Build gem5 on non x86 system
I have been using gem5 on a number of linux systems such as WSL under windows 10/11, and Oracle VM and native Ubuntu 22.04 on a X86 system. All of the system were X86 based. I have a jetson orin nano which runs Ubuntu 20.04 and is based on the ARM processor. Has anyone ever compiled gem5 on a non-x86 based system? I have access to gcc compilers for x86, arm and mips that run on ARM, but I am not sure what needs to be done to compile gem5 on ARM.
Nick Beser
Hi Nick,
I don't think there would be any problem with compiling gem5 on arm (or
riscv) architecture on Ubuntu. I've been compiling/using gem5 on an arm
system and it works for me.
However, please make sure that the system has enough memory to compile
gem5. Typically compiling gem5 takes a lot of memory, and you can pass
"--limit-ld-memory-usage" to reduce the memory consumption.
Regards,
Hoa Nguyen
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 17:44 Beser, Nicholas D. via gem5-users <
gem5-users@gem5.org> wrote:
I have been using gem5 on a number of linux systems such as WSL under
windows 10/11, and Oracle VM and native Ubuntu 22.04 on a X86 system. All
of the system were X86 based. I have a jetson orin nano which runs Ubuntu
20.04 and is based on the ARM processor. Has anyone ever compiled gem5 on a
non-x86 based system? I have access to gcc compilers for x86, arm and mips
that run on ARM, but I am not sure what needs to be done to compile gem5 on
ARM.
Nick Beser
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Hoa,
Thank you for your suggestion. The Jetson Orin Nano normally comes with 4Gbyte Ram, so I can see that it could be a problem. Where do you apply the –limit-ld-memory-usage command? Did you attempt to build it with the docker command? I am using the Jetson Orin Nano for GPU and openmpi work, so the docker approach would help isolate the system. I am going to work through the installation procedure and see where it ends up.
Nick
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Hi Nick,
I don't think there would be any problem with compiling gem5 on arm (or riscv) architecture on Ubuntu. I've been compiling/using gem5 on an arm system and it works for me.
However, please make sure that the system has enough memory to compile gem5. Typically compiling gem5 takes a lot of memory, and you can pass "--limit-ld-memory-usage" to reduce the memory consumption.
Regards,
Hoa Nguyen
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 17:44 Beser, Nicholas D. via gem5-users <gem5-users@gem5.orgmailto:gem5-users@gem5.org> wrote:
I have been using gem5 on a number of linux systems such as WSL under windows 10/11, and Oracle VM and native Ubuntu 22.04 on a X86 system. All of the system were X86 based. I have a jetson orin nano which runs Ubuntu 20.04 and is based on the ARM processor. Has anyone ever compiled gem5 on a non-x86 based system? I have access to gcc compilers for x86, arm and mips that run on ARM, but I am not sure what needs to be done to compile gem5 on ARM.
Nick Beser
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Hi Nick,
You can use the argument like this,
scons build/RISCV/gem5.opt –limit-ld-memory-usage -jnproc
I was able to compile gem5 with docker with 6GiB of RAM, and was not able
to do that with 4GiB of RAM.
I think you already hint at a better solution, which is to use build the
docker image on a different machine, and bundle the gem5 binary to the
docker image. Then you can distribute the image to the Jetson.
Regards,
Hoa Nguyen
On Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 06:27 Beser, Nicholas D. Nick.Beser@jhuapl.edu
wrote:
Hoa,
Thank you for your suggestion. The Jetson Orin Nano normally comes with
4Gbyte Ram, so I can see that it could be a problem. Where do you apply the
–limit-ld-memory-usage command? Did you attempt to build it with the docker
command? I am using the Jetson Orin Nano for GPU and openmpi work, so the
docker approach would help isolate the system. I am going to work through
the installation procedure and see where it ends up.
Nick
From: Hoa Nguyen hoanguyen@ucdavis.edu
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Hi Nick,
I don't think there would be any problem with compiling gem5 on arm (or
riscv) architecture on Ubuntu. I've been compiling/using gem5 on an arm
system and it works for me.
However, please make sure that the system has enough memory to compile
gem5. Typically compiling gem5 takes a lot of memory, and you can pass
"--limit-ld-memory-usage" to reduce the memory consumption.
Regards,
Hoa Nguyen
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 17:44 Beser, Nicholas D. via gem5-users <
gem5-users@gem5.org> wrote:
I have been using gem5 on a number of linux systems such as WSL under
windows 10/11, and Oracle VM and native Ubuntu 22.04 on a X86 system. All
of the system were X86 based. I have a jetson orin nano which runs Ubuntu
20.04 and is based on the ARM processor. Has anyone ever compiled gem5 on a
non-x86 based system? I have access to gcc compilers for x86, arm and mips
that run on ARM, but I am not sure what needs to be done to compile gem5 on
ARM.
Nick Beser
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That sounds like a workable solution. I need to hunt down an large memory ARM system for that. I wanted to set up something like that so I don’t have to have the class go through a shaky install procedure.
Nick
From: Hoa Nguyen hoanguyen@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 2:26 PM
To: Beser, Nicholas D. Nick.Beser@jhuapl.edu
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Hi Nick,
You can use the argument like this,
scons build/RISCV/gem5.opt –limit-ld-memory-usage -jnproc
I was able to compile gem5 with docker with 6GiB of RAM, and was not able to do that with 4GiB of RAM.
I think you already hint at a better solution, which is to use build the docker image on a different machine, and bundle the gem5 binary to the docker image. Then you can distribute the image to the Jetson.
Regards,
Hoa Nguyen
On Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 06:27 Beser, Nicholas D. <Nick.Beser@jhuapl.edumailto:Nick.Beser@jhuapl.edu> wrote:
Hoa,
Thank you for your suggestion. The Jetson Orin Nano normally comes with 4Gbyte Ram, so I can see that it could be a problem. Where do you apply the –limit-ld-memory-usage command? Did you attempt to build it with the docker command? I am using the Jetson Orin Nano for GPU and openmpi work, so the docker approach would help isolate the system. I am going to work through the installation procedure and see where it ends up.
Nick
From: Hoa Nguyen <hoanguyen@ucdavis.edumailto:hoanguyen@ucdavis.edu>
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Hi Nick,
I don't think there would be any problem with compiling gem5 on arm (or riscv) architecture on Ubuntu. I've been compiling/using gem5 on an arm system and it works for me.
However, please make sure that the system has enough memory to compile gem5. Typically compiling gem5 takes a lot of memory, and you can pass "--limit-ld-memory-usage" to reduce the memory consumption.
Regards,
Hoa Nguyen
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 17:44 Beser, Nicholas D. via gem5-users <gem5-users@gem5.orgmailto:gem5-users@gem5.org> wrote:
I have been using gem5 on a number of linux systems such as WSL under windows 10/11, and Oracle VM and native Ubuntu 22.04 on a X86 system. All of the system were X86 based. I have a jetson orin nano which runs Ubuntu 20.04 and is based on the ARM processor. Has anyone ever compiled gem5 on a non-x86 based system? I have access to gcc compilers for x86, arm and mips that run on ARM, but I am not sure what needs to be done to compile gem5 on ARM.
Nick Beser
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Hoa,
I just ran the system monitor on my Jetson Orin Nano, and it says I have 8G of RAM. I think I should be in good position to work the problem.
Nick
From: Hoa Nguyen hoanguyen@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 2:26 PM
To: Beser, Nicholas D. Nick.Beser@jhuapl.edu
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Hi Nick,
You can use the argument like this,
scons build/RISCV/gem5.opt –limit-ld-memory-usage -jnproc
I was able to compile gem5 with docker with 6GiB of RAM, and was not able to do that with 4GiB of RAM.
I think you already hint at a better solution, which is to use build the docker image on a different machine, and bundle the gem5 binary to the docker image. Then you can distribute the image to the Jetson.
Regards,
Hoa Nguyen
On Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 06:27 Beser, Nicholas D. <Nick.Beser@jhuapl.edumailto:Nick.Beser@jhuapl.edu> wrote:
Hoa,
Thank you for your suggestion. The Jetson Orin Nano normally comes with 4Gbyte Ram, so I can see that it could be a problem. Where do you apply the –limit-ld-memory-usage command? Did you attempt to build it with the docker command? I am using the Jetson Orin Nano for GPU and openmpi work, so the docker approach would help isolate the system. I am going to work through the installation procedure and see where it ends up.
Nick
From: Hoa Nguyen <hoanguyen@ucdavis.edumailto:hoanguyen@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2024 11:58 PM
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Hi Nick,
I don't think there would be any problem with compiling gem5 on arm (or riscv) architecture on Ubuntu. I've been compiling/using gem5 on an arm system and it works for me.
However, please make sure that the system has enough memory to compile gem5. Typically compiling gem5 takes a lot of memory, and you can pass "--limit-ld-memory-usage" to reduce the memory consumption.
Regards,
Hoa Nguyen
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 17:44 Beser, Nicholas D. via gem5-users <gem5-users@gem5.orgmailto:gem5-users@gem5.org> wrote:
I have been using gem5 on a number of linux systems such as WSL under windows 10/11, and Oracle VM and native Ubuntu 22.04 on a X86 system. All of the system were X86 based. I have a jetson orin nano which runs Ubuntu 20.04 and is based on the ARM processor. Has anyone ever compiled gem5 on a non-x86 based system? I have access to gcc compilers for x86, arm and mips that run on ARM, but I am not sure what needs to be done to compile gem5 on ARM.
Nick Beser
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