I put back more code changes and refreshed the RFC a little. So, if you
want a latest/greatest copy, here is the (slightly) amended RFC. Thanks
for the positive feedback so far, but more scrutiny is appreciated!
Title: RFC: Fragmented sm Allocations
RFC: Fragmented sm Allocations
WHAT: D
Whoa, this analysis rocks. :-) I'm going through trying to grok it
all...
Just wanted to say: kudos for this.
On Jan 14, 2009, at 1:14 AM, Eugene Loh wrote:
RFC: Fragmented sm Allocations
WHAT: Dealing with the fragmented allocations of sm BTL FIFO
circular buffers (CB) during MPI_Init(
I haven't reviewed the code either, but really do appreciate someone
taking the time for such a thorough analysis of the problems we have
all observed for some time!
Thanks Eugene!!
On Jan 14, 2009, at 5:05 AM, Tim Mattox wrote:
Great analysis and suggested changes! I've not had a chance
Great analysis and suggested changes! I've not had a chance yet
to look at your hg branch, so this sin't a code review... Barring a
bad code review, I'd say these changes should all go in the trunk
for inclusion in 1.4.
2009/1/14 Eugene Loh :
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> RFC: Fragmented sm Allocations
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> WHAT: Dealin
Title: RFC: Fragmented sm Allocations
RFC: Fragmented sm Allocations
WHAT: Dealing with the fragmented allocations of sm BTL FIFO
circular buffers (CB) during MPI_Init().
Also:
Improve handling of error codes.
Automate the sizing of the mmap file.
WHY: To reduce consumption of sha