Re: [OMPI devel] RFC: PML/CM priority

2009-08-11 Thread Scott Atchley
George, When asked about MTL versus BTL, we always suggest that users try both with their application and determine which is best. I have had customers report the BTL is better on Solaris (memory registration is expensive and the BTL can overlap registration and communication when it frag

Re: [OMPI devel] RFC: PML/CM priority

2009-08-11 Thread George Bosilca
Here is an alternative solution. If instead of setting a hard coded value for the priority of CM, we make it use the priority of the MTL that get selected, we can solve this problem on a case by case approach by carefully setting the MTL's priority (bump up the portals and PSM one and decre

Re: [OMPI devel] RFC: PML/CM priority

2009-08-11 Thread Brian W. Barrett
On Tue, 11 Aug 2009, Rainer Keller wrote: When compiling on systems with MX or Portals, we offer MTLs and BTLs. If MTLs are used, the PML/CM is loaded as well as the PML/OB1. Question 1: Is favoring OB1 over CM required for any MTL (MX, Portals, PSM)? George has in the past had srtong feelin

[OMPI devel] RFC: PML/CM priority

2009-08-11 Thread Rainer Keller
Hello all, as raised on todays telcon: WHAT: Obeying or lowering default priority of PML/CM. WHY: Not obvious why MTLs are not used for Portals/MX WHEN: On trunk, Tuesday afternoon 18 Aug 2009 On 1.3 by CMR on 25 Aug 2009 TIMEOUT: Tuesday telconf, 18 Aug 2009