[openib-general] [PATCH] new uDAPL openIB provider using socket CM

Sayantan Sur surs at cse.ohio-state.edu
Tue Oct 25 13:49:57 PDT 2005


Hi Woody,

* On Oct,2 Woodruff, Robert J<robert.j.woodruff at intel.com> wrote :
> Arlin wrote,
> >James,
> 
> >Here is a patch to add an optional openIB uDAPL provider that uses the
> socket CM >for anyone having
> >problems scaling out with the uCM/uAT version. To build the new
> provider, simply >"make
> >VERBS=openib_scm". This version does not require IPoIB, uCM, or uAT.
> 
> >-arlin
> 
> I have been using this DAPL provider with my testing of MPI and
> it seems stable. It has been tested up to 128 nodes.
> The uAT version on the other hand seems to still have problems
> so I would be glad to see this version be put into the tree also. 
> 
> Sayantan, you may also want to try this socket based CM 
> uDAPL provide for your work. It seems more stable than the uAT version
> in my testing thus far. 

Thanks for this information! We will try this out in our lab.

Sincerely,
Sayantan.

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