RDMA_CREATE_EVENT_CHANNEL(3)				   Librdmacm Programmer's Manual			      RDMA_CREATE_EVENT_CHANNEL(3)

NAME

       rdma_create_event_channel - Open a channel used to report communication events.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <rdma/rdma_cma.h>

       struct rdma_event_channel * rdma_create_event_channel (void);

ARGUMENTS

       void	   no arguments

DESCRIPTION

       Asynchronous events are reported to users through event channels.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns	a  pointer to the created event channel, or NULL if the request fails.	On failure, errno will be set to indicate the failure rea-
       son.

NOTES

       Event channels are used to direct all events on an rdma_cm_id.  For many clients, a single event channel may be sufficient,  however,  when
       managing  a  large  number of connections or cm_id's, users may find it useful to direct events for different cm_id's to different channels
       for processing.

       All created event channels must be destroyed by calling rdma_destroy_event_channel.  Users should call rdma_get_cm_event to retrieve events
       on an event channel.

       Each  event channel is mapped to a file descriptor.  The associated file descriptor can be used and manipulated like any other fd to change
       its behavior.  Users may make the fd non-blocking, poll or select the fd, etc.

SEE ALSO

       rdma_cm(7), rdma_get_cm_event(3), rdma_destroy_event_channel(3)

librdmacm							    2007-05-15					      RDMA_CREATE_EVENT_CHANNEL(3)