WIP: static libraries handling #3253
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@Alexandr-Solovev let's move it to folder named rfcs/20250612-static-libs-handling and name file itself as README.md there. In this case it also would be rendered properly and you could add images and other content related to RFC |
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Might be elaborate more on several things.
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| We propose to change the structure of static library handling in oneDAL to address several growing concerns: | ||
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| 1. **Remove symbol duplication and overbundling**: | ||
| Eliminate the current `addlib` logic that embeds all symbols from backend libraries (e.g., MKL/OpenBLAS) directly into the oneDAL static archives. |
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@Alexandr-Solovev Is the aim here to also eliminate static linkage of standard (=present in netlib) CPU-based BLAS/LAPACK functions from MKL? That would be very problematic for the PyPI distribution of sklearnex, and would require some changes in the conda distribution to make it work, plus would make this conda distribution a lot less compatible with installed user environments due to interdependencies and bugs that block upgrades.
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| - How will this change impact current downstream consumers who rely on bundled behavior? | ||
| - Should we maintain backward compatibility (e.g., via a CMake switch)? |
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Which cmake scripts does this refer to?
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| This approach leads to bundling large static libraries into our own library archives, increasing binary size and leading to symbol duplication or conflicts if the final application also links to the same libraries. | ||
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| In addition, the upcoming oneMKL releases will **remove support for static SYCL libraries** (`libmkl_sycl*.a`). To remain compatible with the future oneMKL toolchain and simplify our own build system, we propose to **drop static SYCL support in oneDAL** as well. |
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i think we should separate proposals to make them clear - in fact i don't think there is need for SYCL one as currently it impact no other parties.
The core gist of this proposal is idea of changing way how we handle static cases for oneDAL - instead of addlib math backends - define build time dependency on them
| Simplifies both Bazel and CMake logic by removing fragile `addlib`-style manual bundling. | ||
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| * What is the customer impact if we don't do this? | ||
| * Users may face issues with dependencies handling. |
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Examples needed here. Which particular issues would users face?
It would be good to provide the link lines "before" and "after" for some particular configuration, Linux + oneMKL, for example.
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A different and mutually exclusive RFC: #3290 |
Description
Add a comprehensive description of proposed changes
List associated issue number(s) if exist(s): #6 (for example)
Documentation PR (if needed): #1340 (for example)
Benchmarks PR (if needed): IntelPython/scikit-learn_bench#155 (for example)
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