Compile MPSS on SL 6.4 with realtime kernel - 3.8.13-rt14.25

[Konrad_L_2]

Hello, I would like to compile MPSS on Scientific Linux 6.4 with MRG realtime (Kernel: 3.8.13-rt14.25.el6rt.x86_64). I tried to perform the instructions in the user guide in section 8.1 (http://registrationcenter.intel.com/irc_nas/3678/MPSS_Users_Guide.pdf) - However already the command: rpmbuild --rebuild \ mpss-modules-*.el6.src.rpm fails since there isn't any rpm in the src folder. I would assume that the instructions assume that I have already a MPSS installed. Since I haven't I would like to ask what the right steps are? Should I install the package for RHLE 6.4 first and then perform the steps in section 8.1?

According to the following thread: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/480160 - I understand that there are some code modificiations required to get MPSS running on newer kernels. Does anyone know what potential modifications I would need to perform? Has anyone tried to install MPSS and the Xeon Phi on a realtime system?

Thank you,
Konrad

[TaylorIoTKidd]

Unfortunately, your post got lost somehow. 

At this point, it looks as if we know of no-one who has attempted to compile the host side MPSS on a real-time OS or modified the coprocessor side OS to be real-time.

If I find out any additional information, I'll post.

Regards
--
Taylor
 

[Loc_N_Intel]

Hi Konrad,

Scientific Linux 6.4 uses the kernel 2.6.32-358.2.1.el6, the same kernel version of RHEL 6.4, so it may be possible to rebuild the MPSS using the MPSS for RHEL 6.4 although I am not guaranteed it will work (I haven't tried yet). Here is what I will try:

- Download MPSS 3-1 stack for RHEL 6.4 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-manycore-platform-software-stack-mpss

-  Untar it (tar xvf mpss-3.1.2-rhel-6.4.tar) according to the readme file. This will create the folder <folder where extracted tar file expaned>/src

- Rebuild the mpss-module-*.el6.src.rpm in the src folder and then replace them with the corresponding file in <folder where extracted tar file>.