[openib-general] Fwd: [mvapich] Announcing the release of MVAPICH2 0.9.6 with on-demand connection management, multi-core optimized shared memory communication and memory hook support

[Jeff Squyres]

Forwarding this to the mvapich-discuss list because it has gotten  
zero replies on the openib-general list.  If someone from OSU could  
reply, it would be most helpful.  Thanks.


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jeff Squyres <jsquyres at cisco.com>
> Date: October 27, 2006 11:05:17 AM EDT
> To: openib <openib-general at openib.org>
> Subject: Re: [mvapich] Announcing the release of MVAPICH2 0.9.6  
> with on-demand connection management, multi-core optimized shared  
> memory communication and memory hook support
>
> Any response from the OSU crew?
>
> Can someone provide a reason why MVAPICH is still in OpenIB's  
> Subversion repository?  Please see my original mail, below, for  
> more detailed questions.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> On Oct 23, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Jeff Squyres wrote:
>
>> On Oct 22, 2006, at 11:53 PM, Dhabaleswar Panda wrote:
>>
>>> A stripped down version of this release is also available at the
>>> OpenIB SVN.
>>
>> I see this statement in every MVAPICH release notice and it  
>> continues to puzzle me.
>>
>> I understand that there was a use for an alternate distribution  
>> source before MVAPICH became open source.  But now that the  
>> MVAPICH code bases are freely available from OSU via multiple  
>> mechanisms (anonymous SVN, tarball download, etc.), why is a  
>> "stripped down version" maintained in the OpenIB SVN?
>>
>> 1. What, exactly, is the difference between the MVAPICH available  
>> from OSU and the "stripped down version" in the OpenIB SVN?
>>
>> 2. Why would someone choose to download the "stripped down  
>> version" from the OpenIB SVN?  Have any real users/customers done so?
>>
>> 3. What is the point of maintaining yet more flavors of MVAPICH --  
>> aren't there enough already (multiple versions from OSU, more  
>> versions available from each IB vendor)?
>>
>> DK -- can you please explain?  Thanks.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jeff Squyres
>> Server Virtualization Business Unit
>> Cisco Systems
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Jeff Squyres
> Server Virtualization Business Unit
> Cisco Systems
>
>


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Jeff Squyres
Server Virtualization Business Unit
Cisco Systems