Re: [ofiwg] libfabric 2.0 and FABRIC_DIRECT

Got it, thanks! From: Xiong, Jianxin Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 5:00 PM To: Blocksome, Michael ; ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org Subject: RE: libfabric 2.0 and FABRIC_DIRECT FABRIC_DIRECT is a building option that providers can choose to support or not. Providers are free to remove the

Re: [ofiwg] libfabric 2.0 and FABRIC_DIRECT

FABRIC_DIRECT is a building option that providers can choose to support or not. Providers are free to remove the support at any time. Middlewares are not required to test against fabric direct build. If they do, it is usually only done with the provider(s) in interest that support fabric

[ofiwg] libfabric 2.0 and FABRIC_DIRECT

Hello all .. apologies, but I missed today's ofiwg call. I understand that FABRIC_DIRECT w.r.t. libfabric 2.0 was discussed and it was determined that FABRIC_DIRECT would not be removed in the future. @Xiong, Jianxin - could you summarize the rationale for this