<html><body><p><tt><font size="2">"Ofa_boardplus" <ofa_boardplus-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org> wrote on 05/18/2018 23:43:21:<br><br>> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca></font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">> To: "Davis, Arlin R" <arlin.r.davis@intel.com></font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">> Cc: "ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org, " <br>> <ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org>, "Coulter, Susan K" <skc@lanl.gov></font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">> Date: 05/18/2018 23:44</font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">> Subject: Re: [Ofa_boardplus] OFA Repo and Maintainer List cleanup</font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">> Sent by: "Ofa_boardplus" <ofa_boardplus-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org></font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">> <br>> It would be useful to know if IBM is still using DAPL.<br>> <br>> Bernard can you find out?<br>> </font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">So, yes, DB2 PureScale still uses it, and currently relies on it. So</font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">IBM will find a solution to live without it, when uDAPL goes away.</font></tt><br><br><tt><font size="2">Thanks</font></tt><br><tt><font size="2">Bernard.</font></tt><br><tt><font size="2"><br>> Jason<br>> <br>> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 08:24:20AM +0000, Davis, Arlin R wrote:<br>> <br>> > Yes, we do have to provide support for Intel MPI and Xeon Phi<br>> > Co-Processor for a couple more years. IBM DB2 PureScale is also a<br>> > consumer of DAPL, mainly because of the OS agnostic RDMA interfaces.<br>> > <br>> > -arlin<br>> > <br>> > > <br>> > > There is not much addition work (other than bug fixes) is being done on<br>> > > DAPL, but it is still used by the shipping version of Intel MPI,<br>> so we still need<br>> > > the repo for now.<br>> > > <br>> > > Longer term, the next version of Intel MPI for 2019 is based on <br>> OFI and I am<br>> > > not sure if anything else is actually using DAPL, so longer <br>> term, Jason is right<br>> > > that it will stop being relevant in a couple of years.<br>> > > <br>> > > +Arlin, DAPL maintainer in case he wants to comment.<br>> > > <br>> > > Woody<br>> > > <br>> > > <br>> > > From: Ofa_boardplus [<a href="mailto:ofa_boardplus-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org">mailto:ofa_boardplus-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</a>]<br>> > > On Behalf Of Jason Gunthorpe<br>> > > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 12:24 PM<br>> > > To: Coulter, Susan K <skc@lanl.gov><br>> > > Cc: ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org,<br>> > > <ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org><br>> > > Subject: Re: [Ofa_boardplus] OFA Repo and Maintainer List cleanup<br>> > > <br>> > > libvmw_pvrdma is already part of rdma-core these days<br>> > > <br>> > > libscif is a 'verbs provider' and is incompatible with rdma-core, so it is<br>> > > basically useless for OFA. Recommend to remove it too.<br>> > > <br>> > > That leaves only two things.. DAPL is basically a dead project <br>> superceeded by<br>> > > libfabric. It will stop being relavent in two years I suspect.<br>> > > <br>> > > The same excercies should be done on the windows side. AFAIK 'OFED for<br>> > > Windows' and related is completely dead and should be removed too.<br>> > > <br>> > > Jason<br>> > > <br>> > > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 07:11:07PM +0000, Coulter, Susan K wrote:<br>> > > > Folks,<br>> > > > This has been a long time coming … we need to remove old, obsolete<br>> > > > cruft from the OFA “repo”.<br>> > > > Please review the attached document - it has 2 sections.<br>> > > > 1. A list of the directories available from the <br>> "OpenFabrics Software”<br>> > > > page.<br>> > > > That page is a quick link from the OFA home page, so easy <br>> to get to and<br>> > > > therefore prone to confuse.<br>> > > > I am recommending all but 3 of those directories should be removed.<br>> > > > If we can find a better place for the 3 that seem current -that would<br>> > > > be great.<br>> > > > ( since there is no “OpenFabrics Software” - and that wholepage needs<br>> > > > a major upgrade )<br>> > > > 2. A list of Maintainers.<br>> > > > We should either review and insure correctness of this list<br>> - or remove<br>> > > > it entirely.<br>> > > > Any feedback is appreciated.<br>> > > > Thanx.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > ================================<br>> > > > Susan Coulter<br>> > > > LANL / USRC / HPC-DES<br>> > > > Network Lead<br>> > > > (505) 412-6525<br>> > > > Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu<br>> > > > ================================<br>> > > <br>> > > <br>> > > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > > Ofa_boardplus mailing list<br>> > > > Ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org<br>> > > > <a href="INVALID URI REMOVED">INVALID URI REMOVED</a><br>> u=http-3A__lists.openfabrics.org_mailman_listinfo_ofa-5Fboardplus&d=DwIGaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-<br>> siA1ZOg&r=2TaYXQ0T-<br>> r8ZO1PP1alNwU_QJcRRLfmYTAgd3QCvqSc&m=5TjBYtmtPcgoslfwsjN9FhHOuD3GrY-7A2kv9Ke0y6U&s=vp3P0C45DX20uQJhLYhM9IKfHSDc_KpHx_ydlyxZZSo&e=<br>> > > <br>> > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > Ofa_boardplus mailing list<br>> > > Ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org<br>> > > <a href="INVALID URI REMOVED">INVALID URI REMOVED</a><br>> u=http-3A__lists.openfabrics.org_mailman_listinfo_ofa-5Fboardplus&d=DwIGaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-<br>> siA1ZOg&r=2TaYXQ0T-<br>> r8ZO1PP1alNwU_QJcRRLfmYTAgd3QCvqSc&m=5TjBYtmtPcgoslfwsjN9FhHOuD3GrY-7A2kv9Ke0y6U&s=vp3P0C45DX20uQJhLYhM9IKfHSDc_KpHx_ydlyxZZSo&e=<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Ofa_boardplus mailing list<br>> Ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org<br>> <a href="INVALID URI REMOVED">INVALID URI REMOVED</a><br>> u=http-3A__lists.openfabrics.org_mailman_listinfo_ofa-5Fboardplus&d=DwIGaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-<br>> siA1ZOg&r=2TaYXQ0T-<br>> r8ZO1PP1alNwU_QJcRRLfmYTAgd3QCvqSc&m=5TjBYtmtPcgoslfwsjN9FhHOuD3GrY-7A2kv9Ke0y6U&s=vp3P0C45DX20uQJhLYhM9IKfHSDc_KpHx_ydlyxZZSo&e=<br>> <br></font></tt><BR>
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