OFA Distribution Updates to OpenFabrics Software (OFS)

With these changes by the OFA, the OpenFabrics RDMA Software, also known as OFED, is moving into the mainstream Linux kernel and into the distribution’s user space environments,” said Doug Ledford, lead engineer for RDMA technologies, Red Hat, Inc. “This will eliminate the need for users to download a separate OFS stack to put on top of their operating system of choice, increase the quality and ubiquity of RDMA stacks across all Linux distributions, and help the role of OFS move from being an add‐on item to an integral part of the core RDMA provider in every Linux operating system.”