fi_rma(3) Libfabric v1.15.1 fi_rma(3) NAME fi_rma - Remote memory access operations fi_read / fi_readv / fi_readmsg Initiates a read from remote memory fi_write / fi_writev / fi_writemsg fi_inject_write / fi_writedata : Initi- ate a write to remote memory SYNOPSIS #include <rdma/fi_rma.h> ssize_t fi_read(struct fid_ep *ep, void *buf, size_t len, void *desc, fi_addr_t src_addr, uint64_t addr, uint64_t key, void *context); ssize_t fi_readv(struct fid_ep *ep, const struct iovec *iov, void **desc, size_t count, fi_addr_t src_addr, uint64_t addr, uint64_t key, void *context); ssize_t fi_readmsg(struct fid_ep *ep, const struct fi_msg_rma *msg, uint64_t flags); ssize_t fi_write(struct fid_ep *ep, const void *buf, size_t len, void *desc, fi_addr_t dest_addr, uint64_t addr, uint64_t key, void *context); ssize_t fi_writev(struct fid_ep *ep, const struct iovec *iov, void **desc, size_t count, fi_addr_t dest_addr, uint64_t addr, uint64_t key, void *context); ssize_t fi_writemsg(struct fid_ep *ep, const struct fi_msg_rma *msg, uint64_t flags); ssize_t fi_inject_write(struct fid_ep *ep, const void *buf, size_t len, fi_addr_t dest_addr, uint64_t addr, uint64_t key); ssize_t fi_writedata(struct fid_ep *ep, const void *buf, size_t len, void *desc, uint64_t data, fi_addr_t dest_addr, uint64_t addr, uint64_t key, void *context); ssize_t fi_inject_writedata(struct fid_ep *ep, const void *buf, size_t len, uint64_t data, fi_addr_t dest_addr, uint64_t addr, uint64_t key); ARGUMENTS ep Fabric endpoint on which to initiate read or write operation. buf Local data buffer to read into (read target) or write from (write source) len Length of data to read or write, specified in bytes. Valid trans- fers are from 0 bytes up to the endpoint's max_msg_size. iov Vectored data buffer. count Count of vectored data entries. addr Address of remote memory to access. This will be the virtual ad- dress of the remote region in the case of FI_MR_BASIC, or the offset from the starting address in the case of FI_MR_SCALABLE. key Protection key associated with the remote memory. desc Descriptor associated with the local data buffer See fi_mr(3). data Remote CQ data to transfer with the operation. dest_addr Destination address for connectionless write transfers. Ignored for connected endpoints. src_addr Source address to read from for connectionless transfers. Ignored for connected endpoints. msg Message descriptor for read and write operations. flags Additional flags to apply for the read or write operation. context User specified pointer to associate with the operation. This para- meter is ignored if the operation will not generate a successful completion, unless an op flag specifies the context parameter be used for required input. DESCRIPTION RMA (remote memory access) operations are used to transfer data directly between a local data buffer and a remote data buffer. RMA transfers occur on a byte level granularity, and no message boundaries are maintained. The write functions - fi_write, fi_writev, fi_writemsg, fi_inject_write, and fi_writedata - are used to transmit data into a remote memory buffer. The main difference between write functions are the number and type of pa- rameters that they accept as input. Otherwise, they perform the same gen- eral function. The read functions - fi_read, fi_readv, and fi_readmsg - are used to trans- fer data from a remote memory region into local data buffer(s). Similar to the write operations, read operations operate asynchronously. Users should not touch the posted data buffer(s) until the read operation has completed. Completed RMA operations are reported to the user through one or more com- pletion queues associated with the endpoint. Users provide context which are associated with each operation, and is returned to the user as part of the completion. See fi_cq for completion event details. By default, the remote endpoint does not generate an event or notify the user when a memory region has been accessed by an RMA read or write opera- tion. However, immediate data may be associated with an RMA write opera- tion. RMA writes with immediate data will generate a completion entry at the remote endpoint, so that the immediate data may be delivered. fi_write The call fi_write transfers the data contained in the user-specified data buffer to a remote memory region. fi_writev The fi_writev call adds support for a scatter-gather list to fi_write. The fi_writev transfers the set of data buffers referenced by the iov parameter to the remote memory region. fi_writemsg The fi_writemsg call supports data transfers over both connected and con- nectionless endpoints, with the ability to control the write operation per call through the use of flags. The fi_writemsg function takes a struct fi_msg_rma as input. struct fi_msg_rma { const struct iovec *msg_iov; /* local scatter-gather array */ void **desc; /* operation descriptor */ size_t iov_count; /* # elements in msg_iov */ fi_addr_t addr; /* optional endpoint address */ const struct fi_rma_iov *rma_iov;/* remote SGL */ size_t rma_iov_count;/* # elements in rma_iov */ void *context; /* user-defined context */ uint64_t data; /* optional immediate data */ }; struct fi_rma_iov { uint64_t addr; /* target RMA address */ size_t len; /* size of target buffer */ uint64_t key; /* access key */ }; fi_inject_write The write inject call is an optimized version of fi_write. It provides similar completion semantics as fi_inject fi_msg(3). fi_writedata The write data call is similar to fi_write, but allows for the sending of remote CQ data (see FI_REMOTE_CQ_DATA flag) as part of the transfer. fi_inject_writedata The inject write data call is similar to fi_inject_write, but allows for the sending of remote CQ data (see FI_REMOTE_CQ_DATA flag) as part of the transfer. fi_read The fi_read call requests that the remote endpoint transfer data from the remote memory region into the local data buffer. fi_readv The fi_readv call adds support for a scatter-gather list to fi_read. The fi_readv transfers data from the remote memory region into the set of data buffers referenced by the iov parameter. fi_readmsg The fi_readmsg call supports data transfers over both connected and connec- tionless endpoints, with the ability to control the read operation per call through the use of flags. The fi_readmsg function takes a struct fi_msg_rma as input. FLAGS The fi_readmsg and fi_writemsg calls allow the user to specify flags which can change the default data transfer operation. Flags specified with fi_readmsg / fi_writemsg override most flags previously configured with the endpoint, except where noted (see fi_endpoint.3). The following list of flags are usable with fi_readmsg and/or fi_writemsg. FI_REMOTE_CQ_DATA Applies to fi_writemsg and fi_writedata. Indicates that remote CQ data is available and should be sent as part of the request. See fi_getinfo for additional details on FI_REMOTE_CQ_DATA. FI_COMPLETION Indicates that a completion entry should be generated for the speci- fied operation. The endpoint must be bound to a completion queue with FI_SELECTIVE_COMPLETION that corresponds to the specified oper- ation, or this flag is ignored. FI_MORE Indicates that the user has additional requests that will immedi- ately be posted after the current call returns. Use of this flag may improve performance by enabling the provider to optimize its ac- cess to the fabric hardware. FI_INJECT Applies to fi_writemsg. Indicates that the outbound data buffer should be returned to user immediately after the write call returns, even if the operation is handled asynchronously. This may require that the underlying provider implementation copy the data into a lo- cal buffer and transfer out of that buffer. This flag can only be used with messages smaller than inject_size. FI_INJECT_COMPLETE Applies to fi_writemsg. Indicates that a completion should be gen- erated when the source buffer(s) may be reused. FI_TRANSMIT_COMPLETE Applies to fi_writemsg. Indicates that a completion should not be generated until the operation has been successfully transmitted and is no longer being tracked by the provider. FI_DELIVERY_COMPLETE Applies to fi_writemsg. Indicates that a completion should be gen- erated when the operation has been processed by the destination. FI_COMMIT_COMPLETE Applies to fi_writemsg when targeting persistent memory regions. Indicates that a completion should be generated only after the re- sult of the operation has been made durable. FI_FENCE Applies to transmits. Indicates that the requested operation, also known as the fenced operation, and any operation posted after the fenced operation will be deferred until all previous operations tar- geting the same peer endpoint have completed. Operations posted af- ter the fencing will see and/or replace the results of any opera- tions initiated prior to the fenced operation. The ordering of operations starting at the posting of the fenced operation (inclusive) to the posting of a subsequent fenced operation (exclusive) is controlled by the endpoint's ordering semantics. RETURN VALUE Returns 0 on success. On error, a negative value corresponding to fabric errno is returned. Fabric errno values are defined in rdma/fi_errno.h. ERRORS -FI_EAGAIN See fi_msg(3) for a detailed description of handling FI_EAGAIN. SEE ALSO fi_getinfo(3), fi_endpoint(3), fi_domain(3), fi_cq(3) AUTHORS OpenFabrics. Libfabric Programmer's Manual 2021-03-22 fi_rma(3)
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