*
     * @param preference provider preference ("auto", "disni", "tcp", etc.)
     * @return best available RDMA provider, or null if none available
     */
    public static RdmaProvider createProvider(String preference) {
        if ("auto".equalsIgnoreCase(preference)) {
            return selectBestProvider();
        }

        switch (preference.toLowerCase()) {
        case "disni":

        RdmaProvider provider = RdmaProviderFactory.createProvider("auto");
        assertNotNull(provider, "Auto provider selection should return a provider");
        assertTrue(provider.isAvailable(), "Returned provider should be available");
    }

    @Test
    public void testCreateProviderTcp() {
        RdmaProvider provider = RdmaProviderFactory.createProvider("tcp");