[ewg] RE: OFED libraries - on the web at last

[Todd Rimmer]

> Sasha wrote:
> I think the status of libibcommon as non-public library was discussed
> many times (as well as its removal). Personally I don't see any good
> reason to get it back. At least not in the management tree - management
> doesn't use it.

The issue isn't with the management tree.  It's with the mvapich included in OFED 1.4.1 and previous versions.  It links with libibcommon and as a result, ALL end user and ISV apps linked with mvapich also link with libibcommon.

This means that in moving to OFED 1.5 end users and ISVs would have to recompile all their apps.  Such a change should not be taken lightly.  Instead we should provide what is needed in OFED 1.5 such that existing app binaries will continue to work (might be as simple as stubbed library).  Then we can issue notice to end users and ISVs that their apps will need to be rebuilt and allow them at least 1 release to accomplish that.

Todd Rimmer
Chief Architect 
QLogic Network Systems Group
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Todd.Rimmer at QLogic.com  www.QLogic.com
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sasha Khapyorsky [mailto:sashakvolt at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Sasha
> Khapyorsky
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:09 AM
> To: Tziporet Koren
> Cc: Todd Rimmer; ewg at lists.openfabrics.org
> Subject: Re: [ewg] RE: OFED libraries - on the web at last
> 
> Hi Tziporet,
> 
> On 13:03 Sun 14 Jun     , Tziporet Koren wrote:
> > I send this to Sasha who is the management maintainer
> > Only he can decide if to bring libibcommon back to life
> 
> 
> Sasha