In case of backporting #17012, also https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/17098 must be backported. The updated OpenMP added a new target which is not used by MXNet but breaks the build on some systems with nvptx. #17098 disables building this unused and broken feature.
On Thu, 2019-12-26 at 12:55 -0800, Pedro Larroy wrote: > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/17012 should be also ported > to the release branch. > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 1:39 PM Przemysław Trędak <ptre...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > That issue is now fixed in master, I am in the process of cherry-picking > > the fix to v1.6.x branch. I will prepare the RC1 once that is ready. > > > > Thanks > > Przemek > > > > On 2019/12/20 20:07:36, Lin Yuan <apefor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > What's the next step for the release? Should we continue testing this and > > > vote or wait until the > > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/17105 is fixed? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Lin > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 12:55 AM Lausen, Leonard > > <lau...@amazon.com.invalid> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks Przemysław for managing this release and everyone who > > contributed > > > > to it. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately Zechen Wang just discovered another issue with GPU > > Pointwise > > > > Fusion: https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/17105 > > > > > > > > Thus, -1. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, as the nightly release pipeline was broken until > > recently > > > > (and > > > > still isn't re-set up completely yet), the issue hasn't been discovered > > > > earlier. > > > > > > > > Przemysław may have a quick fix for the issue. Another option would be > > to > > > > release 1.6 with MXNET_USE_FUSION default to 0. > > > > > > > > Best regards > > > > Leonard > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2019-12-18 at 05:30 +0000, Chen, Ciyong wrote: > > > > > Appreciate Tredak to push out voting for 1.6 release. > > > > > > > > > > +1 as we've done lots of tests with expected performance in many > > > > different > > > > > scenarios including both single-node and multi-node (horovod based), > > > > both FP32 > > > > > and INT8 precision on many topologies. > > > > > > > > > > -Ciyong > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Zhao, Patric <patric.z...@intel.com> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:51 AM > > > > > To: dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org; d...@mxnet.apache.org > > > > > Subject: RE: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version > > 1.6.0.rc0 > > > > > Thanks, Tredak, I will add some words for the new feature in the > > release > > > > note. > > > > > +1 for voting because we have ran multiple time of tests in local and > > > > got the > > > > > expected performance boost. > > > > > > > > > > --Patric > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Przemysław Trędak <ptre...@apache.org> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 4:49 AM > > > > > > To: d...@mxnet.apache.org > > > > > > Subject: [VOTE] Release Apache MXNet (incubating) version 1.6.0.rc0 > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear MXNet community, > > > > > > > > > > > > This is the vote to release Apache MXNet (incubating) version > > 1.6.0. > > > > > > Voting starts now and will close on Friday, 20th December 2019 > > > > 23:59:59 PST. > > > > > > Link to release notes: > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/1.6.0+Release+notes > > > > > > Link to release candidate: > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/releases/tag/1.6.0.rc0 > > > > > > > > > > > > Link to source and signatures on apache dist server: > > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/mxnet/1.6.0.rc0/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Please remember to TEST first before voting accordingly: > > > > > > +1 = approve > > > > > > +0 = no opinion > > > > > > -1 = disapprove (provide reason) > > > > > > > > > > > > Additional notes: > > > > > > - There was an issue[1] raised that 1.6.0.rc0 does not build with > > > > > > clang on FreeBSD - I decided to not block the voting for this and > > > > > > instead let the Community decide whether this is a blocker for the > > > > release. > > > > > > - Patric Zhao and Tao Lv - could you help preparing a paragraph on > > > > > > MKLDNN > > > > > > 1.0 update in the New features section in the release notes? > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/17076 > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Przemyslaw Tredak
