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diff --git a/transport/ib-verbs/Makefile.am b/transport/ib-verbs/Makefile.am
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index 000000000..f963effea
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+++ b/transport/ib-verbs/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SUBDIRS = src
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/transport/ib-verbs/src/Makefile.am b/transport/ib-verbs/src/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6240090e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport/ib-verbs/src/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+noinst_HEADERS = ib-verbs.h name.h
+
+transport_LTLIBRARIES = ib-verbs.la
+transportdir = $(libdir)/glusterfs/$(PACKAGE_VERSION)/transport/
+
+ib_verbs_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoidversion
+
+ib_verbs_la_SOURCES = ib-verbs.c name.c
+ib_verbs_la_LIBADD = -libverbs $(top_builddir)/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.la 
+
+AM_CFLAGS = -fPIC -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -D$(GF_HOST_OS)\
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/libglusterfs/src -I$(top_srcdir)/transport/ib-verbs \
+	-shared -nostartfiles
+
+CLEANFILES = *~
diff --git a/transport/ib-verbs/src/ib-verbs.c b/transport/ib-verbs/src/ib-verbs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9329588e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport/ib-verbs/src/ib-verbs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2392 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2006, 2007, 2008 Z RESEARCH, Inc. <http://www.zresearch.com>
+  This file is part of GlusterFS.
+
+  GlusterFS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+  by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
+  or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  GlusterFS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see
+  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef _CONFIG_H
+#define _CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "dict.h"
+#include "glusterfs.h"
+#include "transport.h"
+#include "protocol.h"
+#include "logging.h"
+#include "xlator.h"
+#include "name.h"
+#include "ib-verbs.h"
+#include <signal.h>
+
+int32_t
+gf_resolve_ip6 (const char *hostname, 
+                uint16_t port, 
+                int family, 
+                void **dnscache, 
+                struct addrinfo **addr_info);
+
+static uint16_t 
+ib_verbs_get_local_lid (struct ibv_context *context,
+                        int32_t port)
+{
+        struct ibv_port_attr attr;
+
+        if (ibv_query_port (context, port, &attr))
+                return 0;
+
+        return attr.lid;
+}
+
+
+static void
+ib_verbs_put_post (ib_verbs_queue_t *queue,
+                   ib_verbs_post_t *post)
+{
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&queue->lock);
+        if (post->prev) {
+                queue->active_count--;
+                post->prev->next = post->next;
+        }
+        if (post->next)
+                post->next->prev = post->prev;
+        post->prev = &queue->passive_posts;
+        post->next = post->prev->next;
+        post->prev->next = post;
+        post->next->prev = post;
+        queue->passive_count++;
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&queue->lock);
+}
+
+
+static ib_verbs_post_t *
+ib_verbs_new_post (ib_verbs_device_t *device, int32_t len)
+{
+        ib_verbs_post_t *post;
+
+        post = (ib_verbs_post_t *) CALLOC (1, sizeof (*post));
+        if (!post)
+                return NULL;
+
+        post->buf_size = len;
+
+        post->buf = valloc (len);
+        if (!post->buf) {
+                free (post);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        post->mr = ibv_reg_mr (device->pd,
+                               post->buf,
+                               post->buf_size,
+                               IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE);
+        if (!post->mr) {
+                free (post->buf);
+                free (post);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        return post;
+}
+
+
+static ib_verbs_post_t *
+ib_verbs_get_post (ib_verbs_queue_t *queue)
+{
+        ib_verbs_post_t *post;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&queue->lock);
+        {
+                post = queue->passive_posts.next;
+                if (post == &queue->passive_posts)
+                        post = NULL;
+    
+                if (post) {
+                        if (post->prev)
+                                post->prev->next = post->next;
+                        if (post->next)
+                                post->next->prev = post->prev;
+                        post->prev = &queue->active_posts;
+                        post->next = post->prev->next;
+                        post->prev->next = post;
+                        post->next->prev = post;
+                        post->reused++;
+                        queue->active_count++;
+                }
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&queue->lock);
+
+        return post;
+}
+
+void
+ib_verbs_destroy_post (ib_verbs_post_t *post)
+{
+        ibv_dereg_mr (post->mr);
+        free (post->buf);
+        free (post);
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+__ib_verbs_quota_get (ib_verbs_peer_t *peer)
+{
+        int32_t ret = -1;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = peer->trans->private;
+
+        if (priv->connected && peer->quota > 0) {
+                ret = peer->quota--;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+  static int32_t
+  ib_verbs_quota_get (ib_verbs_peer_t *peer)
+  {
+  int32_t ret = -1;
+  ib_verbs_private_t *priv = peer->trans->private;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->write_mutex);
+  {
+  ret = __ib_verbs_quota_get (peer);
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+
+  return ret;
+  }
+*/
+
+static void 
+__ib_verbs_ioq_entry_free (ib_verbs_ioq_t *entry)
+{
+        list_del_init (&entry->list);
+        if (entry->refs)
+                dict_unref (entry->refs);
+
+        /* TODO: use mem-pool */
+        free (entry->buf);
+
+        /* TODO: use mem-pool */
+        free (entry);
+}
+
+
+static void
+__ib_verbs_ioq_flush (ib_verbs_peer_t *peer)
+{
+        ib_verbs_ioq_t *entry = NULL, *dummy = NULL;
+
+        list_for_each_entry_safe (entry, dummy, &peer->ioq, list) {
+                __ib_verbs_ioq_entry_free (entry);
+        }
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+__ib_verbs_disconnect (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+
+        if (priv->connected || priv->tcp_connected) {
+                fcntl (priv->sock, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+                if (shutdown (priv->sock, SHUT_RDWR) != 0) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                                GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "shutdown () - error: %s",
+                                strerror (errno));
+                        ret = -errno;
+                        priv->tcp_connected = 0;
+                }
+        }
+  
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_post_send (struct ibv_qp *qp,
+                    ib_verbs_post_t *post,
+                    int32_t len)
+{
+        struct ibv_sge list = {
+                .addr = (unsigned long) post->buf,
+                .length = len,
+                .lkey = post->mr->lkey
+        };
+
+        struct ibv_send_wr wr = {
+                .wr_id      = (unsigned long) post,
+                .sg_list    = &list,
+                .num_sge    = 1,
+                .opcode     = IBV_WR_SEND,
+                .send_flags = IBV_SEND_SIGNALED,
+        }, *bad_wr;
+
+        if (!qp)
+                return -1;
+
+        return ibv_post_send (qp, &wr, &bad_wr);
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+__ib_verbs_ioq_churn_entry (ib_verbs_peer_t *peer, ib_verbs_ioq_t *entry)
+{
+        int32_t ret = 0, quota = 0;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = peer->trans->private;
+        ib_verbs_device_t *device = priv->device;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = &priv->options;
+        ib_verbs_post_t *post = NULL;
+        int32_t len = 0;
+
+        quota = __ib_verbs_quota_get (peer);
+        if (quota > 0) {
+                post = ib_verbs_get_post (&device->sendq);
+                if (!post) 
+                        post = ib_verbs_new_post (device, 
+                                                  (options->send_size + 2048));
+
+                len = iov_length ((const struct iovec *)&entry->vector, 
+                                  entry->count);
+                if  (len >= (options->send_size + 2048)) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                                "increase value of option 'transport.ib-verbs."
+                                "work-request-send-size' (given=> %d) to send "
+                                "bigger (%d) messages", 
+                                (options->send_size + 2048), len);
+                        return -1;
+                }
+
+                iov_unload (post->buf, 
+                            (const struct iovec *)&entry->vector, 
+                            entry->count);
+
+                ret = ib_verbs_post_send (peer->qp, post, len);
+                if (!ret) {
+                        __ib_verbs_ioq_entry_free (entry);
+                        ret = len;
+                } else {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "ibv_post_send failed with ret = %d", ret);
+                        ib_verbs_put_post (&device->sendq, post);
+                        __ib_verbs_disconnect (peer->trans);
+                        ret = -1;
+                } 
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+__ib_verbs_ioq_churn (ib_verbs_peer_t *peer)
+{
+        ib_verbs_ioq_t *entry = NULL;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+
+        while (!list_empty (&peer->ioq))
+        {
+                /* pick next entry */
+                entry = peer->ioq_next;
+
+                ret = __ib_verbs_ioq_churn_entry (peer, entry);
+
+                if (ret <= 0)
+                        break;
+        }
+
+        /*
+          list_for_each_entry_safe (entry, dummy, &peer->ioq, list) {
+          ret = __ib_verbs_ioq_churn_entry (peer, entry);
+          if (ret <= 0) {
+          break;
+          }
+          }
+        */
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+__ib_verbs_quota_put (ib_verbs_peer_t *peer)
+{
+        int32_t ret;
+
+        peer->quota++;
+        ret = peer->quota;
+
+        if (!list_empty (&peer->ioq)) {
+                ret = __ib_verbs_ioq_churn (peer);
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_quota_put (ib_verbs_peer_t *peer)
+{
+        int32_t ret;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = peer->trans->private;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        {
+                ret = __ib_verbs_quota_put (peer);
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_post_recv (struct ibv_srq *srq,
+                    ib_verbs_post_t *post)
+{
+        struct ibv_sge list = {
+                .addr   = (unsigned long) post->buf,
+                .length = post->buf_size,
+                .lkey   = post->mr->lkey
+        };
+
+        struct ibv_recv_wr wr = {
+                .wr_id  = (unsigned long) post,
+                .sg_list = &list,
+                .num_sge = 1,
+        }, *bad_wr;
+
+        return ibv_post_srq_recv (srq, &wr, &bad_wr);
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_writev (transport_t *this,
+                 ib_verbs_ioq_t *entry)
+{
+        int32_t ret = 0, need_append = 1;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_peer_t  *peer = NULL;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        {
+                if (!priv->connected) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "ib-verbs is not connected to post a "
+                                "send request");
+                        ret = -1;
+                        goto unlock;
+                }
+
+                peer = &priv->peer;
+                if (list_empty (&peer->ioq)) {
+                        ret = __ib_verbs_ioq_churn_entry (peer, entry);
+                        if (ret > 0) {
+                                need_append = 0;
+                        }
+                }
+
+                if (need_append) {
+                        list_add_tail (&entry->list, &peer->ioq);
+                }
+        }
+unlock:
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static ib_verbs_ioq_t *
+ib_verbs_ioq_new (char *buf, int len, struct iovec *vector, 
+                  int count, dict_t *refs)
+{
+        ib_verbs_ioq_t *entry = NULL;
+
+        /* TODO: use mem-pool */
+        entry = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*entry));
+
+        assert (count <= (MAX_IOVEC-2));
+
+        entry->header.colonO[0] = ':';
+        entry->header.colonO[1] = 'O';
+        entry->header.colonO[2] = '\0';
+        entry->header.version   = 42;
+        entry->header.size1     = hton32 (len);
+        entry->header.size2     = hton32 (iov_length (vector, count));
+
+        entry->vector[0].iov_base = &entry->header;
+        entry->vector[0].iov_len  = sizeof (entry->header);
+        entry->count++;
+
+        entry->vector[1].iov_base = buf;
+        entry->vector[1].iov_len  = len;
+        entry->count++;
+
+        if (vector && count)
+        {
+                memcpy (&entry->vector[2], vector, sizeof (*vector) * count);
+                entry->count += count;
+        }
+
+        if (refs)
+                entry->refs = dict_ref (refs);
+
+        entry->buf = buf;
+
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&entry->list);
+
+        return entry;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_submit (transport_t *this, char *buf, int32_t len,
+                 struct iovec *vector, int count, dict_t *refs)
+{
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        ib_verbs_ioq_t *entry = NULL;
+  
+        entry = ib_verbs_ioq_new (buf, len, vector, count, refs);
+        ret = ib_verbs_writev (this, entry);
+
+        if (ret > 0) {
+                ret = 0;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+ib_verbs_receive (transport_t *this, char **hdr_p, size_t *hdrlen_p,
+                  char **buf_p, size_t *buflen_p)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        /* TODO: return error if !priv->connected, check with locks */
+        /* TODO: boundry checks for data_ptr/offset */
+        char *copy_from = NULL;
+        ib_verbs_header_t *header = NULL;
+        uint32_t size1, size2, data_len = 0;
+        char *hdr = NULL, *buf = NULL;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->recv_mutex);
+        {
+/*
+  while (!priv->data_ptr)
+  pthread_cond_wait (&priv->recv_cond, &priv->recv_mutex);
+*/
+
+                copy_from = priv->data_ptr + priv->data_offset;
+
+                priv->data_ptr = NULL;
+                data_len = priv->data_len;
+                /* pthread_cond_broadcast (&priv->recv_cond); */
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->recv_mutex);
+
+        header = (ib_verbs_header_t *)copy_from;
+        if (strcmp (header->colonO, ":O")) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "%s: corrupt header received", this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        size1 = ntoh32 (header->size1);
+        size2 = ntoh32 (header->size2);
+
+        if (data_len != (size1 + size2 + sizeof (*header))) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "%s: sizeof data read from transport is not equal "
+                        "to the size specified in the header",
+                        this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+                  
+        copy_from += sizeof (*header);
+
+        if (size1) {
+                hdr = CALLOC (1, size1);
+                memcpy (hdr, copy_from, size1);
+                copy_from += size1;
+                *hdr_p = hdr;
+        }
+        *hdrlen_p = size1;
+
+        if (size2) {
+                buf = CALLOC (1, size2);
+                memcpy (buf, copy_from, size2);
+                *buf_p = buf;
+        }
+        *buflen_p = size2;
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static void
+ib_verbs_destroy_cq (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_device_t *device = priv->device;
+  
+        if (device->recv_cq)
+                ibv_destroy_cq (device->recv_cq);
+        device->recv_cq = NULL;
+  
+        if (device->send_cq)
+                ibv_destroy_cq (device->send_cq);
+        device->send_cq = NULL;
+
+        return;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_create_cq (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = &priv->options;
+        ib_verbs_device_t *device = priv->device;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+
+        device->recv_cq = ibv_create_cq (priv->device->context,
+                                         options->recv_count * 2,
+                                         device,
+                                         device->recv_chan,
+                                         0);
+        if (!device->recv_cq) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                        GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "%s: creation of CQ failed",
+                        this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+        } else if (ibv_req_notify_cq (device->recv_cq, 0)) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                        GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "%s: ibv_req_notify_cq on CQ failed",
+                        this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+        }
+    
+        do {
+                /* TODO: make send_cq size dynamically adaptive */
+                device->send_cq = ibv_create_cq (priv->device->context,
+                                                 options->send_count * 1024,
+                                                 device,
+                                                 device->send_chan,
+                                                 0);
+                if (!device->send_cq) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                                GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "%s: creation of send_cq failed",
+                                this->xl->name);
+                        ret = -1;
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                if (ibv_req_notify_cq (device->send_cq, 0)) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                                GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "%s: ibv_req_notify_cq on send_cq failed",
+                                this->xl->name);
+                        ret = -1;
+                        break;
+                }
+        } while (0);
+
+        if (ret != 0)
+                ib_verbs_destroy_cq (this);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static void
+ib_verbs_register_peer (ib_verbs_device_t *device,
+                        int32_t qp_num,
+                        ib_verbs_peer_t *peer)
+{
+        struct _qpent *ent;
+        ib_verbs_qpreg_t *qpreg = &device->qpreg;
+        int32_t hash = qp_num % 42;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&qpreg->lock);
+        ent = qpreg->ents[hash].next;
+        while ((ent != &qpreg->ents[hash]) && (ent->qp_num != qp_num))
+                ent = ent->next;
+        if (ent->qp_num == qp_num) {
+                pthread_mutex_unlock (&qpreg->lock);
+                return;
+        }
+        ent = (struct _qpent *) CALLOC (1, sizeof (*ent));
+        ERR_ABORT (ent);
+        /* TODO: ref reg->peer */
+        ent->peer = peer;
+        ent->next = &qpreg->ents[hash];
+        ent->prev = ent->next->prev;
+        ent->next->prev = ent;
+        ent->prev->next = ent;
+        ent->qp_num = qp_num;
+        qpreg->count++;
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&qpreg->lock);
+}
+
+
+static void
+ib_verbs_unregister_peer (ib_verbs_device_t *device,
+                          int32_t qp_num)
+{
+        struct _qpent *ent;
+        ib_verbs_qpreg_t *qpreg = &device->qpreg;
+        int32_t hash = qp_num % 42;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&qpreg->lock);
+        ent = qpreg->ents[hash].next;
+        while ((ent != &qpreg->ents[hash]) && (ent->qp_num != qp_num))
+                ent = ent->next;
+        if (ent->qp_num != qp_num) {
+                pthread_mutex_unlock (&qpreg->lock);
+                return;
+        }
+        ent->prev->next = ent->next;
+        ent->next->prev = ent->prev;
+        /* TODO: unref reg->peer */
+        free (ent);
+        qpreg->count--;
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&qpreg->lock);
+}
+
+
+static ib_verbs_peer_t *
+ib_verbs_lookup_peer (ib_verbs_device_t *device,
+                      int32_t qp_num)
+{
+        struct _qpent *ent;
+        ib_verbs_qpreg_t *qpreg = &device->qpreg;
+        ib_verbs_peer_t *peer;
+        int32_t hash = qp_num % 42;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&qpreg->lock);
+        ent = qpreg->ents[hash].next;
+        while ((ent != &qpreg->ents[hash]) && (ent->qp_num != qp_num))
+                ent = ent->next;
+        peer = ent->peer;
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&qpreg->lock);
+        return peer;
+}
+
+
+static void
+__ib_verbs_destroy_qp (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+
+        if (priv->peer.qp) {
+                ib_verbs_unregister_peer (priv->device, priv->peer.qp->qp_num);
+                ibv_destroy_qp (priv->peer.qp);
+        }
+        priv->peer.qp = NULL;
+
+        return;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_create_qp (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = &priv->options;
+        ib_verbs_device_t *device = priv->device;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        ib_verbs_peer_t *peer;
+
+        peer = &priv->peer;
+        struct ibv_qp_init_attr init_attr = {
+                .send_cq        = device->send_cq,
+                .recv_cq        = device->recv_cq,
+                .srq            = device->srq,
+                .cap            = {
+                        .max_send_wr  = peer->send_count,
+                        .max_recv_wr  = peer->recv_count,
+                        .max_send_sge = 1,
+                        .max_recv_sge = 1
+                },
+                .qp_type = IBV_QPT_RC
+        };
+  
+        struct ibv_qp_attr attr = {
+                .qp_state        = IBV_QPS_INIT,
+                .pkey_index      = 0,
+                .port_num        = options->port,
+                .qp_access_flags = 0
+        };
+  
+        peer->qp = ibv_create_qp (device->pd, &init_attr);
+        if (!peer->qp) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                        GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                        "%s: could not create QP",
+                        this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+        } else if (ibv_modify_qp (peer->qp, &attr,
+                                  IBV_QP_STATE              |
+                                  IBV_QP_PKEY_INDEX         |
+                                  IBV_QP_PORT               |
+                                  IBV_QP_ACCESS_FLAGS)) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                        GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "%s: failed to modify QP to INIT state",
+                        this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+        }
+
+        peer->local_lid = ib_verbs_get_local_lid (device->context,
+                                                  options->port);
+        peer->local_qpn = peer->qp->qp_num;
+        peer->local_psn = lrand48 () & 0xffffff;
+
+        ib_verbs_register_peer (device, peer->qp->qp_num, peer);
+
+        if (ret == -1)
+                __ib_verbs_destroy_qp (this);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static void
+ib_verbs_destroy_posts (transport_t *this)
+{
+
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+__ib_verbs_create_posts (transport_t *this,
+                         int32_t count,
+                         int32_t size,
+                         ib_verbs_queue_t *q)
+{
+        int32_t i;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_device_t *device = priv->device;
+
+        for (i=0 ; i<count ; i++) {
+                ib_verbs_post_t *post;
+
+                post = ib_verbs_new_post (device, size + 2048);
+                if (!post) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                                GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "%s: post creation failed",
+                                this->xl->name);
+                        ret = -1;
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                ib_verbs_put_post (q, post);
+        }
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_create_posts (transport_t *this)
+{
+        int32_t i, ret;
+        ib_verbs_post_t *post = NULL;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = &priv->options;
+        ib_verbs_device_t *device = priv->device;
+
+        ret =  __ib_verbs_create_posts (this, options->send_count,
+                                        options->send_size,
+                                        &device->sendq);
+        if (!ret)
+                ret =  __ib_verbs_create_posts (this, options->recv_count,
+                                                options->recv_size,
+                                                &device->recvq);
+
+        if (!ret) {
+                for (i=0 ; i<options->recv_count ; i++) {
+                        post = ib_verbs_get_post (&device->recvq);
+                        if (ib_verbs_post_recv (device->srq, post) != 0) {
+                                ret = -1;
+                                break;
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (ret)
+                ib_verbs_destroy_posts (this);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_connect_qp (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = &priv->options;
+        struct ibv_qp_attr attr = {
+                .qp_state               = IBV_QPS_RTR,
+                .path_mtu               = options->mtu,
+                .dest_qp_num            = priv->peer.remote_qpn,
+                .rq_psn                 = priv->peer.remote_psn,
+                .max_dest_rd_atomic     = 1,
+                .min_rnr_timer          = 12,
+                .ah_attr                = {
+                        .is_global      = 0,
+                        .dlid           = priv->peer.remote_lid,
+                        .sl             = 0,
+                        .src_path_bits  = 0,
+                        .port_num       = options->port
+                }
+        };
+        if (ibv_modify_qp (priv->peer.qp, &attr,
+                           IBV_QP_STATE              |
+                           IBV_QP_AV                 |
+                           IBV_QP_PATH_MTU           |
+                           IBV_QP_DEST_QPN           |
+                           IBV_QP_RQ_PSN             |
+                           IBV_QP_MAX_DEST_RD_ATOMIC |
+                           IBV_QP_MIN_RNR_TIMER)) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                        GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                        "Failed to modify QP to RTR\n");
+                return -1;
+        }
+
+        /* TODO: make timeout and retry_cnt configurable from options */
+        attr.qp_state       = IBV_QPS_RTS;
+        attr.timeout        = 14;
+        attr.retry_cnt      = 7;
+        attr.rnr_retry      = 7;
+        attr.sq_psn         = priv->peer.local_psn;
+        attr.max_rd_atomic  = 1;
+        if (ibv_modify_qp (priv->peer.qp, &attr,
+                           IBV_QP_STATE              |
+                           IBV_QP_TIMEOUT            |
+                           IBV_QP_RETRY_CNT          |
+                           IBV_QP_RNR_RETRY          |
+                           IBV_QP_SQ_PSN             |
+                           IBV_QP_MAX_QP_RD_ATOMIC)) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                        GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                        "Failed to modify QP to RTS\n");
+                return -1;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+__ib_verbs_teardown (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+
+        __ib_verbs_destroy_qp (this);
+
+        if (!list_empty (&priv->peer.ioq)) {
+                __ib_verbs_ioq_flush (&priv->peer);
+        }
+
+        /* TODO: decrement cq size */
+        return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * return value:
+ *   0 = success (completed)
+ *  -1 = error
+ * > 0 = incomplete
+ */
+
+static int
+__tcp_rwv (transport_t *this, struct iovec *vector, int count,
+           struct iovec **pending_vector, int *pending_count,
+           int write)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = NULL;
+        int sock = -1;
+        int ret = -1;
+        struct iovec *opvector = vector;
+        int opcount = count;
+        int moved = 0;
+
+        priv = this->private;
+        sock = priv->sock;
+
+        while (opcount)
+        {
+                if (write)
+                {
+                        ret = writev (sock, opvector, opcount);
+
+                        if (ret == 0 || (ret == -1 && errno == EAGAIN))
+                        {
+                                /* done for now */
+                                break;
+                        }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                        ret = readv (sock, opvector, opcount);
+
+                        if (ret == -1 && errno == EAGAIN)
+                        {
+                                /* done for now */
+                                break;
+                        }
+                }
+
+                if (ret == 0)
+                {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "EOF from peer");
+                        opcount = -1;
+                        errno = ENOTCONN;
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                if (ret == -1)
+                {
+                        if (errno == EINTR)
+                                continue;
+
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "%s failed (%s)", write ? "writev" : "readv",
+                                strerror (errno));
+                        if (write && !priv->connected && 
+                            (errno == ECONNREFUSED))
+                                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                        "possible mismatch of 'transport-type'"
+                                        " in protocol server and client. "
+                                        "check volume file");
+                        opcount = -1;
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                moved = 0;
+
+                while (moved < ret)
+                {
+                        if ((ret - moved) >= opvector[0].iov_len)
+                        {
+                                moved += opvector[0].iov_len;
+                                opvector++;
+                                opcount--;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                                opvector[0].iov_len -= (ret - moved);
+                                opvector[0].iov_base += (ret - moved);
+                                moved += (ret - moved);
+                        }
+                        while (opcount && !opvector[0].iov_len)
+                        {
+                                opvector++;
+                                opcount--;
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (pending_vector)
+                *pending_vector = opvector;
+
+        if (pending_count)
+                *pending_count = opcount;
+
+        return opcount;
+}
+
+
+static int
+__tcp_readv (transport_t *this, struct iovec *vector, int count,
+             struct iovec **pending_vector, int *pending_count)
+{
+        int ret = -1;
+
+        ret = __tcp_rwv (this, vector, count, 
+                         pending_vector, pending_count, 0);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int
+__tcp_writev (transport_t *this, struct iovec *vector, int count,
+              struct iovec **pending_vector, int *pending_count)
+{
+        int ret = -1;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+
+        ret = __tcp_rwv (this, vector, count, pending_vector, 
+                         pending_count, 1);
+
+        if (ret > 0) {
+                /* TODO: Avoid multiple calls when socket is already 
+                   registered for POLLOUT */
+                priv->idx = event_select_on (this->xl->ctx->event_pool, 
+                                             priv->sock, priv->idx, -1, 1);
+        } else if (ret == 0) {
+                priv->idx = event_select_on (this->xl->ctx->event_pool, 
+                                             priv->sock,
+                                             priv->idx, -1, 0);
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static void *
+ib_verbs_recv_completion_proc (void *data)
+{
+        struct ibv_comp_channel *chan = data;
+        ib_verbs_private_t      *priv = NULL;
+        ib_verbs_device_t       *device;
+        ib_verbs_post_t         *post;
+        ib_verbs_peer_t         *peer;
+        struct ibv_cq           *event_cq;
+        struct ibv_wc            wc;
+        void                    *event_ctx;
+        int32_t                  ret  = 0;
+
+
+        while (1) {
+                ret = ibv_get_cq_event (chan, &event_cq, &event_ctx);
+                if (ret) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "ibv_get_cq_event failed, terminating recv "
+                                "thread %d (%d)", ret, errno);
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                device = event_ctx;
+    
+                ret = ibv_req_notify_cq (event_cq, 0);
+                if (ret) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "ibv_req_notify_cq on %s failed, terminating "
+                                "recv thread: %d (%d)",
+                                device->device_name, ret, errno);
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                device = (ib_verbs_device_t *) event_ctx;
+
+                while ((ret = ibv_poll_cq (event_cq, 1, &wc)) > 0) {
+                        post = (ib_verbs_post_t *) (long) wc.wr_id;
+                        peer = ib_verbs_lookup_peer (device, wc.qp_num);
+
+                        if (wc.status != IBV_WC_SUCCESS) {
+                                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                        "recv work request on `%s' returned "
+                                        "error (%d)",
+                                        device->device_name,
+                                        wc.status);
+                                if (peer)
+                                        transport_disconnect (peer->trans);
+
+                                if (post) {
+                                        ib_verbs_post_recv (device->srq, post);
+                                }
+                                continue;
+                        }
+
+                        if (peer) {
+                                priv = peer->trans->private;
+        
+                                pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->recv_mutex);
+                                {
+/*        while (priv->data_ptr)
+          pthread_cond_wait (&priv->recv_cond, &priv->recv_mutex);
+*/
+          
+                                        priv->data_ptr = post->buf;
+                                        priv->data_offset = 0;
+                                        priv->data_len = wc.byte_len;
+          
+                                        /*pthread_cond_broadcast (&priv->recv_cond);*/
+                                }
+                                pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->recv_mutex);
+        
+                                if ((ret = peer->trans->xl->notify (peer->trans->xl, GF_EVENT_POLLIN, 
+                                                                    peer->trans, NULL)) == -1) {
+                                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                                                GF_LOG_ERROR, 
+                                                "pollin notification to %s "
+                                                "failed, disconnecting "
+                                                "transport", 
+                                                peer->trans->xl->name);
+                                        transport_disconnect (peer->trans);
+                                }
+                        } else {
+                                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                                        GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                        "could not lookup peer for qp_num: %d",
+                                        wc.qp_num);
+                        }
+                        ib_verbs_post_recv (device->srq, post);
+                }
+    
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                                GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "ibv_poll_cq on `%s' returned error "
+                                "(ret = %d, errno = %d)",
+                                device->device_name, ret, errno);
+                        continue;
+                }
+                ibv_ack_cq_events (event_cq, 1);
+        }
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static void *
+ib_verbs_send_completion_proc (void *data)
+{
+        struct ibv_comp_channel *chan = data;
+        ib_verbs_post_t *post;
+        ib_verbs_peer_t *peer;
+        struct ibv_cq *event_cq;
+        void *event_ctx;
+        ib_verbs_device_t *device;
+        struct ibv_wc wc;
+        int32_t ret;
+        
+        while (1) {
+                ret = ibv_get_cq_event (chan, &event_cq, &event_ctx);
+                if (ret) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "ibv_get_cq_event on failed, terminating "
+                                "send thread: %d (%d)", ret, errno);
+                        continue;
+                }
+       
+                device = event_ctx;
+
+                ret = ibv_req_notify_cq (event_cq, 0);
+                if (ret) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",  GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "ibv_req_notify_cq on %s failed, terminating "
+                                "send thread: %d (%d)",
+                                device->device_name, ret, errno);
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                while ((ret = ibv_poll_cq (event_cq, 1, &wc)) > 0) {
+                        post = (ib_verbs_post_t *) (long) wc.wr_id;
+                        peer = ib_verbs_lookup_peer (device, wc.qp_num);
+
+                        if (wc.status != IBV_WC_SUCCESS) {
+                                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                        "send work request on `%s' returned "
+                                        "error wc.status = %d, wc.vendor_err "
+                                        "= %d, post->buf = %p, wc.byte_len = "
+                                        "%d, post->reused = %d",
+                                        device->device_name, wc.status, 
+                                        wc.vendor_err,
+                                        post->buf, wc.byte_len, post->reused);
+                                if (peer)
+                                        transport_disconnect (peer->trans);
+                        }
+
+                        if (post) {
+                                ib_verbs_put_post (&device->sendq, post);
+                        }
+      
+                        if (peer) {
+                                int quota_ret = ib_verbs_quota_put (peer);
+                                if (quota_ret < 0) {
+                                        gf_log ("ib-verbs", GF_LOG_WARNING,
+                                                "failed to send message");
+                                        
+                                }
+                        } else {
+                                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                        "could not lookup peer for qp_num: %d",
+                                        wc.qp_num);
+                        }
+                }
+
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "ibv_poll_cq on `%s' returned error (ret = %d,"
+                                " errno = %d)",
+                                device->device_name, ret, errno);
+                        continue;
+                }
+                ibv_ack_cq_events (event_cq, 1); 
+        }
+
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+ib_verbs_options_init (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = &priv->options;
+        int32_t mtu;
+        data_t *temp;
+
+        /* TODO: validate arguments from options below */
+
+        options->send_size = 1048576;
+        options->recv_size = 1048576;
+        options->send_count = 16;
+        options->recv_count = 16;
+
+        temp = dict_get (this->xl->options,
+                         "transport.ib-verbs.work-request-send-count");
+        if (temp)
+                options->send_count = data_to_int32 (temp);
+
+        temp = dict_get (this->xl->options,
+                         "transport.ib-verbs.work-request-recv-count");
+        if (temp)
+                options->recv_count = data_to_int32 (temp);
+
+        temp = dict_get (this->xl->options,
+                         "transport.ib-verbs.work-request-send-size");
+        if (temp)
+                options->send_size = data_to_int32 (temp);
+
+        temp = dict_get (this->xl->options,
+                         "transport.ib-verbs.work-request-recv-size");
+        if (temp)
+                options->recv_size = data_to_int32 (temp);
+
+        options->port = 1;
+        temp = dict_get (this->xl->options,
+                         "transport.ib-verbs.port");
+        if (temp)
+                options->port = data_to_uint64 (temp);
+
+        options->mtu = mtu = IBV_MTU_2048;
+        temp = dict_get (this->xl->options,
+                         "transport.ib-verbs.mtu");
+        if (temp)
+                mtu = data_to_int32 (temp);
+        switch (mtu) {
+        case 256: options->mtu = IBV_MTU_256;
+                break;
+        case 512: options->mtu = IBV_MTU_512;
+                break;
+        case 1024: options->mtu = IBV_MTU_1024;
+                break;
+        case 2048: options->mtu = IBV_MTU_2048;
+                break;
+        case 4096: options->mtu = IBV_MTU_4096;
+                break;
+        default:
+                if (temp)
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "%s: unrecognized MTU value '%s', defaulting "
+                                "to '2048'", this->xl->name,
+                                data_to_str (temp));
+                else
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                "%s: defaulting MTU to '2048'",
+                                this->xl->name);
+                options->mtu = IBV_MTU_2048;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        temp = dict_get (this->xl->options,
+                         "transport.ib-verbs.device-name");
+        if (temp)
+                options->device_name = strdup (temp->data);
+
+        return;
+}
+
+static void
+ib_verbs_queue_init (ib_verbs_queue_t *queue)
+{
+        pthread_mutex_init (&queue->lock, NULL);
+
+        queue->active_posts.next = &queue->active_posts;
+        queue->active_posts.prev = &queue->active_posts;
+        queue->passive_posts.next = &queue->passive_posts;
+        queue->passive_posts.prev = &queue->passive_posts;
+}
+
+
+static ib_verbs_device_t *
+ib_verbs_get_device (transport_t *this,
+                     struct ibv_device *ib_dev,
+                     int32_t port)
+{
+        glusterfs_ctx_t *ctx = this->xl->ctx;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = &priv->options;
+        char *device_name = priv->options.device_name;
+        int32_t ret = 0, i = 0;
+
+        ib_verbs_device_t *trav;
+
+        trav = ctx->ib;
+        while (trav) {
+                if ((!strcmp (trav->device_name, device_name)) && 
+                    (trav->port == port))
+                        break;
+                trav = trav->next;
+        }
+
+        if (!trav) {
+                struct ibv_context *ibctx = ibv_open_device (ib_dev);
+  
+                if (!ibctx) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "cannot open device `%s'",
+                                device_name);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+
+                trav = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*trav));
+                ERR_ABORT (trav);
+                priv->device = trav;
+
+                trav->context = ibctx;
+                trav->device_name = strdup (device_name);
+                trav->port = port;
+
+                trav->next = ctx->ib;
+                ctx->ib = trav;
+
+                trav->send_chan = ibv_create_comp_channel (trav->context);
+                if (!trav->send_chan) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                                "%s: could not create send completion channel",
+                                device_name);
+                        /* TODO: cleanup current mess */
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+    
+                trav->recv_chan = ibv_create_comp_channel (trav->context);
+                if (!trav->recv_chan) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                                "could not create recv completion channel");
+                        /* TODO: cleanup current mess */
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+      
+                if (ib_verbs_create_cq (this) < 0) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "%s: could not create CQ",
+                                this->xl->name);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+
+                /* protection domain */
+                trav->pd = ibv_alloc_pd (trav->context);
+
+                if (!trav->pd) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                                "%s: could not allocate protection domain",
+                                this->xl->name);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+
+                struct ibv_srq_init_attr attr = {
+                        .attr = {
+                                .max_wr = options->recv_count,
+                                .max_sge = 1
+                        }
+                };
+                trav->srq = ibv_create_srq (trav->pd, &attr);
+
+                if (!trav->srq) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                                "%s: could not create SRQ",
+                                this->xl->name);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+    
+                /* queue init */
+                ib_verbs_queue_init (&trav->sendq);
+                ib_verbs_queue_init (&trav->recvq);
+
+                if (ib_verbs_create_posts (this) < 0) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "%s: could not allocate posts",
+                                this->xl->name);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+
+                /* completion threads */
+                ret = pthread_create (&trav->send_thread,
+                                      NULL,
+                                      ib_verbs_send_completion_proc,
+                                      trav->send_chan);
+                if (ret) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "could not create send completion thread");
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+                ret = pthread_create (&trav->recv_thread,
+                                      NULL,
+                                      ib_verbs_recv_completion_proc,
+                                      trav->recv_chan);
+                if (ret) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "could not create recv completion thread");
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+  
+                /* qpreg */
+                pthread_mutex_init (&trav->qpreg.lock, NULL);
+                for (i=0; i<42; i++) {
+                        trav->qpreg.ents[i].next = &trav->qpreg.ents[i];
+                        trav->qpreg.ents[i].prev = &trav->qpreg.ents[i];
+                }
+        }
+        return trav;
+}
+
+static int32_t 
+ib_verbs_init (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = &priv->options;
+        struct ibv_device **dev_list;
+        struct ibv_device *ib_dev = NULL;
+        int32_t i;
+
+        ib_verbs_options_init (this);
+
+        {
+                dev_list = ibv_get_device_list (NULL);
+
+                if (!dev_list) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs",
+                                GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                                "No IB devices found");
+                        return -1;
+                }
+
+                if (!options->device_name) {
+                        if (*dev_list) {
+                                options->device_name = 
+                                        strdup (ibv_get_device_name (*dev_list));
+                        } else {
+                                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                                        "IB device list is empty. Check for "
+                                        "'ib_uverbs' module");
+                                return -1;
+                        }
+                }
+
+                for (i = 0; dev_list[i]; i++) {
+                        if (!strcmp (ibv_get_device_name (dev_list[i]),
+                                     options->device_name)) {
+                                ib_dev = dev_list[i];
+                                break;
+                        }
+                }
+
+                if (!ib_dev) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "could not open device `%s' (does not exist)",
+                                options->device_name);
+                        ibv_free_device_list (dev_list);
+                        return -1;
+                }
+
+                priv->device = ib_verbs_get_device (this, ib_dev, 
+                                                    options->port);
+    
+                if (!priv->device) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "could not create ib_verbs device for %s", 
+                                options->device_name);
+                        ibv_free_device_list (dev_list);
+                        return -1;
+                }
+                ibv_free_device_list (dev_list);
+        }
+
+        priv->peer.trans = this;
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&priv->peer.ioq);
+  
+        pthread_mutex_init (&priv->read_mutex, NULL);
+        pthread_mutex_init (&priv->write_mutex, NULL);
+        pthread_mutex_init (&priv->recv_mutex, NULL);
+        /*  pthread_cond_init (&priv->recv_cond, NULL); */
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_disconnect (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+ 
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        {
+                ret = __ib_verbs_disconnect (this);
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
+static int32_t
+__tcp_connect_finish (int fd)
+{
+        int ret = -1;
+        int optval = 0;
+        socklen_t optlen = sizeof (int);
+
+        ret = getsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR,
+                          (void *)&optval, &optlen);
+
+        if (ret == 0 && optval)
+        {
+                errno = optval;
+                ret = -1;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void
+ib_verbs_fill_handshake_data (char *buf, struct ib_verbs_nbio *nbio, 
+                              ib_verbs_private_t *priv)
+{
+        sprintf (buf,
+                 "QP1:RECV_BLKSIZE=%08x:SEND_BLKSIZE=%08x\n"
+                 "QP1:LID=%04x:QPN=%06x:PSN=%06x\n",
+                 priv->peer.recv_size,
+                 priv->peer.send_size,
+                 priv->peer.local_lid,
+                 priv->peer.local_qpn,
+                 priv->peer.local_psn);
+
+        nbio->vector.iov_base = buf;
+        nbio->vector.iov_len = strlen (buf) + 1;
+        nbio->count = 1;
+        return;
+}
+
+static inline void
+ib_verbs_fill_handshake_ack (char *buf, struct ib_verbs_nbio *nbio)
+{
+        sprintf (buf, "DONE\n");
+        nbio->vector.iov_base = buf;
+        nbio->vector.iov_len = strlen (buf) + 1;
+        nbio->count = 1;
+        return;
+}
+
+static int
+ib_verbs_handshake_pollin (transport_t *this)
+{
+        int ret = 0;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        char *buf = priv->handshake.incoming.buf;
+        int32_t recv_buf_size, send_buf_size;
+        socklen_t sock_len;
+
+        if (priv->handshake.incoming.state == IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE) {
+                return -1;
+        }
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        {
+                while (priv->handshake.incoming.state != IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE)
+                {
+                        switch (priv->handshake.incoming.state) 
+                        {
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START:
+                                buf = priv->handshake.incoming.buf = CALLOC (1, 256);
+                                ib_verbs_fill_handshake_data (buf, &priv->handshake.incoming, priv);
+                                buf[0] = 0;
+                                priv->handshake.incoming.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVING_DATA;
+                                break;
+
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVING_DATA:
+                                ret = __tcp_readv (this, 
+                                                   &priv->handshake.incoming.vector, 
+                                                   priv->handshake.incoming.count,
+                                                   &priv->handshake.incoming.pending_vector, 
+                                                   &priv->handshake.incoming.pending_count);
+                                if (ret == -1) {
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+
+                                if (ret > 0) {
+                                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                                "partial header read on NB socket. continue later");
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+            
+                                if (!ret) {
+                                        priv->handshake.incoming.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVED_DATA;
+                                }
+                                break;
+
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVED_DATA:
+                                ret = sscanf (buf,
+                                              "QP1:RECV_BLKSIZE=%08x:SEND_BLKSIZE=%08x\n"
+                                              "QP1:LID=%04x:QPN=%06x:PSN=%06x\n",
+                                              &recv_buf_size,
+                                              &send_buf_size,
+                                              &priv->peer.remote_lid,
+                                              &priv->peer.remote_qpn,
+                                              &priv->peer.remote_psn);
+
+                                if ((ret != 5) && (strncmp (buf, "QP1:", 4))) {
+                                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", 
+                                                GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                                                "%s: remote-host(%s)'s "
+                                                "transport type is different",
+                                                this->xl->name, 
+                                                this->peerinfo.identifier);
+                                        ret = -1;
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+
+                                if (recv_buf_size < priv->peer.recv_size)
+                                        priv->peer.recv_size = recv_buf_size;
+                                if (send_buf_size < priv->peer.send_size)
+                                        priv->peer.send_size = send_buf_size;
+          
+                                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                        "%s: transacted recv_size=%d "
+                                        "send_size=%d",
+                                        this->xl->name, priv->peer.recv_size,
+                                        priv->peer.send_size);
+
+                                priv->peer.quota = priv->peer.send_count;
+
+                                if (ib_verbs_connect_qp (this)) {
+                                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", 
+                                                GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                                "%s: failed to connect with "
+                                                "remote QP", this->xl->name);
+                                        ret = -1;
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+                                ib_verbs_fill_handshake_ack (buf, &priv->handshake.incoming);
+                                buf[0] = 0;
+                                priv->handshake.incoming.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVING_ACK;
+                                break;
+
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVING_ACK:
+                                ret = __tcp_readv (this, 
+                                                   &priv->handshake.incoming.vector, 
+                                                   priv->handshake.incoming.count,
+                                                   &priv->handshake.incoming.pending_vector, 
+                                                   &priv->handshake.incoming.pending_count);
+                                if (ret == -1) {
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+
+                                if (ret > 0) {
+                                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                                "partial header read on NB "
+                                                "socket. continue later");
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+            
+                                if (!ret) {
+                                        priv->handshake.incoming.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVED_ACK;
+                                }
+                                break;
+
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVED_ACK:
+                                if (strncmp (buf, "DONE", 4)) {
+                                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", 
+                                                GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                                "%s: handshake-3 did not "
+                                                "return 'DONE' (%s)",
+                                                this->xl->name, buf);
+                                        ret = -1;
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+                                ret = 0;
+                                priv->connected = 1;
+                                sock_len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_storage);
+                                getpeername (priv->sock,
+                                             (struct sockaddr *) &this->peerinfo.sockaddr,
+                                             &sock_len);
+
+                                FREE (priv->handshake.incoming.buf);
+                                priv->handshake.incoming.buf = NULL;
+                                priv->handshake.incoming.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE;
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+unlock:
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+
+        if (ret == -1) {
+                transport_disconnect (this);
+        } else {
+                ret = 0;
+        }
+
+        if (!ret && priv->connected) {
+                ret = this->xl->notify (this->xl, GF_EVENT_CHILD_UP, this);
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int 
+ib_verbs_handshake_pollout (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        char *buf = priv->handshake.outgoing.buf;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+
+        if (priv->handshake.outgoing.state == IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE) {
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        {
+                while (priv->handshake.outgoing.state != IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE)
+                {
+                        switch (priv->handshake.outgoing.state) 
+                        {
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START:
+                                buf = priv->handshake.outgoing.buf = CALLOC (1, 256);
+                                ib_verbs_fill_handshake_data (buf, &priv->handshake.outgoing, priv);
+                                priv->handshake.outgoing.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENDING_DATA;
+                                break;
+
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENDING_DATA:
+                                ret = __tcp_writev (this, 
+                                                    &priv->handshake.outgoing.vector, 
+                                                    priv->handshake.outgoing.count,
+                                                    &priv->handshake.outgoing.pending_vector, 
+                                                    &priv->handshake.outgoing.pending_count);
+                                if (ret == -1) {
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+
+                                if (ret > 0) {
+                                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                                "partial header read on NB socket. continue later");
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+            
+                                if (!ret) {
+                                        priv->handshake.outgoing.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENT_DATA;
+                                }
+                                break;
+
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENT_DATA:
+                                ib_verbs_fill_handshake_ack (buf, &priv->handshake.outgoing);
+                                priv->handshake.outgoing.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENDING_ACK;
+                                break;
+
+                        case IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENDING_ACK:
+                                ret = __tcp_writev (this,
+                                                    &priv->handshake.outgoing.vector,
+                                                    priv->handshake.outgoing.count,
+                                                    &priv->handshake.outgoing.pending_vector,
+                                                    &priv->handshake.outgoing.pending_count);
+
+                                if (ret == -1) {
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+
+                                if (ret > 0) {
+                                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                                "partial header read on NB "
+                                                "socket. continue later");
+                                        goto unlock;
+                                }
+            
+                                if (!ret) {
+                                        FREE (priv->handshake.outgoing.buf);
+                                        priv->handshake.outgoing.buf = NULL;
+                                        priv->handshake.outgoing.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE;
+                                }
+                                break;
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+unlock:
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+
+        if (ret == -1) {
+                transport_disconnect (this);
+        } else {
+                ret = 0;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+ib_verbs_handshake_pollerr (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        char need_unref = 0;
+
+        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                "%s: peer disconnected, cleaning up",
+                this->xl->name);
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        {
+                __ib_verbs_teardown (this);
+
+                if (priv->sock != -1) {
+                        event_unregister (this->xl->ctx->event_pool, 
+                                          priv->sock, priv->idx);
+                        need_unref = 1;
+
+                        if (close (priv->sock) != 0) {
+                                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                        "close () - error: %s",
+                                        strerror (errno));
+                                ret = -errno;
+                        }
+                        priv->tcp_connected = priv->connected = 0;
+                        priv->sock = -1;
+                }
+
+                if (priv->handshake.incoming.buf) {
+                        FREE (priv->handshake.incoming.buf);
+                        priv->handshake.incoming.buf = NULL;
+                }
+
+                priv->handshake.incoming.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START;
+
+                if (priv->handshake.outgoing.buf) {
+                        FREE (priv->handshake.outgoing.buf);
+                        priv->handshake.outgoing.buf = NULL;
+                }
+
+                priv->handshake.outgoing.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START;
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+
+        this->xl->notify (this->xl, GF_EVENT_POLLERR, this, NULL);
+
+        if (need_unref)
+                transport_unref (this);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int
+tcp_connect_finish (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        int error = 0, ret = 0;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        {
+                ret = __tcp_connect_finish (priv->sock);
+
+                if (!ret) {
+                        this->myinfo.sockaddr_len = 
+                                sizeof (this->myinfo.sockaddr);
+                        ret = getsockname (priv->sock,
+                                           (struct sockaddr *)&this->myinfo.sockaddr, 
+                                           &this->myinfo.sockaddr_len);
+                        if (ret == -1) 
+                        {
+                                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                        "getsockname on new client-socket %d "
+                                        "failed (%s)", 
+                                        priv->sock, strerror (errno));
+                                close (priv->sock);
+                                error = 1;
+                                goto unlock;
+                        }
+
+                        get_transport_identifiers (this);
+                        priv->tcp_connected = 1;
+                }
+
+                if (ret == -1 && errno != EINPROGRESS) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "tcp connect to %s failed (%s)", 
+                                this->peerinfo.identifier, strerror (errno));
+                        error = 1;
+                }
+        }
+unlock:
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+
+        if (error) {
+                transport_disconnect (this);
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+ib_verbs_event_handler (int fd, int idx, void *data,
+                        int poll_in, int poll_out, int poll_err)
+{
+        transport_t *this = data;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = NULL;
+        int ret = 0;
+
+        if (!priv->tcp_connected) {
+                ret = tcp_connect_finish (this);
+                if (priv->tcp_connected) {
+                        options = &priv->options;
+
+                        priv->peer.send_count = options->send_count;
+                        priv->peer.recv_count = options->recv_count;
+                        priv->peer.send_size = options->send_size;
+                        priv->peer.recv_size = options->recv_size;
+
+                        if ((ret = ib_verbs_create_qp (this)) < 0) {
+                                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                        "%s: could not create QP",
+                                        this->xl->name);
+                                transport_disconnect (this);
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (!ret && poll_out && priv->tcp_connected) {
+                ret = ib_verbs_handshake_pollout (this);
+        }
+
+        if (!ret && poll_in && priv->tcp_connected) {
+                if (priv->handshake.incoming.state == IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE) {
+                        gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "%s: pollin received on tcp socket (peer: %s) "
+                                "after handshake is complete",
+                                this->xl->name, this->peerinfo.identifier);
+                        ib_verbs_handshake_pollerr (this);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+                ret = ib_verbs_handshake_pollin (this);
+        }
+
+        if (poll_err) {
+                ret = ib_verbs_handshake_pollerr (this);
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+__tcp_nonblock (int fd)
+{
+        int flags = 0;
+        int ret = -1;
+
+        flags = fcntl (fd, F_GETFL);
+
+        if (flags != -1)
+                ret = fcntl (fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_connect (struct transport *this)
+{
+        dict_t *options = this->xl->options;
+  
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+  
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        gf_boolean_t non_blocking = 1;
+        struct sockaddr_storage sockaddr;
+        socklen_t sockaddr_len = 0;
+
+        if (priv->connected) {
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (dict_get (options, "non-blocking-io")) {
+                char *nb_connect = data_to_str (dict_get (this->xl->options,
+                                                          "non-blocking-io"));
+          
+                if (gf_string2boolean (nb_connect, &non_blocking) == -1) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "'non-blocking-io' takes only boolean "
+                                "options, not taking any action");
+                        non_blocking = 1;
+                }
+        }
+
+        ret = ibverbs_client_get_remote_sockaddr (this, (struct sockaddr *)&sockaddr, 
+                                                  &sockaddr_len);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "cannot get remote address to connect");
+                return ret;
+        }
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&priv->write_mutex);
+        {
+                if (priv->sock != -1) {
+                        ret = 0;
+                        goto unlock;
+                }
+  
+                priv->sock = socket (((struct sockaddr *)&sockaddr)->sa_family,
+                                     SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+        
+                if (priv->sock == -1) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "socket () - error: %s", strerror (errno));
+                        ret = -errno;
+                        goto unlock;
+                }
+
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                        "socket fd = %d", priv->sock);
+
+                memcpy (&this->peerinfo.sockaddr, &sockaddr, sockaddr_len);
+                this->peerinfo.sockaddr_len = sockaddr_len;
+
+                ((struct sockaddr *) &this->myinfo.sockaddr)->sa_family = 
+                        ((struct sockaddr *)&this->peerinfo.sockaddr)->sa_family;
+
+                if (non_blocking) 
+                {
+                        ret = __tcp_nonblock (priv->sock);
+        
+                        if (ret == -1)
+                        {
+                                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                        "could not set socket %d to non "
+                                        "blocking mode (%s)",
+                                        priv->sock, strerror (errno));
+                                close (priv->sock);
+                                priv->sock = -1;
+                                goto unlock;
+                        }
+                }
+
+                ret = client_bind (this, 
+                                   (struct sockaddr *)&this->myinfo.sockaddr, 
+                                   &this->myinfo.sockaddr_len, priv->sock);
+                if (ret == -1)
+                {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_WARNING,
+                                "client bind failed: %s", strerror (errno));
+                        close (priv->sock);
+                        priv->sock = -1;
+                        goto unlock;
+                }
+
+                ret = connect (priv->sock, 
+                               (struct sockaddr *)&this->peerinfo.sockaddr, 
+                               this->peerinfo.sockaddr_len);
+                if (ret == -1 && errno != EINPROGRESS)
+                {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "connection attempt failed (%s)", 
+                                strerror (errno));
+                        close (priv->sock);
+                        priv->sock = -1;
+                        goto unlock;
+                }
+
+                priv->tcp_connected = priv->connected = 0;
+
+                transport_ref (this);
+
+                priv->handshake.incoming.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START;
+                priv->handshake.outgoing.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START;
+                        
+                priv->idx = event_register (this->xl->ctx->event_pool, 
+                                            priv->sock, ib_verbs_event_handler,
+                                            this, 1, 1); 
+        }
+unlock:
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&priv->write_mutex);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+ib_verbs_server_event_handler (int fd, int idx, void *data,
+                               int poll_in, int poll_out, int poll_err)
+{
+        int32_t main_sock = -1;
+        transport_t *this, *trans = data;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = NULL;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *trans_priv = (ib_verbs_private_t *) trans->private;
+        ib_verbs_options_t *options = NULL;
+
+        if (!poll_in)
+                return 0;
+
+        this = CALLOC (1, sizeof (transport_t));
+        ERR_ABORT (this);
+        priv = CALLOC (1, sizeof (ib_verbs_private_t));
+        ERR_ABORT (priv);
+        this->private = priv;
+        /* Copy all the ib_verbs related values in priv, from trans_priv 
+           as other than QP, all the values remain same */
+        priv->device = trans_priv->device;
+        priv->options = trans_priv->options;
+        options = &priv->options;
+
+        this->ops = trans->ops;
+        this->xl = trans->xl;
+
+        memcpy (&this->myinfo.sockaddr, &trans->myinfo.sockaddr, 
+                trans->myinfo.sockaddr_len);
+        this->myinfo.sockaddr_len = trans->myinfo.sockaddr_len;
+
+        main_sock = (trans_priv)->sock;
+        this->peerinfo.sockaddr_len = sizeof (this->peerinfo.sockaddr);
+        priv->sock = accept (main_sock, 
+                             (struct sockaddr *)&this->peerinfo.sockaddr, 
+                             &this->peerinfo.sockaddr_len);
+        if (priv->sock == -1) {
+                gf_log ("ib-verbs/server", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "accept() failed: %s",
+                        strerror (errno));
+                free (this->private);
+                free (this);
+                return -1;
+        }
+
+        priv->peer.trans = this;
+        transport_ref (this);
+
+        get_transport_identifiers (this);
+
+        priv->tcp_connected = 1;
+        priv->handshake.incoming.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START;
+        priv->handshake.outgoing.state = IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START;
+
+        priv->peer.send_count = options->send_count;
+        priv->peer.recv_count = options->recv_count;
+        priv->peer.send_size = options->send_size;
+        priv->peer.recv_size = options->recv_size;
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD (&priv->peer.ioq);
+
+        if (ib_verbs_create_qp (this) < 0) {
+                gf_log ("transport/ib-verbs", GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "%s: could not create QP",
+                        this->xl->name);
+                transport_disconnect (this);
+                return -1;
+        }
+
+        priv->idx = event_register (this->xl->ctx->event_pool, priv->sock,
+                                    ib_verbs_event_handler, this, 1, 1);
+
+        pthread_mutex_init (&priv->read_mutex, NULL);
+        pthread_mutex_init (&priv->write_mutex, NULL);
+        pthread_mutex_init (&priv->recv_mutex, NULL);
+        /*  pthread_cond_init (&priv->recv_cond, NULL); */
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+ib_verbs_listen (transport_t *this)
+{
+        struct sockaddr_storage sockaddr;
+        socklen_t sockaddr_len;
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        int opt = 1, ret = 0;
+        char service[NI_MAXSERV], host[NI_MAXHOST];
+
+        memset (&sockaddr, 0, sizeof (sockaddr));
+        ret = ibverbs_server_get_local_sockaddr (this, 
+                                                 (struct sockaddr *)&sockaddr,
+                                                 &sockaddr_len);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "cannot find network address of server to bind to");
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        priv->sock = socket (((struct sockaddr *)&sockaddr)->sa_family, 
+                             SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+        if (priv->sock == -1) {
+                gf_log ("ib-verbs/server", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                        "init: failed to create socket, error: %s",
+                        strerror (errno));
+                free (this->private);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        memcpy (&this->myinfo.sockaddr, &sockaddr, sockaddr_len);
+        this->myinfo.sockaddr_len = sockaddr_len;
+
+        ret = getnameinfo ((struct sockaddr *)&this->myinfo.sockaddr, 
+                           this->myinfo.sockaddr_len,
+                           host, sizeof (host),
+                           service, sizeof (service),
+                           NI_NUMERICHOST);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "getnameinfo failed (%s)", gai_strerror (ret));
+                goto err;
+        }
+        sprintf (this->myinfo.identifier, "%s:%s", host, service);
+ 
+        setsockopt (priv->sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof (opt));
+        if (bind (priv->sock,
+                  (struct sockaddr *)&sockaddr,
+                  sockaddr_len) != 0) {
+                ret = -1;
+                gf_log ("ib-verbs/server", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                        "init: failed to bind to socket for %s (%s)",
+                        this->myinfo.identifier, strerror (errno));
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        if (listen (priv->sock, 10) != 0) {
+                gf_log ("ib-verbs/server", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                        "init: listen () failed on socket for %s (%s)",
+                        this->myinfo.identifier, strerror (errno));
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        /* Register the main socket */
+        priv->idx = event_register (this->xl->ctx->event_pool, priv->sock,
+                                    ib_verbs_server_event_handler, 
+                                    transport_ref (this), 1, 0);
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+struct transport_ops tops = {
+        .receive = ib_verbs_receive,
+        .submit = ib_verbs_submit,
+        .connect = ib_verbs_connect,
+        .disconnect = ib_verbs_disconnect,
+        .listen = ib_verbs_listen,
+};
+
+int32_t
+init (transport_t *this)
+{
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = CALLOC (1, sizeof (*priv));
+        this->private = priv;
+        priv->sock = -1;
+
+        if (ib_verbs_init (this)) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "Failed to initialize IB Device");
+                return -1;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+void  
+fini (struct transport *this)
+{
+        /* TODO: verify this function does graceful finish */
+        ib_verbs_private_t *priv = this->private;
+        this->private = NULL;
+
+        pthread_mutex_destroy (&priv->recv_mutex);
+        pthread_mutex_destroy (&priv->write_mutex);
+        pthread_mutex_destroy (&priv->read_mutex);
+        /*  pthread_cond_destroy (&priv->recv_cond); */
+
+        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                "called fini on transport: %p",
+                this);
+        free (priv);
+        return;
+}
+
+/* TODO: expand each option */
+struct volume_options options[] = {
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.port",
+                    "ib-verbs-port"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_INT,
+          .min   = 1,
+          .max   = 4,
+          .description = "check the option by 'ibv_devinfo'"
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.mtu",
+                    "ib-verbs-mtu"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_INT,
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.device-name",
+                    "ib-verbs-device-name"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_ANY,
+          .description = "check by 'ibv_devinfo'"
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.work-request-send-size",
+                    "ib-verbs-work-request-send-size"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_INT,
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.work-request-recv-size",
+                    "ib-verbs-work-request-recv-size"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_INT,
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.work-request-send-count",
+                    "ib-verbs-work-request-send-count"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_INT,
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.work-request-recv-count",
+                    "ib-verbs-work-request-recv-count"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_INT,
+        },
+        { .key   = {"remote-port", 
+                    "transport.remote-port",
+                    "transport.ib-verbs.remote-port"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_INT 
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.listen-port", "listen-port"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_INT 
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.connect-path", "connect-path"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_ANY 
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.bind-path", "bind-path"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_ANY 
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.ib-verbs.listen-path", "listen-path"}, 
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_ANY 
+        },
+        { .key   = {"transport.address-family",
+                    "address-family"}, 
+          .value = {"inet", "inet6", "inet/inet6", "inet6/inet",
+                    "unix", "inet-sdp" },
+          .type  = GF_OPTION_TYPE_STR 
+        },
+        { .key = {NULL} }
+};
diff --git a/transport/ib-verbs/src/ib-verbs.h b/transport/ib-verbs/src/ib-verbs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56b717865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport/ib-verbs/src/ib-verbs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2006, 2007, 2008 Z RESEARCH, Inc. <http://www.zresearch.com>
+  This file is part of GlusterFS.
+
+  GlusterFS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+  by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
+  or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  GlusterFS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see
+  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef _XPORT_IB_VERBS_H
+#define _XPORT_IB_VERBS_H
+
+
+#ifndef _CONFIG_H
+#define _CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MAX_IOVEC
+#define MAX_IOVEC 16
+#endif /* MAX_IOVEC */
+
+#include "xlator.h"
+#include "event.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <list.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <infiniband/verbs.h>
+
+#define GF_DEFAULT_IBVERBS_LISTEN_PORT 6997
+
+/* options per transport end point */
+struct _ib_verbs_options {
+        int32_t port;
+        char *device_name;
+        enum ibv_mtu mtu;
+        int32_t send_count, send_size, recv_count, recv_size;
+};
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_options ib_verbs_options_t;
+
+
+struct _ib_verbs_header {
+        char     colonO[3];
+        uint32_t size1;
+        uint32_t size2;
+        char     version;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_header ib_verbs_header_t;
+
+struct _ib_verbs_ioq {
+        union {
+                struct list_head list;
+                struct {
+                        struct _ib_verbs_ioq    *next;
+                        struct _ib_verbs_ioq    *prev;
+                };
+        };
+        ib_verbs_header_t  header;
+        struct iovec       vector[MAX_IOVEC];
+        int                count;
+        char              *buf;
+        dict_t            *refs;
+};
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_ioq ib_verbs_ioq_t;
+
+/* represents one communication peer, two per transport_t */
+struct _ib_verbs_peer {
+        transport_t *trans;
+        struct ibv_qp *qp;
+
+        int32_t recv_count;
+        int32_t send_count;
+        int32_t recv_size;
+        int32_t send_size;
+
+        int32_t quota;
+        union {
+                struct list_head     ioq;
+                struct {
+                        ib_verbs_ioq_t        *ioq_next;
+                        ib_verbs_ioq_t        *ioq_prev;
+                };
+        };
+
+        /* QP attributes, needed to connect with remote QP */
+        int32_t local_lid;
+        int32_t local_psn;
+        int32_t local_qpn;
+        int32_t remote_lid;
+        int32_t remote_psn;
+        int32_t remote_qpn;
+};
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_peer ib_verbs_peer_t;
+
+
+struct _ib_verbs_post {
+        struct _ib_verbs_post *next, *prev;
+        struct ibv_mr *mr;
+        char *buf;
+        int32_t buf_size;
+        char aux;
+        int32_t reused;
+        pthread_barrier_t wait;
+};
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_post ib_verbs_post_t;
+
+
+struct _ib_verbs_queue {
+        ib_verbs_post_t active_posts, passive_posts;
+        int32_t active_count, passive_count;
+        pthread_mutex_t lock;
+};
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_queue ib_verbs_queue_t;
+
+
+struct _ib_verbs_qpreg {
+        pthread_mutex_t lock;
+        int32_t count;
+        struct _qpent {
+                struct _qpent *next, *prev;
+                int32_t qp_num;
+                ib_verbs_peer_t *peer;
+        } ents[42];
+};
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_qpreg ib_verbs_qpreg_t;
+
+/* context per device, stored in global glusterfs_ctx_t->ib */
+struct _ib_verbs_device {
+        struct _ib_verbs_device *next;
+        const char *device_name;
+        struct ibv_context *context;
+        int32_t port;
+        struct ibv_pd *pd;
+        struct ibv_srq *srq;
+        ib_verbs_qpreg_t qpreg;
+        struct ibv_comp_channel *send_chan, *recv_chan;
+        struct ibv_cq *send_cq, *recv_cq;
+        ib_verbs_queue_t sendq, recvq;
+        pthread_t send_thread, recv_thread;
+};
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_device ib_verbs_device_t;
+
+typedef enum {
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_START = 0,
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENDING_DATA,
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVING_DATA,
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENT_DATA,
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVED_DATA,
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_SENDING_ACK,
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVING_ACK,
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_RECEIVED_ACK,
+        IB_VERBS_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE,
+} ib_verbs_handshake_state_t;
+
+struct ib_verbs_nbio {
+        int state;
+        char *buf;
+        int count;
+        struct iovec vector;
+        struct iovec *pending_vector;
+        int pending_count;
+};
+
+
+struct _ib_verbs_private {
+        int32_t sock;
+        int32_t idx;
+        unsigned char connected;
+        unsigned char tcp_connected;
+        unsigned char ib_connected;
+        in_addr_t addr;
+        unsigned short port;
+
+        /* IB Verbs Driver specific variables, pointers */
+        ib_verbs_peer_t peer;
+        ib_verbs_device_t *device;
+        ib_verbs_options_t options;
+
+        /* Used by trans->op->receive */
+        char *data_ptr;
+        int32_t data_offset;
+        int32_t data_len;
+
+        /* Mutex */
+        pthread_mutex_t read_mutex;
+        pthread_mutex_t write_mutex;
+        pthread_barrier_t handshake_barrier;
+        char handshake_ret;
+
+        pthread_mutex_t recv_mutex;
+
+        /* used during ib_verbs_handshake */
+        struct {
+                struct ib_verbs_nbio incoming;
+                struct ib_verbs_nbio outgoing;
+                int               state;
+                ib_verbs_header_t header;
+                char *buf;
+                size_t size;
+        } handshake;
+};
+typedef struct _ib_verbs_private ib_verbs_private_t;
+
+#endif /* _XPORT_IB_VERBS_H */
diff --git a/transport/ib-verbs/src/name.c b/transport/ib-verbs/src/name.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..697344987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport/ib-verbs/src/name.c
@@ -0,0 +1,682 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2008 Z RESEARCH, Inc. <http://www.zresearch.com>
+  This file is part of GlusterFS.
+
+  GlusterFS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+  by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
+  or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  GlusterFS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see
+  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef CLIENT_PORT_CEILING
+#undef CLIENT_PORT_CEILING
+#endif
+
+#define CLIENT_PORT_CEILING 1024
+
+#ifndef AF_INET_SDP
+#define AF_INET_SDP 27
+#endif
+
+#include "transport.h"
+#include "ib-verbs.h"
+
+int32_t
+gf_resolve_ip6 (const char *hostname, 
+                uint16_t port, 
+                int family, 
+                void **dnscache, 
+                struct addrinfo **addr_info);
+
+static int32_t
+af_inet_bind_to_port_lt_ceiling (int fd, struct sockaddr *sockaddr, 
+                                 socklen_t sockaddr_len, int ceiling)
+{
+        int32_t ret = -1;
+        /*  struct sockaddr_in sin = {0, }; */
+        uint16_t port = ceiling - 1;
+
+        while (port)
+        {
+                switch (sockaddr->sa_family)
+                {
+                case AF_INET6:
+                        ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)sockaddr)->sin6_port = htons (port);
+                        break;
+
+                case AF_INET_SDP:
+                case AF_INET:
+                        ((struct sockaddr_in *)sockaddr)->sin_port = htons (port);
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                ret = bind (fd, sockaddr, sockaddr_len);
+
+                if (ret == 0)
+                        break;
+
+                if (ret == -1 && errno == EACCES)
+                        break;
+
+                port--;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+af_unix_client_bind (transport_t *this, 
+                     struct sockaddr *sockaddr, 
+                     socklen_t sockaddr_len, 
+                     int sock)
+{
+        data_t *path_data = NULL;
+        struct sockaddr_un *addr = NULL;
+        int32_t ret = -1;
+
+        path_data = dict_get (this->xl->options, 
+                              "transport.ib-verbs.bind-path");
+        if (path_data) {
+                char *path = data_to_str (path_data);
+                if (!path || strlen (path) > UNIX_PATH_MAX) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                "transport.ib-verbs.bind-path not specfied "
+                                "for unix socket, letting connect to assign "
+                                "default value");
+                        goto err;
+                }
+
+                addr = (struct sockaddr_un *) sockaddr;
+                strcpy (addr->sun_path, path);
+                ret = bind (sock, (struct sockaddr *)addr, sockaddr_len);
+                if (ret == -1) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "cannot bind to unix-domain socket %d (%s)", 
+                                sock, strerror (errno));
+                        goto err;
+                }
+        }
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+client_fill_address_family (transport_t *this, struct sockaddr *sockaddr)
+{
+        data_t *address_family_data = NULL;
+
+        address_family_data = dict_get (this->xl->options, 
+                                        "transport.address-family");
+        if (!address_family_data) {
+                data_t *remote_host_data = NULL, *connect_path_data = NULL;
+                remote_host_data = dict_get (this->xl->options, "remote-host");
+                connect_path_data = dict_get (this->xl->options, 
+                                              "transport.ib-verbs.connect-path");
+
+                if (!(remote_host_data || connect_path_data) || 
+                    (remote_host_data && connect_path_data)) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "address-family not specified and not able to "
+                                "determine the same from other options "
+                                "(remote-host:%s and connect-path:%s)", 
+                                data_to_str (remote_host_data), 
+                                data_to_str (connect_path_data));
+                        return -1;
+                } 
+
+                if (remote_host_data) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                "address-family not specified, guessing it "
+                                "to be inet/inet6");
+                        sockaddr->sa_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+                } else {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                "address-family not specified, guessing it "
+                                "to be unix");
+                        sockaddr->sa_family = AF_UNIX;
+                }
+
+        } else {
+                char *address_family = data_to_str (address_family_data);
+                if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "unix")) {
+                        sockaddr->sa_family = AF_UNIX;
+                } else if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "inet")) {
+                        sockaddr->sa_family = AF_INET;
+                } else if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "inet6")) {
+                        sockaddr->sa_family = AF_INET6;
+                } else if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "inet-sdp")) {
+                        sockaddr->sa_family = AF_INET_SDP;
+                } else if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "inet/inet6")
+                           || !strcasecmp (address_family, "inet6/inet")) {
+                        sockaddr->sa_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+                } else {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "unknown address-family (%s) specified", 
+                                address_family);
+                        return -1;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+af_inet_client_get_remote_sockaddr (transport_t *this, 
+                                    struct sockaddr *sockaddr, 
+                                    socklen_t *sockaddr_len)
+{
+        dict_t *options = this->xl->options;
+        data_t *remote_host_data = NULL;
+        data_t *remote_port_data = NULL;
+        char *remote_host = NULL;
+        uint16_t remote_port = 0;
+        struct addrinfo *addr_info = NULL;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+
+        remote_host_data = dict_get (options, "remote-host");
+        if (remote_host_data == NULL)
+        {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "option remote-host missing in volume %s", 
+                        this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        remote_host = data_to_str (remote_host_data);
+        if (remote_host == NULL)
+        {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "option remote-host has data NULL in volume %s", 
+                        this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        remote_port_data = dict_get (options, "remote-port");
+        if (remote_port_data == NULL)
+        {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                        "option remote-port missing in volume %s. "
+                        "Defaulting to %d",
+                        this->xl->name, GF_DEFAULT_IBVERBS_LISTEN_PORT);
+
+                remote_port = GF_DEFAULT_IBVERBS_LISTEN_PORT;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+                remote_port = data_to_uint16 (remote_port_data);
+        }
+
+        if (remote_port == (uint16_t)-1)
+        {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "option remote-port has invalid port in volume %s",
+                        this->xl->name);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        /* TODO: gf_resolve is a blocking call. kick in some
+           non blocking dns techniques */
+        ret = gf_resolve_ip6 (remote_host, remote_port,
+                              sockaddr->sa_family, 
+                              &this->dnscache, &addr_info);
+        if (ret == -1) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "DNS resolution failed on host %s", remote_host);
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        memcpy (sockaddr, addr_info->ai_addr, addr_info->ai_addrlen);
+        *sockaddr_len = addr_info->ai_addrlen;
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+af_unix_client_get_remote_sockaddr (transport_t *this, 
+                                    struct sockaddr *sockaddr, 
+                                    socklen_t *sockaddr_len)
+{
+        struct sockaddr_un *sockaddr_un = NULL;
+        char *connect_path = NULL;
+        data_t *connect_path_data = NULL;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+
+        connect_path_data = dict_get (this->xl->options, 
+                                      "transport.ib-verbs.connect-path");
+        if (!connect_path_data) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "option transport.ib-verbs.connect-path not "
+                        "specified for address-family unix");
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        connect_path = data_to_str (connect_path_data);
+        if (!connect_path) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "connect-path is null-string");
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        if (strlen (connect_path) > UNIX_PATH_MAX) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "connect-path value length %"GF_PRI_SIZET" > "
+                        "%d octets", strlen (connect_path), UNIX_PATH_MAX);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        gf_log (this->xl->name,
+                GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                "using connect-path %s", connect_path);
+        sockaddr_un = (struct sockaddr_un *)sockaddr;
+        strcpy (sockaddr_un->sun_path, connect_path);
+        *sockaddr_len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_un);
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+af_unix_server_get_local_sockaddr (transport_t *this,
+                                   struct sockaddr *addr,
+                                   socklen_t *addr_len)
+{
+        data_t *listen_path_data = NULL;
+        char *listen_path = NULL;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        struct sockaddr_un *sunaddr = (struct sockaddr_un *)addr;
+
+
+        listen_path_data = dict_get (this->xl->options, 
+                                     "transport.ib-verbs.listen-path");
+        if (!listen_path_data) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "missing option listen-path");
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        listen_path = data_to_str (listen_path_data);
+
+#ifndef UNIX_PATH_MAX
+#define UNIX_PATH_MAX 108
+#endif
+
+        if (strlen (listen_path) > UNIX_PATH_MAX) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "option listen-path has value length %"GF_PRI_SIZET" > %d",
+                        strlen (listen_path), UNIX_PATH_MAX);
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        sunaddr->sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+        strcpy (sunaddr->sun_path, listen_path);
+        *addr_len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_un);
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static int32_t 
+af_inet_server_get_local_sockaddr (transport_t *this, 
+                                   struct sockaddr *addr, 
+                                   socklen_t *addr_len)
+{
+        struct addrinfo hints, *res = 0;
+        data_t *listen_port_data = NULL, *listen_host_data = NULL;
+        uint16_t listen_port = -1;
+        char service[NI_MAXSERV], *listen_host = NULL;
+        dict_t *options = NULL;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+
+        options = this->xl->options;
+
+        listen_port_data = dict_get (options, "transport.ib-verbs.listen-port");
+        listen_host_data = dict_get (options, "transport.ib-verbs.bind-address");
+
+        if (listen_port_data)
+        {
+                listen_port = data_to_uint16 (listen_port_data);
+        }
+
+        if (listen_port == (uint16_t) -1)
+                listen_port = GF_DEFAULT_IBVERBS_LISTEN_PORT;
+
+
+        if (listen_host_data)
+        {
+                listen_host = data_to_str (listen_host_data);
+        }
+
+        memset (service, 0, sizeof (service));
+        sprintf (service, "%d", listen_port);
+
+        memset (&hints, 0, sizeof (hints));
+        hints.ai_family = addr->sa_family;
+        hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+        hints.ai_flags    = AI_ADDRCONFIG | AI_PASSIVE;
+
+        ret = getaddrinfo(listen_host, service, &hints, &res);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name,
+                        GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "getaddrinfo failed for host %s, service %s (%s)", 
+                        listen_host, service, gai_strerror (ret));
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        memcpy (addr, res->ai_addr, res->ai_addrlen);
+        *addr_len = res->ai_addrlen;
+
+        freeaddrinfo (res);
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t 
+client_bind (transport_t *this, 
+             struct sockaddr *sockaddr, 
+             socklen_t *sockaddr_len, 
+             int sock)
+{
+        int ret = 0;
+
+        *sockaddr_len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_in6);
+        switch (sockaddr->sa_family)
+        {
+        case AF_INET_SDP:
+        case AF_INET:
+                *sockaddr_len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_in);
+
+        case AF_INET6:
+                ret = af_inet_bind_to_port_lt_ceiling (sock, sockaddr, 
+                                                       *sockaddr_len, 
+                                                       CLIENT_PORT_CEILING);
+                if (ret == -1) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "cannot bind inet socket (%d) to port "
+                                "less than %d (%s)", 
+                                sock, CLIENT_PORT_CEILING, strerror (errno));
+                        ret = 0;
+                }
+                break;
+
+        case AF_UNIX:
+                *sockaddr_len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_un);
+                ret = af_unix_client_bind (this, (struct sockaddr *)sockaddr, 
+                                           *sockaddr_len, sock);
+                break;
+
+        default:
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "unknown address family %d", sockaddr->sa_family);
+                ret = -1;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t
+ibverbs_client_get_remote_sockaddr (transport_t *this, 
+                                    struct sockaddr *sockaddr, 
+                                    socklen_t *sockaddr_len)
+{
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        char is_inet_sdp = 0;
+
+        ret = client_fill_address_family (this, sockaddr);
+        if (ret) {
+                ret = -1;
+                goto err;
+        }
+ 
+        switch (sockaddr->sa_family)
+        {
+        case AF_INET_SDP:
+                sockaddr->sa_family = AF_INET;
+                is_inet_sdp = 1;
+
+        case AF_INET:
+        case AF_INET6:
+        case AF_UNSPEC:
+                ret = af_inet_client_get_remote_sockaddr (this, 
+                                                          sockaddr, 
+                                                          sockaddr_len);
+
+                if (is_inet_sdp) {
+                        sockaddr->sa_family = AF_INET_SDP;
+                }
+
+                break;
+
+        case AF_UNIX:
+                ret = af_unix_client_get_remote_sockaddr (this, 
+                                                          sockaddr, 
+                                                          sockaddr_len);
+                break;
+
+        default:
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "unknown address-family %d", sockaddr->sa_family);
+                ret = -1;
+        }
+  
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t
+ibverbs_server_get_local_sockaddr (transport_t *this, 
+                                   struct sockaddr *addr, 
+                                   socklen_t *addr_len)
+{
+        data_t *address_family_data = NULL;
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        char is_inet_sdp = 0;
+
+        address_family_data = dict_get (this->xl->options, 
+                                        "transport.address-family");
+        if (address_family_data) {
+                char *address_family = NULL;
+                address_family = data_to_str (address_family_data);
+
+                if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "inet")) {
+                        addr->sa_family = AF_INET;
+                } else if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "inet6")) {
+                        addr->sa_family = AF_INET6;
+                } else if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "inet-sdp")) {
+                        addr->sa_family = AF_INET_SDP;
+                } else if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "unix")) {
+                        addr->sa_family = AF_UNIX;
+                } else if (!strcasecmp (address_family, "inet/inet6")
+                           || !strcasecmp (address_family, "inet6/inet")) {
+                        addr->sa_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+                } else {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "unknown address family (%s) specified", 
+                                address_family);
+                        ret = -1;
+                        goto err;
+                }
+        } else {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                        "option address-family not specified, defaulting "
+                        "to inet/inet6");
+                addr->sa_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+        }
+
+        switch (addr->sa_family)
+        {
+        case AF_INET_SDP:
+                is_inet_sdp = 1;
+                addr->sa_family = AF_INET;
+
+        case AF_INET:
+        case AF_INET6:
+        case AF_UNSPEC:
+                ret = af_inet_server_get_local_sockaddr (this, addr, addr_len);
+                if (is_inet_sdp && !ret) {
+                        addr->sa_family = AF_INET_SDP;
+                }
+                break;
+
+        case AF_UNIX:
+                ret = af_unix_server_get_local_sockaddr (this, addr, addr_len);
+                break;
+        }
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t 
+fill_inet6_inet_identifiers (transport_t *this, struct sockaddr_storage *addr, 
+                             int32_t addr_len, char *identifier)
+{
+        int32_t ret = 0, tmpaddr_len = 0;
+        char service[NI_MAXSERV], host[NI_MAXHOST];
+        struct sockaddr_storage tmpaddr;
+
+        memset (&tmpaddr, 0, sizeof (tmpaddr));
+        tmpaddr = *addr;
+        tmpaddr_len = addr_len;
+
+        if (((struct sockaddr *) &tmpaddr)->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+                int32_t one_to_four, four_to_eight, twelve_to_sixteen;
+                int16_t eight_to_ten, ten_to_twelve;
+    
+                one_to_four = four_to_eight = twelve_to_sixteen = 0;
+                eight_to_ten = ten_to_twelve = 0;
+    
+                one_to_four = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *) &tmpaddr)->sin6_addr.s6_addr32[0];
+                four_to_eight = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *) &tmpaddr)->sin6_addr.s6_addr32[1];
+                eight_to_ten = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *) &tmpaddr)->sin6_addr.s6_addr16[4];
+                ten_to_twelve = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *) &tmpaddr)->sin6_addr.s6_addr16[5];
+                twelve_to_sixteen = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *) &tmpaddr)->sin6_addr.s6_addr32[3];
+
+                /* ipv4 mapped ipv6 address has
+                   bits 0-80: 0
+                   bits 80-96: 0xffff
+                   bits 96-128: ipv4 address 
+                */
+ 
+                if (one_to_four == 0 &&
+                    four_to_eight == 0 &&
+                    eight_to_ten == 0 &&
+                    ten_to_twelve == -1) {
+                        struct sockaddr_in *in_ptr = (struct sockaddr_in *)&tmpaddr;
+                        memset (&tmpaddr, 0, sizeof (tmpaddr));
+      
+                        in_ptr->sin_family = AF_INET;
+                        in_ptr->sin_port = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)addr)->sin6_port;
+                        in_ptr->sin_addr.s_addr = twelve_to_sixteen;
+                        tmpaddr_len = sizeof (*in_ptr);
+                }
+        }
+
+        ret = getnameinfo ((struct sockaddr *) &tmpaddr,
+                           tmpaddr_len,
+                           host, sizeof (host),
+                           service, sizeof (service),
+                           NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+                gf_log (this->xl->name,
+                        GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                        "getnameinfo failed (%s)", gai_strerror (ret));
+        }
+
+        sprintf (identifier, "%s:%s", host, service);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t
+get_transport_identifiers (transport_t *this)
+{
+        int32_t ret = 0;
+        char is_inet_sdp = 0;
+
+        switch (((struct sockaddr *) &this->myinfo.sockaddr)->sa_family)
+        {
+        case AF_INET_SDP:
+                is_inet_sdp = 1;
+                ((struct sockaddr *) &this->peerinfo.sockaddr)->sa_family = ((struct sockaddr *) &this->myinfo.sockaddr)->sa_family = AF_INET;
+
+        case AF_INET:
+        case AF_INET6:
+        {
+                ret = fill_inet6_inet_identifiers (this, 
+                                                   &this->myinfo.sockaddr, 
+                                                   this->myinfo.sockaddr_len,
+                                                   this->myinfo.identifier);
+                if (ret == -1) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "can't fill inet/inet6 identifier for server");
+                        goto err;
+                }
+
+                ret = fill_inet6_inet_identifiers (this,
+                                                   &this->peerinfo.sockaddr,
+                                                   this->peerinfo.sockaddr_len,
+                                                   this->peerinfo.identifier);
+                if (ret == -1) {
+                        gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
+                                "can't fill inet/inet6 identifier for client");
+                        goto err;
+                }
+
+                if (is_inet_sdp) {
+                        ((struct sockaddr *) &this->peerinfo.sockaddr)->sa_family = ((struct sockaddr *) &this->myinfo.sockaddr)->sa_family = AF_INET_SDP;
+                }
+        }
+        break;
+
+        case AF_UNIX:
+        {
+                struct sockaddr_un *sunaddr = NULL;
+
+                sunaddr = (struct sockaddr_un *) &this->myinfo.sockaddr;
+                strcpy (this->myinfo.identifier, sunaddr->sun_path);
+
+                sunaddr = (struct sockaddr_un *) &this->peerinfo.sockaddr;
+                strcpy (this->peerinfo.identifier, sunaddr->sun_path);
+        }
+        break;
+
+        default:
+                gf_log (this->xl->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, 
+                        "unknown address family (%d)",
+                        ((struct sockaddr *) &this->myinfo.sockaddr)->sa_family);
+                ret = -1;
+                break;
+        }
+
+err:
+        return ret;
+}
diff --git a/transport/ib-verbs/src/name.h b/transport/ib-verbs/src/name.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b0f378b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport/ib-verbs/src/name.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2008 Z RESEARCH, Inc. <http://www.zresearch.com>
+  This file is part of GlusterFS.
+
+  GlusterFS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+  by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
+  or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  GlusterFS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see
+  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef _IB_VERBS_NAME_H
+#define _IB_VERBS_NAME_H
+
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+
+#include "compat.h"
+
+int32_t 
+client_bind (transport_t *this, 
+             struct sockaddr *sockaddr, 
+             socklen_t *sockaddr_len, 
+             int sock);
+
+int32_t
+ibverbs_client_get_remote_sockaddr (transport_t *this, 
+                                    struct sockaddr *sockaddr, 
+                                    socklen_t *sockaddr_len);
+
+int32_t
+ibverbs_server_get_local_sockaddr (transport_t *this, 
+                                   struct sockaddr *addr, 
+                                   socklen_t *addr_len);
+
+int32_t
+get_transport_identifiers (transport_t *this);
+
+#endif /* _IB_VERBS_NAME_H */