[ewg] Re: [ofa-general] Toward next OFED release (1.3)

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Tue, 2007-06-26 at 10:27, Tziporet Koren wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> On next Monday we will have the first meeting to close OFED 1.3
> features and schedule.
> As a preparation I send here the list of features we already reviewed
> in Sonoma, and other features I see in progress on the general list
> discussions.
> 
> I know this is a long mail :-( but I ask each of the
> maintainers/customers to review this list and send comments and other
> requests.
> 
> There are some ULPs that I placed "?" and the owner should review and
> reply with the plans.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tziporet
> 
> 
> Main New Features
> ==============
> Base kernel: 2.6.23 (we will start with 2.6.22 but will move to
> 2.6.23)
> Install: 
>       * Minimize integration effort into OS distribution
>       * Break the packages RPMs (work with Novell and Redhat)
>         
> 
> 
> Package: 
>       * Sources arrangement for the end user (for the labs)
>       * Reduce compilation warnings
>         
> 
> 
> QoS:
>       * OSM
>       * CM & CMA
>       * ULPs: SDP, SRP, IPoIB, RDS?
>         
> 
> 
> Core: 
>       * Updated SA cache
>       * User space events registration
>       * Preparations for IB routers
>         
> 
> 
> libibverbs:
>       * New verbs: 
>               * Scalable Reliable Connected Transport (with Mellanox
>                 ConnectX)
>               * Shared Send Queue
>               * Reliable Multicast ?
>                 
>         
> 
> 
> Management:
>       * Multiple partitions
>       * OpenSM
>               * More routing performance improvements
>               * Even more speedups
>               * Better packaging/installation
>               * “Native” daemon mode
>               * Performance management
>               * Quality of Service manager: Based on IBTA annex

enhancements for fat tree routing (non pure tree support)
more console commands and telnet access to console

>       * More diagnostics - Hal please update

ibsim - IB management simulator which can be used without OpenSM
recompilation and supports the diag tools

ibidsverify.pl: validate LIDs and GUIDs in subnet
Updated ibnetdiscover format with link width and speed, and GUIDs
ibnetdiscover grouping support for new Voltaire chassis
diag updates for IB router support
iblinkinfo.pl: Support peer port link width and speed validation
ibdatacounters: Add script and man page for subnet wide data counters
saquery enhancements

> ULPs:
>       * IPoIB: NAPI; CM in GA; Bonding in GA
>       * NFS over RDMA integration
>       * RDS: RDMA API (using FMRs); GA quality with Oracle 11
>       * SDP: Keepalive; Asynch IO (Zero Copy)
>       * SRP: HA in GA
>       * VNIC: ? Qlogic - please update
>       * iSER: ? Voltaire - please update
>       * uDAPL - ? Arlin please update
>         
> 
> 
> iWARP: (Steve please update if needed)
>       * iwarp-specific verbs
>       * iwarp-specific async events
>       * API for MPA options (CRC/Markers)
>       * API for streaming mode IO (needed for compliant iSER)
>       * Possibly other ULPs (RDS, SDP, iSER)
>         
> 
> 
> MPIs:
> Integrate the new MPI releases that are on time for OFED 1.3
>       * Jeff - please update about Open MPI
>       * DK: Please update regarding MVAPICH and MVAPICH2
>         
> 
> 
> OFED 1.3 System Matrix
>       * CPU Arch: X86, x86_64, PPC64, ia64
>       * kernel.org: kernel 2.6.23
>       * Novell: SLES 10; SLES 10 SP1
>       * Redhat: RHEL 4 (up4 and up5); RHEL 5 (can we drop RHEL4up4
>         since up6 will probably be out till this release is out?)
>       * Free distros (Fedora, SuSE Pro, Ubuntu) - basic testing only
>         
>         
> 
> 
> Tziporet Koren
> Software Director
> Mellanox Technologies
> mailto: tziporet at mellanox.co.il
> Tel +972-4-9097200, ext 380
> 
> 
> 
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