Add notes about csum.
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@ -450,10 +450,10 @@ Network Support
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(first released as part of OFED v1.2), per restrictions imposed by
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the OFED network stack.
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- There are two MPI network models available: "ob1" and "cm". "ob1"
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uses BTL ("Byte Transfer Layer") components for each supported
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network. "cm" uses MTL ("Matching Tranport Layer") components for
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each supported network.
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- There are two three MPI network models available: "ob1" / "csum" and
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"cm". "ob1" and "csum" use BTL ("Byte Transfer Layer") components
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for each supported network. "cm" uses MTL ("Matching Tranport
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Layer") components for each supported network.
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- "ob1" supports a variety of networks that can be used in
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combination with each other (per OS constraints; e.g., there are
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@ -469,6 +469,12 @@ Network Support
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- SCTP
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- uDAPL
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- "csum" is exactly the same as "ob1", except that it performs
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additional data integrity checks to ensure that the received data
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is intact (vs. trusting the underlying network to deliver the data
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correctly). csum supports all the same networks as ob1, but there
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is a performance penalty for the additional integrity checks.
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- "cm" supports a smaller number of networks (and they cannot be
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used together), but may provide better better overall MPI
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performance:
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- Portals
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Open MPI will, by default, choose to use "cm" when the InfiniPath
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PSM MTL can be used. Otherwise, OB1 will be used and the
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corresponding BTLs will be selected. Users can force the use of ob1
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or cm if desired by setting the "pml" MCA parameter at run-time:
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PSM MTL can be used. Otherwise, "ob1" will be used and the
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corresponding BTLs will be selected. "csum" will never be selected
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by default. Users can force the use of ob1 or cm if desired by
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setting the "pml" MCA parameter at run-time:
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shell$ mpirun --mca pml ob1 ...
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or
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shell$ mpirun --mca pml csum ...
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or
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shell$ mpirun --mca pml cm ...
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- Myrinet MX support is shared between the 2 internal devices, the MTL
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