There are only five places in the non-daemon code paths where opal_hwloc_topology is currently referenced:
* shared memory BTLs (sm, smcuda). I have added a code path to those components that uses the location string
instead of the topology itself, if available, thus avoiding instantiating the topology
* openib BTL. This uses the distance matrix. At present, I haven't developed a method
for replacing that reference. Thus, this component will instantiate the topology
* usnic BTL. Uses the distance matrix.
* treematch TOPO component. Does some complex tree-based algorithm, so it will instantiate
the topology
* ess base functions. If a process is direct launched and not bound at launch, this
code attempts to bind it. Thus, procs in this scenario will instantiate the
topology
Note that instantiating the topology on complex chips such as KNL can consume
megabytes of memory.
Fix pernode binding policy
Properly handle the unbound case
Correct pointer usage
Do not free static error messages!
Signed-off-by: Ralph Castain <rhc@open-mpi.org>
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