I know that its a huge code base. But, I am looking for specific answers like
does OpenMPI use sockets? Can programs written without mpi libraries be run on
clusters using orte(with some changes)? It would be really helpful if atleast
these and related doubts can be solved.
Thanks,
Mahesh
On Aug 22, 2013 (jsquyres) wrote
> Note that according to http://www.ohloh.net/p/openmpi, OMPI is over 3/4M
> lines of code. I doubt you will be able to get a thorough understanding of
> *all* of OMPI in a semester or two -- indeed, I doubt that any one Open MPI
> core developer has a thorough understanding of the whole code base (I know I
> don't!).
>
> I don't say these things to discourage you; I actually just want to encourage
> you to set realistic expectations for what you'll be able to do.
>
> Are there any particular areas that you'd like to focus on? MPI -- and the
> Open MPI implementation -- covers a *lot* of different subsystems and
> concepts.
>
>
> On Aug 22, 2013, at 8:06 AM, mahesh wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am an newbie to all MPI concepts and I would like to understand the
> > MPI source code thoroughly for
> > an academic project. So, what I need is an detailed explanation of how
> > every framework and module
> > works. It would be really helpful if wise people could point me to
> > right direction.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mahesh
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