this platform. Our HCAs use the
	IB verbs API submitted by IBM. Mellanox has contributed an
	adapter layer using their VAPI verbs API. Either platform is
	available to any group considering DAPL work. The structure of
	the uDAPL source allows other provider API sets to be easily
	integrated.

	The development team uses any one of three topologies: two HCAs
	in a single machine; a single HCA in each of two machines; and
	most commonly, a switch. Machines connected to a switch may have
	more than one HCA.

	The DAPL Plugfest revealed that switches and HCAs available from
	most vendors will interoperate with little trouble, given the
	most recent releases of software. The dapl reference team makes
	no recommendation on HCA or switch vendors.

	Explicit machine configurations are available upon request.	

	IN THE TREE

	The DAPL tree contains source code for the uDAPL and kDAPL
	implementations, and also includes tests and documentation.

	Included documentation has the base level API of the
	providers: OpenFabrics, IBM Access, and Mellanox Verbs API. Also
	included are a growing number of DAPL design documents which
	lead the reader through specific DAPL subsystems. More
	design documents are in progress and will appear in the tree in
	the near future.

	A small number of test applications and a unit test framework
	are also included. dapltest is the primary testing application
	used by the DAPL team, it is capable of simulating a variety of
	loads and exercises a large number of interfaces. Full
	documentation is included for each of the tests.

	Recently, the dapl conformance test has been added to the source
	repository. The test provides coverage of the most common
	interfaces, doing both positive and negative testing. Vendors
	providing DAPL implementation are strongly encouraged to run
	this set of tests.

	MAKEFILE NOTES

	There are a number #ifdef's in the code that were necessary
	during early development. They are disappearing as we
	have time to take advantage of features and work available from
	newer releases of provider software. These #ifdefs are not 
        documented as the intent is to remove them as soon as possible.

	CONTRIBUTIONS

	As is common to Source Forge projects, there are a small number
	of developers directly associated with the source tree and having
	privileges to change the tree. Requested updates, changes, bug
	fixes, enhancements, or contributions should be sent to 
        James Lentini at jlentinit@netapp.com for review. We welcome your
	contributions and expect the quality of the project will
	improve thanks to your help.

	The core DAPL team is:

	  James Lentini
          Arlin Davis
	  Steve Sears

	  ... with contributions from a number of excellent engineers in
	  various companies contributing to the open source effort.


	ONGOING WORK

	Not all of the DAPL spec is implemented at this time.
	Functionality such as shared memory will probably not be
	implemented by the reference implementation (there is a write up
	on this in the doc/ area), and there are yet various cases where
	work remains to be done.  And of course, not all of the
	implemented functionality has been tested yet.  The DAPL team
	continues to develop and test the tree with the intent of
	completing the specification and delivering a robust and useful
	implementation.


The DAPL Team

