* @param connection the RDMA connection to use
     * @return operation result
     * @throws IOException if operation fails after all retries
     */
    public <T> T executeWithRetry(RdmaOperation<T> operation, RdmaConnection connection) throws IOException {
        Exception lastError = null;
        int retryCount = 0;

        while (retryCount <= maxRetries) {
            try {