Remote DMA Microconference
Dive into a comprehensive 4-hour and 51-minute conference session from the Linux Plumbers Conference focusing on Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) technology. Explore various aspects of RDMA implementation in Linux, including container and namespace integration, remote page faults, interaction with get_user_pages, management of large contiguous regions in userspace, PCI peer-to-peer communication, and improved testing methodologies. Learn about ongoing efforts to convert IOCTL interfaces and develop new kernel ABIs for RDMA. The session covers welcome remarks, multiple technical presentations, and concludes with a Birds of a Feather (BoF) discussion, providing a thorough examination of current challenges and future directions in RDMA technology for Linux systems.