InfiniBand Network Architecture

Initialized State

Under Software Control, Initialized Is Entered From...

...the Reset state. Software transitions a QP from the Reset state to the Initialized state using the Modify QP verb call.

Initialized State Operational Characteristics

When a QP is in the Initialized state, it has the following operational characteristics:

• WRs can be posted to the RQ, but they are not processed.

• Incoming packets targeting QP's RQ are silently dropped.

• Any attempt to post a WR to the SQ results in the return of an immediate error.

• WRs on the SQ are not processed.

• Other than executing the Destroy QP verb call, the Modify QP verb call is the only way software can cause transition the QP out of the Initialize state. The next state must be the RTR state.

• If it is ...