Newsgroups: comp.parallel From: Michael Schmitz Subject: DIPC (Distributed IPC) update Organization: IUST (Iran University of Science & Technology) Date: 22 Apr 1997 11:58:33 GMT Message-ID: <5ji959$h61@server1.ctc.com> Hi everybody, I am posting this announcement on behalf of the author of the DIPC package, as his network link is not very stable ... Original announcement: From: karimik@sun.iust.ac.ir (Kamran Karimi) Subject: DIPC (Distributed IPC) update Organization: IUST (Iran University of Science & Technology) Keywords: distributed parallel programming multi computer Kernel IPC DSM WAN TCP/IP heterogeneous This is to announce the following about the DIPC (Distributed Inter-Process Communication) software for Linux. *) Version 0.9 (Beta) of the DIPC package is available publicly. DIPC could be used to build and program multi-computers and distributed systems out of ordinary Intel-based PCs, connected over a TCP/IP network. DIPC works by making UNIX System V IPC mecahnisms (shared memories, semaphores and messages) function transparently in a network. This version can be used by 2.x.x Linux kernels, for i386 as well as m68k machines (yes, DIPC has become a heterogeneous distributed system!). The port was done mainly by Michael Schmitz (schmitz@lcbvax.cchem.berkeley.edu) The files dipc-0.9.tgz and dipc-0.9.lsm can be obtained by anonymous ftp from sunsite.unc.edu, in directory /incoming/Linux, or /pub/Linux/system/network/distrib/dipc. Previous DIPC versions are hereby declared obsolete. DIPC developers would appreciate very much if seasoned kernel hackers could take a look at the DIPC kernel patches and see if there are any problems. Of particular importance are the Linux SMP related code in DIPC's patches relative to 2.1.x kernels. *) There are two web pages for DIPC: target your browser at 1) http://www.gpg.com/DIPC This page is maintained by Anoosh Hosseini of the Global Publishing Group (anoosh@simorgh.gpg.com) 2) http://wallybox.cei.net/dipc This page is maintained by Tim J. Bynum (tjbynum@wallybox.cei.net) *) There is also a mailing list for DIPC. To subscribe, send a mail with the body 'subscribe linux-dipc' to majordomo@wallybox.cei.net. This mailing list could be used not just for DIPC, but for parallel and distributed programming in general (the name could be changed, if the need arises). So I am inviting interested people to join forces and create a home for Linux distributed and parallel processing discussions. The mailing list is maintained by Tim J. Bynum (tjbynum@wallybox.cei.net) *) I am also asking people who have developed (or are developing) distributed programs using DIPC to send an email to me with a brief description of their work. Please mention if you have any objections about this information appearing in a web page. e-mail addresses: karimik@sun.iust.ac.ir mshar@rose.ipm.ac.ir (If these addresses didn't work, try: schmitz@lcbvax.cchem.berkeley.edu) s-mail address: Kamran Karimi 89, Nastaran/Ghandehari Khosh Shomali st. 14578 - Tehran Iran LSM entry: Begin3 Title: DIPC (Distributed Inter-Process Communication) Version: 0.9 (Beta) Entered-date: 12APR97 Description: DIPC enables you to build and program distributed (multi-computer) systems very easily. It works by making System V IPC mechanisms (shared memories, semaphores and messages) network transparent. Keywords: distributed parallel programming multi computer Kernel IPC DSM WAN TCP/IP heterogeneous Author: karimik@sun.iust.ac.ir (Kamran Karimi) Maintained-by: karimik@sun.iust.ac.ir (Kamran Karimi) Primary-site: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/system/Network/distrib/dipc 234kB dipc-0.9.tgz Alternate-site: Platforms: Linux/i386, Linux/m68k, TCP/IP Copying-policy: Freely distributable and usable, Copyright (C) Kamran Karimi End Regards, Michael Schmitz -- Articles to parallel@ctc.com (Administrative: bigrigg@ctc.com) Archive: http://www.hensa.ac.uk/parallel/internet/usenet/comp.parallel