Microsoft's Newest Linux Driver Contribution Is Enabling MANA RDMA

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Microsoft's Newest Linux Driver Contribution Is Enabling MANA RDMA

Microsoft has another open-source driver they are working to get upstreamed into the Linux kernel...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-MANA-RDMA-Linux

[tildearrow]

A driver nobody will be able to use :<

[jacob]

A driver nobody will be able to use :<

All those who run Linux on Azure?

[CochainComplex]

All those who run Linux on Azure?

Why do you need Azure to run Linux?

[tunnelblick]

Why do you need Azure to run Linux?

What else would Microsoft run there? They are selling to customers, and these customers want Linux, Microsoft knows that, and offers that.

[tildearrow]

All those who run Linux on Azure?

What about other people? It's Microsoft-exclusive hardware (unless they happen to sell it).

[brucethemoose]

What about other people? It's Microsoft-exclusive hardware (unless they happen to sell it).

I see no major issue with this. Its similar to support for AWS Graviton, Google TPU, company specific GPU SKUs and so on.

[jacob]

Why do you need Azure to run Linux?

You don't. But you are missing the point: people don't use operating systems, people use applications. When the most convenient way for your use/business case is to run something on Azure, it's good that the drivers are open source and mainlined.

[jacob]

What about other people? It's Microsoft-exclusive hardware (unless they happen to sell it).

What kind of moronic argument is that? Nvidia's open source kernel driver release is bad, because what about Radeon users, it's no use to them, right?