Hi, This problem can be caused by a variety of things, but I suspect our default queue pair parameters (QP) aren't helping the situation :-).
What happens when you add the following to your mpirun command? -mca btl_openib_receive_queues S,4096,128:S,12288,128:S,65536,12 OMPI Developers: Maybe we should consider disabling the use of per-peer queue pairs by default. Do they buy us anything? For what it is worth, we have stopped using them on all of our large systems here at LANL. Thanks, Samuel K. Gutierrez Los Alamos National Laboratory On Sep 12, 2011, at 9:23 AM, Blosch, Edwin L wrote: > I am getting this error message below and I don’t know what it means or how > to fix it. It only happens when I run on a large number of processes, e.g. > 960. Things work fine on 480, and I don’t think the application has a bug. > Any help is appreciated… > > [c1n01][[30697,1],3][connect/btl_openib_connect_oob.c:464:qp_create_one] > error creating qp errno says Cannot allocate memory > [c1n01][[30697,1],4][connect/btl_openib_connect_oob.c:464:qp_create_one] > error creating qp errno says Cannot allocate memory > > Here’s the mpirun command I used: > mpirun --prefix /usr/mpi/intel/openmpi-1.4.3 --machinefile <host file> -np > 960 --mca btl ^tcp --mca mpool_base_use_mem_hooks 1 --mca mpi_leave_pinned 1 > -x LD_LIBRARY_PATH -x MPI_ENVIRONMENT=1 <application name + arguments> > > Here’s the applicable hardware from the > /usr/mpi/intel/openmpi-1.4.3/share/openmpi/mca-btl-openib-device-params.ini > file: > # A.k.a. ConnectX > [Mellanox Hermon] > vendor_id = 0x2c9,0x5ad,0x66a,0x8f1,0x1708,0x03ba,0x15b3,0x119f > vendor_part_id = > 25408,25418,25428,26418,26428,25448,26438,26448,26468,26478,26488 > use_eager_rdma = 1 > mtu = 2048 > max_inline_data = 128 > > And this is the output of ompi_info –param btl openib: > MCA btl: parameter "btl_base_verbose" (current value: "0", > data source: default value) > Verbosity level of the BTL framework > MCA btl: parameter "btl" (current value: <none>, data > source: default value) > Default selection set of components for the btl > framework (<none> means use all components that can be found) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_verbose" (current value: "0", > data source: default value) > Output some verbose OpenIB BTL information (0 = no > output, nonzero = output) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_warn_no_device_params_found" > (current value: "1", data source: default value, synonyms: > btl_openib_warn_no_hca_params_found) > Warn when no device-specific parameters are found > in the INI file specified by the btl_openib_device_param_files MCA > parameter (0 = do not warn; any other value = warn) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_warn_no_hca_params_found" > (current value: "1", data source: default value, deprecated, synonym > of: btl_openib_warn_no_device_params_found) > Warn when no device-specific parameters are found > in the INI file specified by the btl_openib_device_param_files MCA > parameter (0 = do not warn; any other value = warn) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_warn_default_gid_prefix" > (current value: "1", data source: default value) > Warn when there is more than one active ports and > at least one of them connected to the network with only default GID > prefix configured (0 = do not warn; any other value > = warn) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_warn_nonexistent_if" (current > value: "1", data source: default value) > Warn if non-existent devices and/or ports are > specified in the btl_openib_if_[in|ex]clude MCA parameters (0 = do not > warn; any other value = warn) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_want_fork_support" (current > value: "-1", data source: default value) > Whether fork support is desired or not (negative = > try to enable fork support, but continue even if it is not > available, 0 = do not enable fork support, positive > = try to enable fork support and fail if it is not available) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_device_param_files" (current > value: > > "/usr/mpi/intel/openmpi-1.4.3/share/openmpi/mca-btl-openib-device-params.ini", > data source: default value, synonyms: > btl_openib_hca_param_files) > Colon-delimited list of INI-style files that > contain device vendor/part-specific parameters > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_hca_param_files" (current > value: > > "/usr/mpi/intel/openmpi-1.4.3/share/openmpi/mca-btl-openib-device-params.ini", > data source: default value, deprecated, > synonym of: btl_openib_device_param_files) > Colon-delimited list of INI-style files that > contain device vendor/part-specific parameters > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_device_type" (current value: > "all", data source: default value) > Specify to only use IB or iWARP network adapters > (infiniband = only use InfiniBand HCAs; iwarp = only use iWARP NICs; > all = use any available adapters) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_max_btls" (current value: > "-1", data source: default value) > Maximum number of device ports to use (-1 = use all > available, otherwise must be >= 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_free_list_num" (current > value: "8", data source: default value) > Intial size of free lists (must be >= 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_free_list_max" (current > value: "-1", data source: default value) > Maximum size of free lists (-1 = infinite, > otherwise must be >= 0) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_free_list_inc" (current > value: "32", data source: default value) > Increment size of free lists (must be >= 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_mpool" (current value: > "rdma", data source: default value) > Name of the memory pool to be used (it is unlikely > that you will ever want to change this > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_reg_mru_len" (current value: > "16", data source: default value) > Length of the registration cache most recently used > list (must be >= 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_cq_size" (current value: > "1000", data source: default value, synonyms: btl_openib_ib_cq_size) > Size of the OpenFabrics completion queue (will > automatically be set to a minimum of (2 * number_of_peers * > btl_openib_rd_num)) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_cq_size" (current value: > "1000", data source: default value, deprecated, synonym of: > btl_openib_cq_size) > Size of the OpenFabrics completion queue (will > automatically be set to a minimum of (2 * number_of_peers * > btl_openib_rd_num)) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_max_inline_data" (current > value: "-1", data source: default value, synonyms: > btl_openib_ib_max_inline_data) > Maximum size of inline data segment (-1 = run-time > probe to discover max value, otherwise must be >= 0). If not > explicitly set, use max_inline_data from the INI > file containing device-specific parameters > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_max_inline_data" (current > value: "-1", data source: default value, deprecated, synonym of: > btl_openib_max_inline_data) > Maximum size of inline data segment (-1 = run-time > probe to discover max value, otherwise must be >= 0). If not > explicitly set, use max_inline_data from the INI > file containing device-specific parameters > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_pkey" (current value: "0", > data source: default value, synonyms: btl_openib_ib_pkey_val) > OpenFabrics partition key (pkey) value. Unsigned > integer decimal or hex values are allowed (e.g., "3" or "0x3f") and > will be masked against the maximum allowable IB > paritition key value (0x7fff) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_pkey_val" (current value: > "0", data source: default value, deprecated, synonym of: > btl_openib_pkey) > OpenFabrics partition key (pkey) value. Unsigned > integer decimal or hex values are allowed (e.g., "3" or "0x3f") and > will be masked against the maximum allowable IB > paritition key value (0x7fff) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_psn" (current value: "0", > data source: default value, synonyms: btl_openib_ib_psn) > OpenFabrics packet sequence starting number (must > be >= 0) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_psn" (current value: "0", > data source: default value, deprecated, synonym of: > btl_openib_psn) > OpenFabrics packet sequence starting number (must > be >= 0) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_qp_ous_rd_atom" (current > value: "4", data source: default value) > InfiniBand outstanding atomic reads (must be >= 0) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_mtu" (current value: "3", > data source: default value, synonyms: btl_openib_ib_mtu) > OpenFabrics MTU, in bytes (if not specified in INI > files). Valid values are: 1=256 bytes, 2=512 bytes, 3=1024 bytes, > 4=2048 bytes, 5=4096 bytes > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_mtu" (current value: "3", > data source: default value, deprecated, synonym of: > btl_openib_mtu) > OpenFabrics MTU, in bytes (if not specified in INI > files). Valid values are: 1=256 bytes, 2=512 bytes, 3=1024 bytes, > 4=2048 bytes, 5=4096 bytes > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_min_rnr_timer" (current > value: "25", data source: default value) > InfiniBand minimum "receiver not ready" timer, in > seconds (must be >= 0 and <= 31) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_timeout" (current value: > "20", data source: default value) > InfiniBand transmit timeout, plugged into formula: > 4.096 microseconds * (2^btl_openib_ib_timeout)(must be >= 0 and <= > 31) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_retry_count" (current > value: "7", data source: default value) > InfiniBand transmit retry count (must be >= 0 and > <= 7) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_rnr_retry" (current value: > "7", data source: default value) > InfiniBand "receiver not ready" retry count; > applies *only* to SRQ/XRC queues. PP queues use RNR retry values of 0 > because Open MPI performs software flow control to > guarantee that RNRs never occur (must be >= 0 and <= 7; 7 = > "infinite") > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_max_rdma_dst_ops" (current > value: "4", data source: default value) > InfiniBand maximum pending RDMA destination > operations (must be >= 0) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ib_service_level" (current > value: "0", data source: default value) > InfiniBand service level (must be >= 0 and <= 15) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_use_eager_rdma" (current > value: "-1", data source: default value) > Use RDMA for eager messages (-1 = use device > default, 0 = do not use eager RDMA, 1 = use eager RDMA) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_eager_rdma_threshold" > (current value: "16", data source: default value) > Use RDMA for short messages after this number of > messages are received from a given peer (must be >= 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_max_eager_rdma" (current > value: "16", data source: default value) > Maximum number of peers allowed to use RDMA for > short messages (RDMA is used for all long messages, except if > explicitly disabled, such as with the "dr" pml) > (must be >= 0) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_eager_rdma_num" (current > value: "16", data source: default value) > Number of RDMA buffers to allocate for small > messages(must be >= 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_btls_per_lid" (current value: > "1", data source: default value) > Number of BTLs to create for each InfiniBand LID > (must be >= 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_max_lmc" (current value: "0", > data source: default value) > Maximum number of LIDs to use for each device port > (must be >= 0, where 0 = use all available) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_enable_apm_over_lmc" (current > value: "0", data source: default value) > Maximum number of alterative paths for each device > port (must be >= -1, where 0 = disable apm, -1 = all availible > alternative paths ) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_enable_apm_over_ports" > (current value: "0", data source: default value) > Enable alterative path migration (APM) over > different ports of the same device (must be >= 0, where 0 = disable APM > over ports , 1 = enable APM over ports of the same > device) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_use_async_event_thread" > (current value: "1", data source: default value) > If nonzero, use the thread that will handle > InfiniBand asyncihronous events > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_buffer_alignment" (current > value: "64", data source: default value) > Prefered communication buffer alignment, in bytes > (must be > 0 and power of two) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_use_message_coalescing" > (current value: "1", data source: default value) > Use message coalescing > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_cq_poll_ratio" (current > value: "100", data source: default value) > how often poll high priority CQ versus low priority > CQ > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_eager_rdma_poll_ratio" > (current value: "100", data source: default value) > how often poll eager RDMA channel versus CQ > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_hp_cq_poll_per_progress" > (current value: "10", data source: default value) > max number of completion events to process for each > call of BTL progress engine > MCA btl: information "btl_openib_have_fork_support" (value: > "1", data source: default value) > Whether the OpenFabrics stack supports applications > that invoke the "fork()" system call or not (0 = no, 1 = yes). > Note that this value does NOT indicate whether the > system being run on supports "fork()" with OpenFabrics applications > or not. > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_exclusivity" (current value: > "1024", data source: default value) > BTL exclusivity (must be >= 0) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_flags" (current value: "310", > data source: default value) > BTL bit flags (general flags: SEND=1, PUT=2, GET=4, > SEND_INPLACE=8, RDMA_MATCHED=64, HETEROGENEOUS_RDMA=256; flags > only used by the "dr" PML (ignored by others): > ACK=16, CHECKSUM=32, RDMA_COMPLETION=128) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_rndv_eager_limit" (current > value: "12288", data source: default value) > Size (in bytes) of "phase 1" fragment sent for all > large messages (must be >= 0 and <= eager_limit) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_eager_limit" (current value: > "12288", data source: default value) > Maximum size (in bytes) of "short" messages (must > be >= 1). > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_max_send_size" (current > value: "65536", data source: default value) > Maximum size (in bytes) of a single "phase 2" > fragment of a long message when using the pipeline protocol (must be >= > 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_rdma_pipeline_send_length" > (current value: "1048576", data source: default value) > Length of the "phase 2" portion of a large message > (in bytes) when using the pipeline protocol. This part of the > message will be split into fragments of size > max_send_size and sent using send/receive semantics (must be >= 0; only > relevant when the PUT flag is set) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_rdma_pipeline_frag_size" > (current value: "1048576", data source: default value) > Maximum size (in bytes) of a single "phase 3" > fragment from a long message when using the pipeline protocol. These > fragments will be sent using RDMA semantics (must > be >= 1; only relevant when the PUT flag is set) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_min_rdma_pipeline_size" > (current value: "262144", data source: default value) > Messages smaller than this size (in bytes) will not > use the RDMA pipeline protocol. Instead, they will be split into > fragments of max_send_size and sent using > send/receive semantics (must be >=0, and is automatically adjusted up to at > least (eager_limit+btl_rdma_pipeline_send_length); > only relevant when the PUT flag is set) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_bandwidth" (current value: > "800", data source: default value) > Approximate maximum bandwidth of interconnect(must > be >= 1) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_latency" (current value: > "10", data source: default value) > Approximate latency of interconnect (must be >= 0) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_receive_queues" (current > value: > > "P,128,256,192,128:S,2048,256,128,32:S,12288,256,128,32:S,65536,256,128,32", > data source: default value) > Colon-delimited, comma delimited list of receive > queues: P,4096,8,6,4:P,32768,8,6,4 > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_if_include" (current value: > <none>, data source: default value) > Comma-delimited list of devices/ports to be used > (e.g. "mthca0,mthca1:2"; empty value means to use all ports found). > Mutually exclusive with btl_openib_if_exclude. > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_if_exclude" (current value: > <none>, data source: default value) > Comma-delimited list of device/ports to be excluded > (empty value means to not exclude any ports). Mutually exclusive > with btl_openib_if_include. > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ipaddr_include" (current > value: <none>, data source: default value) > Comma-delimited list of IP Addresses to be used > (e.g. "192.168.1.0/24"). Mutually exclusive with > btl_openib_ipaddr_exclude. > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_ipaddr_exclude" (current > value: <none>, data source: default value) > Comma-delimited list of IP Addresses to be excluded > (e.g. "192.168.1.0/24"). Mutually exclusive with > btl_openib_ipaddr_include. > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_cpc_include" (current value: > <none>, data source: default value) > Method used to select OpenFabrics connections > (valid values: oob,xoob,rdmacm) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_cpc_exclude" (current value: > <none>, data source: default value) > Method used to exclude OpenFabrics connections > (valid values: oob,xoob,rdmacm) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_connect_oob_priority" > (current value: "50", data source: default value) > The selection method priority for oob > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_connect_xoob_priority" > (current value: "60", data source: default value) > The selection method priority for xoob > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_connect_rdmacm_priority" > (current value: "30", data source: default value) > The selection method priority for rdma_cm > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_connect_rdmacm_port" (current > value: "0", data source: default value) > The selection method port for rdma_cm > MCA btl: parameter > "btl_openib_connect_rdmacm_resolve_timeout" (current value: "1000", data > source: default value) > The timeout (in miliseconds) for address and route > resolution > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_connect_rdmacm_retry_count" > (current value: "20", data source: default value) > Maximum number of times rdmacm will retry route > resolution > MCA btl: parameter > "btl_openib_connect_rdmacm_reject_causes_connect_error" (current value: "0", > data source: default value) > The drivers for some devices are buggy such that an > RDMA REJECT action may result in a CONNECT_ERROR event instead of > a REJECTED event. Setting this MCA parameter to > true tells Open MPI to treat CONNECT_ERROR events on connections > where a REJECT is expected as a REJECT (default: > false) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_openib_priority" (current value: > "0", data source: default value) > MCA btl: parameter "btl_base_warn_component_unused" (current > value: "1", data source: default value) > This parameter is used to turn on warning messages > when certain NICs are not used > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > us...@open-mpi.org > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users
