[libfabric-users] libfabric release v1.9.0 is now available

[Hefty, Sean]

> I'm also interested in GPUDirect support and interfacing via libfabric - or at least
> having a simple async interface of the same style that allows me to coordinate
> transfers from GPU->GPU/CPU etc - I see that this has been discussed at ofiwg meetings
> , so I'll keep my ear to the ground for more news.

>From the perspective of the API, search for HMEM capability and memory registration:

https://ofiwg.github.io/libfabric/master/man/fi_getinfo.3.html

https://ofiwg.github.io/libfabric/master/man/fi_mr.3.html

Provider support and additional API enhancements (if needed) are still developing.

- Sean