Also include two other minor changes:
1. More C99-style member initialization in the component struct
1. Fix the BTL module member initialization to not be redundant
Add the functions that changed between BTL 2.0 and 3.0 into compat.h
and compat.c:
* module.btl_prepare_src: the signature and body of this method
changed between 2.0 and 3.0. However, the functions that this
method calls did *not* need to change, so they are copied over
wholesale (with the exception that they no longer accept the unused
`registration` parameter).
* module.btl_prepare_dst: this method does not exist in BTL 3.0.
* module.btl_put: the signature and body of this method changed
between 2.0 and 3.0.
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.
Update compat.h to only handle compatability between v1.7/v1.8 and
v1.9/2.0 (i.e., the current trunk). Remove what seems to be the last
vestiages of OMPI/ORTE pollution in the now-OPAL-ized usnic BTL.
Currently use a hard-coded constant for the MCW size (i.e.,
MPI_COMM_WORLD size) for some initialization values in the v1.9/2.0
series; still need to figure out something better there.
This commit was SVN r32365.
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.
