That was fixed earlier this morning. On Dec 9, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Ralph Castain <r...@open-mpi.org> wrote:
> Just as an FYI: we discovered that libfabric requires libnl, and that the > configure logic doesn’t kick you out if libnl isn’t found - you just fail > during compile. > > >> On Dec 9, 2014, at 6:29 AM, Jeff Squyres (jsquyres) <jsquy...@cisco.com> >> wrote: >> >> As I mentioned on the call a week ago, the usnic BTL has been updated to use >> libfabric (instead of verbs). >> >> What is libfabric? >> --> Think of it as a "next generation verbs" -- it's OS-bypass networking >> for a wide range of network hardware, and libfabric contains many more >> capabilities than the verbs API. libfabric is being developed by most the >> same people who initially developed verbs; it's not in competition with >> verbs -- it's a true "next generation" effort. See >> http://ofiwg.github.io/libfabric/ for more detail. >> >> Why should anyone care? >> --> The usnic BTL has been updated to use libfabric. I have therefore >> removed all usnic-specific code from the verbs parts of the OMPI code base >> (e.g., opal/mca/common). Additionally, there will shortly be another commit >> that introduces another OMPI network device that uses libfabric. >> >> Did you really just embed libfabric in opal/common/libfabric? >> --> Yes -- but this is temporary. libfabric isn't v1.0 yet -- there aren't >> libfabric tarballs being distributed. Hence, other than git-cloning the >> libfabric github repo, you can't easily build OMPI against libfabric. So we >> are temporarily embedding a copy of libfabric in OMPI, partly for >> convenience, and partly because the libfabric API is still changing slightly >> -- we need a stable libfabric stake in the ground against which to build the >> usnic and other components. We'll update the embedded libfabric >> periodically to keep up with its development (e.g., I just did, earlier this >> morning). We anticipate removing the embedded copy of libfabric at some >> point in the future. >> >> Whoa; I'm getting a slew of -pedantic warnings when compiling libfabric! >> --> Yeah, sorry about that. :-( I added a pragma this morning that should >> remove some of them, but there's still a bunch of -pedantic warnings when >> you compile opal/mca/common/libfabric. We're working with libfabric >> upstream to get them fixed. Stay tuned. >> >> -- >> Jeff Squyres >> jsquy...@cisco.com >> For corporate legal information go to: >> http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> devel mailing list >> de...@open-mpi.org >> Subscription: http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/devel >> Link to this post: >> http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/devel/2014/12/16468.php > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > de...@open-mpi.org > Subscription: http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/devel > Link to this post: > http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/devel/2014/12/16480.php -- Jeff Squyres jsquy...@cisco.com For corporate legal information go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/
