Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:41:30 +0000 From: Lorenzo Salvadore <salvadore@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Cc: GenericRikka <rikka.goering@outlook.de> Subject: git: 5350f6a327 - main - Status/2025Q4/hpc-ports-modernization.adoc: Add report Message-ID: <6953c87a.39136.135c100@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by salvadore: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=5350f6a327b01f00d9eda6006c03a197bfd57921 commit 5350f6a327b01f00d9eda6006c03a197bfd57921 Author: GenericRikka <rikka.goering@outlook.de> AuthorDate: 2025-11-24 19:37:19 +0000 Commit: Lorenzo Salvadore <salvadore@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-12-30 10:58:57 +0000 Status/2025Q4/hpc-ports-modernization.adoc: Add report Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/570 --- .../hpc-ports-modernization.adoc | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2025-10-2025-12/hpc-ports-modernization.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2025-10-2025-12/hpc-ports-modernization.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5e5f256333 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2025-10-2025-12/hpc-ports-modernization.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +=== FreeBSD HPC Ports Modernization: Slurm 25.11 and Unbundled PMIx/PRRTE + +Links: + +link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/?id=1536bac0dd26d81e315652929b8bfaff9c136089[sysutils/slurm-wlm: 23.11.7 → 25.11.0] URL: link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/?id=1536bac0dd26d81e315652929b8bfaff9c136089[] + +link:https://www.freshports.org/net/pmix/[net/pmix: Process Management Interface for Exascale (PMIx)] URL: link:https://www.freshports.org/net/pmix/[] + +link:https://www.freshports.org/net/prrte/[net/prrte: PMIx Reference RunTime Environment (PRRTE)] URL: link:https://www.freshports.org/net/prrte/[] + +link:https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/py-clustershell/[sysutils/py-clustershell: Python framework for efficient cluster administration] URL: link:https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/py-clustershell/[] + +link:https://kavocado.net/reports/[Kavocado Monthly Status Reports – FreeBSD HPC notes] URL: link:https://kavocado.net/reports/[] + +Contact: Generic Rikka <rikka.goering@outlook.de> + +During this quarter, a significant amount of work has gone into making FreeBSD a more practical target for modern HPC clusters by bringing key components of the Slurm + PMIx + PRRTE stack up to date and available as first-class ports. + +==== Work completed + +* Updated package:sysutils/slurm-wlm[] from 23.11.7 to 25.11.0, tracking the latest upstream long-term series and drastically reducing the number of local patches required for FreeBSD. +* Refreshed the Slurm rc.d scripts so that `slurmctld` and `slurmd` integrate better with a typical FreeBSD deployment (configurable config/log directories, pidfiles, status and cleanup helpers). +* Introduced package:net/pmix[] and package:net/prrte[] as standalone ports, and switched package:net/openmpi[] to use these unbundled runtimes instead of the copies shipped inside the OpenMPI distfile. + This aligns FreeBSD more closely with how many Linux HPC distros package the MPI runtime stack. +* Added package:sysutils/py-clustershell[], a Python framework widely used for scalable cluster administration, providing FreeBSD users with a familiar tool found on many production HPC systems. + +==== Work in progress + +* Iterating on additional Slurm integration improvements (plugins, defaults, documentation) to make it easier to deploy Slurm on FreeBSD in real clusters. +* Extending the HPC userland stack with further tools such as test frameworks and job-oriented utilities, so that FreeBSD can serve as a realistic development and validation platform for HPC software. +* Porting package:sysutils/mpifileutils[] and its dependencies (package:devel/libcircle[], package:devel/lwgrp[], package:devel/lwgrpd[]) to provide MPI-parallel file utilities commonly used on large HPC filesystems (currently under review). +* Adding and refining HPC-oriented Python tooling, including package:benchmarks/py-reframe[] (HPC regression testing framework) and continued work around package:sysutils/py-clustershell[]. +* Initial work on bringing package:devel/spack[] to FreeBSD as a complementary tool for HPC software development and experimentation, with the goal of improving compatibility with existing HPC workflows. + +==== Future plans + +* Continue tracking upstream Slurm, PMIx and PRRTE releases closely so that FreeBSD remains a viable target for sites that expect a modern MPI/Slurm stack. +* Document a “reference” Slurm + OpenMPI + PMIx + PRRTE setup on FreeBSD, to lower the barrier for new sites that want to experiment with FreeBSD in an HPC context. +* Identify and address FreeBSD-specific gaps or regressions to ensure the software stack remains feature-complete and robust on FreeBSD.home | help
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