840140 – dev-util/nvidia-cuda-toolkit add "gds" USE-flag to support GPUDirect Storage

Bug 840140 - dev-util/nvidia-cuda-toolkit add "gds" USE-flag to support GPUDirect Storage

Summary: dev-util/nvidia-cuda-toolkit add "gds" USE-flag to support GPUDirect Storage

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal with 2 votes (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Science Related Packages

URL:	https://developer.nvidia.com/gpudirec...
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Reported:	2022-04-22 12:23 UTC by Oleg Korsak
Modified:	2023-06-05 17:15 UTC (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Description Oleg Korsak 2022-04-22 12:23:39 UTC

Nvidia states that they included GPUDirect Storage stuff into cuda toolkit. But I can't find it in installed directory.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. USE="gds" emerge dev-util/nvidia-cuda-toolkit
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Actual Results:  
No GDS installed

Expected Results:  
Installs GPUDirect Storage stuff like cuFile, nvidia-fs.ko etc.

Comment 1 Guilherme Amadio gentoo-dev

2022-06-09 09:15:19 UTC

I think this may be something for the nvidia-drivers instead, no?

Comment 2 Reva Denis 2022-12-28 06:30:11 UTC

Maybe https://github.com/NVIDIA/gds-nvidia-fs ?