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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=693575614-29032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>MPI: Tarballs or SRPMs? I think this question will be
discussed in about an hour on the MPI teleconference. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=693575614-29032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I'd really like to avoid replicating code/data/packages
that are available elsewhere, except in a final distribution form (i.e., the
final IBED distribution tarball can contain SRPM/tarball/whatever of Open MPI,
but if it's not unique to IBED, there's no need to put it in the OF SVN.
See my mail from the other day about this).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=693575614-29032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>There's still a lot of "if's" in here; we'll discuss in an
hour.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> openfabrics-ewg-bounces@openib.org
[mailto:openfabrics-ewg-bounces@openib.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Tziporet
Koren<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Bryan
O'Sullivan<BR><B>Cc:</B> Michael S. Tsirkin;
Openfabrics-ewg@openib.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [openfabrics-ewg] How to
generate IBED releases using 1.0 branch<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi All,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is my proposal how we should
work to generate IBED release based on 1.0 branch.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Note that one purpose of this
proposal is also to make sure that the code that goes into kernel is verified
and save the need to merge any kernel level code in the
branch.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The model should be
this:</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any module that is already in
the kernel will be taken from the git tree that is targeted for 2.6.17
(</SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face="Courier New" color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/roland/infiniband.git;a=summary</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">)</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>This
include the following: mthca, ipath (if I understand it should be in soon),
core (all modules), ipoib, srp</SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kernel modules that are not in
Linux kernel will be taken from these directories:<BR>iSER, SDP – from the
trunk<BR>RDS: from SilverStorm contrib directory (till they move it to the
trunk)</SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All user space code will be
taken from the 1.0 branch. I will send all user space patches that are
important for this release. If it’s OK I can also check them in, or ask the
maintainers as agreed to do so.</SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">MPI:<BR>MVAPICH – tarball is
provided by Mellanox<BR>Open MPI – tarball is provided by Cisco<BR>Both
tarballs should be placed in OpenFabrics web site (Need a location from
Matt)</SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IBED build scripts: We will open
a specific directory for IBED release under the 1.0 branch and all relevant
scripts will be places there.</SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Back port patches: We will have
a back port patches directory under 1.0 branch.</SPAN></FONT> </LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think this module can help us to
progress both OpenFabrics and IBED releases very well and also contribute for
the stability of code that is going to Linux kernel.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BTW – when do we go public to
OpenFabrics general list?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tziporet</SPAN></FONT></P>
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