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Old   March 22, 2014, 04:38
Default GPU compilation for hybrid vortex/finite volume Method
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Hello,
I am working on a hybrid vortex method/finite volume method. I already have a C++ implementation of the vortex method and I have decided to use OpenFOAM for the FVM part.
In the vortex method, to solve the N-body problem we use a GPU function. To compile it we first compile the cuda part with nvcc and then we link using g++. The makefile is:
Code:
INCLUDE = -I/opt/cuda/include -I.
LIBS = -Wl,-rpath,/opt/cuda/lib64 -L/opt/cuda/lib64 -lcuda -lcudart

CXX = g++
LD  = g++       
CXXFLAGS = -O2 -Wall $(INCLUDE)
LDFLAGS = -O2
NVCC = nvcc
NVCCFLAGS = $(INCLUDE)

SRC= $(wildcard *.C)
SRCU= $(wildcard *.cu)
OBJ= $(SRC:.C=.o) $(SRCU:.cu=.o)
EXE = main

all: $(EXE)

.SUFFIXES: .cu
.cu.o:
    $(NVCC) $(NVCCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
.C.o:
    $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@

main: $(OBJ)
    $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJ) $(LIBS) -o $@
So to compile the hybrid method, I was wondering if it was possible to modify wmake to do the same thing.

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Old   March 31, 2014, 20:38
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I've only worked with cuda solvers outside of OF but the latest foam-3.0 has a few nvcc compiled linear solvers coupled with it. You might be able to get a few hints on this here:

foam-extend-3.0/src/cudaSolvers/

And the respective Allwmake, Make/options, Make/files

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Hi Kyle,

Thanks for your answer!!
As you suggested I looked at the foam-extend-3.0 and decided to use it.
The installation went well, however when I run the Allwmake.firstInstall I get:
Code:
Cuda compiler detected at /opt/cuda/bin/nvcc;
cudaSolvers will be compiled by default.


$CUDA_ARCH is required by nvcc compiler but not set.
Check section '-gpu-architecture' in 'man nvcc' for details.
People seems to have the same kind of issue in the thread:
extend-3.0 cuda installation
So I will try to look for a solution there.
Thanks again,

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Hi Pierre,

Take a look at this file:

/foam-extend-3.0/wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/nvcc


There you can see how $CUDA_ARCH is actually added to the compiler flags. Maybe you know enough about nvcc compilers such that you know what the env variable is supposed to be set as.

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Hi Kyle,

I am sorry for answering so late.
In fact I had an issue with my swak4Foam, and, after reinstalling it, Allmake ran without problems. However when after I try to compile the a solver with cuda I got that kind of error :
Code:
Found nvcc  --  enabling CUDA support.
make: *** No rule to make target `fastBiot/fastBiot.dep', needed by `Make/linux64Gcc46DPOpt/dependencies'.  Stop.
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
So I copy paste the rules/linux64Gcc/nvcc file into rules/linux64Gcc46/nvcc without any success...
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