This commit represents the conversion of the usnic BTL from verbs to
libfabric.
For the moment, libfabric is embedded in Open MPI (currently in the
usnic BTL). This is because the libfabric API is still changing, and
also has not yet been released. Ultimately, this embedded copy of
libfabric will likely disappear and the usnic BTL will rely on an
external installation of libfabric.
New configure options:
* --with-libfabric: will cause configure to fail if libfabric support
cannot be built
* --without-libfabric: will prevent libfabric support from being built
* --with-libfabric=DIR: use an external libfabric installation
* --with-libfabric-libdir=LIBDIR: when paired with --with-libfabric=DIR,
use LIBDIR for the libfabric installation library dir
The --with-libnl3[-libdir] arguments are now gone.
1. After we receive N abnormally-short messages (meaning: corrupted),
print a show_help message about it. N defaults to 25. N can be set
to 0 disable the message via btl_usnic_max_short_packets.
1. If we receive a completion error for something other than a
receive, display a show_help message.
Reviewed by Dave Goodell.
CMR'ing to v1.8.3, but it will require a custom patch because of the
OMPI->OPAL BTL move.
cmr=v1.8.3
This commit was SVN r32522.
Show an example of using the btl_usnic_connectivity_map option. Also,
mention that another reason for the "total connectivity failure" may
be due to asymmetric / unexpected routing.
Reviewed by Dave Goodell.
cmr=v1.8.2:reviewer=ompi-rm1.8
This commit was SVN r32465.
These messages were committed in the v1.8 branch in r32341, but were
never committed to the trunk (because we were waiting for the OPAL BTL
move). This commit brings the trunk and v1.8 help messages in line
with each other.
This commit was SVN r32445.
The following SVN revision numbers were found above:
r32341 --> open-mpi/ompi@5e752b4aba
Adapt to moving down to OPAL: find a PML-registered error callback,
and use that when we don't have a module context and we need to abort.
Failing that, just call exit().
This commit was SVN r32362.
WHAT: Open our low-level communication infrastructure by moving all necessary components (btl/rcache/allocator/mpool) down in OPAL
All the components required for inter-process communications are currently deeply integrated in the OMPI layer. Several groups/institutions have express interest in having a more generic communication infrastructure, without all the OMPI layer dependencies. This communication layer should be made available at a different software level, available to all layers in the Open MPI software stack. As an example, our ORTE layer could replace the current OOB and instead use the BTL directly, gaining access to more reactive network interfaces than TCP. Similarly, external software libraries could take advantage of our highly optimized AM (active message) communication layer for their own purpose. UTK with support from Sandia, developped a version of Open MPI where the entire communication infrastucture has been moved down to OPAL (btl/rcache/allocator/mpool). Most of the moved components have been updated to match the new schema, with few exceptions (mainly BTLs where I have no way of compiling/testing them). Thus, the completion of this RFC is tied to being able to completing this move for all BTLs. For this we need help from the rest of the Open MPI community, especially those supporting some of the BTLs. A non-exhaustive list of BTLs that qualify here is: mx, portals4, scif, udapl, ugni, usnic.
This commit was SVN r32317.
