oneapi-src / oneapi-src/ishmem

Split host and device libraries

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Description

This is a feature request.

Linking libishmem.a is very slow due to device code compilation/linking.
I only intended to use the host side features.
NVSHMEM provides libnvshmem_host.so and nvshmemx_hostlib_init_attr/nvshmemx_hostlib_finalize APIs.
I'd like Intel SHMEM to match that.

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Research direction

The issue names libishmem.a, libnvshmem_host.so, and the nvshmemx_hostlib_init_attr/nvshmemx_hostlib_finalize APIs, but no repository files or tests. Start by locating the library build configuration and existing host/device initialization entry points. Done means host-only users can link a separate host library without device compilation and have the requested host lifecycle APIs.

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Assessment

Domain
build-system, distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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