rdma_join_multicast(3)

rdma_join_multicast3

Joins a multicast group.

Usage

#include <rdma/rdma_cma.h>

int rdma_join_multicast (struct rdma_cm_id *id, struct sockaddr *addr, void *context);

Arguments

id

Communication identifier associated with the request.

addr

Multicast address identifying the group to join.

context

User-defined context associated with the join request.

Overview

Joins a multicast group and attaches an associated QP to the group.

Return value

Returns 0 on success, or -1 on error. If an error occurs, errno will be set to indicate the failure reason.

Notes

Before joining a multicast group, the rdma_cm_id must be bound to an RDMA device by calling rdma_bind_addr or rdma_resolve_addr. Use of rdma_resolve_addr requires the local routing tables to resolve the multicast address to an RDMA device, unless a specific source address is provided. The user must call rdma_leave_multicast to leave the multicast group and release any multicast resources. After the join operation completes, if a QP is associated with the rdma_cm_id, it is automatically attached to the multicast group when the multicast event is retrieved by the user. Otherwise, the user is responsible for calling ibv_attach_mcast to bind the QP to the multicast group. The join context is returned to the user through the private_data field in the rdma_cm_event.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 5.0–6.0
  2. 7–9
  3. 10–Arch

From rdma-core 65.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.