On Dec 2, 2010, at 3:59 AM, 阚圣哲 wrote:
> When I use openmpi mpirun --mca btl <arg1>, I find arg1 can be ofud, self,
> sm, openib, but www.open-mpi.org desn't explain those args.
"BTL" stands for "byte transfer layer" -- is the lowest networking software
layer for the "ob1" MPI transport in Open MPI (ob1 is usually the default
transport in Open MPI).
Each BTL supports a different kind of network:
- ofud: experimental UD-based OpenFabrics transport. I would not use this; it
was developed as part of research and was never really finished.
- self: send-to-self (i.e., loopback to the same MPI process)
- sm: shared memory
- openib: generalized OpenFabrics transport.
Open MPI will automatically pick which BTL to use on a per-communication basis,
based on which MPI process peer you are communicating with.
The "--mca btl ..." argument to mpirun restricts which BTLs Open MPI will use
at run-time.
> I can't understand the mean of "ofud", what different between "ofud" and
> "openib",
> I also can't understand the different between "ibcm" and "rdmacm", when I
> use mpirun --mca btl_openib_cpc_include <arg2>.
There are 4 different ways for openib BTL to make connections across Open
Fabrics networks:
- oob: the default ("out of band", meaning that it uses TCP sockets)
- xoob: the default when using Mellanox XRC ("out of band with XRC support")
- rdmacm: the default when using iWARP (because iWARP doesn't support OOB or
XOOB)
- ibcm: not currently used; it's an IB-specific method that was never really
finished
Usually, the right CM is just automatically picked -- you shouldn't need to
manually select anything.
> maybe www.open-mpi.org can publish a openmpi's document to explain those
> args and principle.
We are lacking in the documentation department; contributions would be greatly
appreciated...
The README file has a bunch about BTLs; that may be helpful reading.
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