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Fix GPU build and add NVHPC CI (#3607)
* Fix the build so NEURON compiles and runs under NVHPC * Modify tests so that some have more relaxed accuracy thresholds on NVHPC, while others are disabled (notably, the LFP test segfaults) * Add a CI that runs on a custom runner, which has the necessary software and hardware to build and run NEURON under NVHPC (i.e. with GPU capabilities)
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‎.github/workflows/nvhpc.yml‎

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name: NEURON NVHPC CI
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concurrency:
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# Don't cancel on master, creating a PR when a push workflow is already going will cancel the push workflow in favour of the PR workflow
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group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.run_id || github.event.number && github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
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cancel-in-progress: true
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# NOTE: if using a self-hosted runner, NEVER add a `on: workflow_call` entry.
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# The reason is that anyone could then run the workflow on our self-hosted
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# machine, which is a security concern and would consume our resources.
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on:
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push:
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branches:
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- master
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- release/**
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pull_request:
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branches:
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- master
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- release/**
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workflow_dispatch:
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inputs:
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branch:
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description: "Name of the NEURON branch to test"
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type: string
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required: true
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env:
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NRN_BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/build
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jobs:
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nvhpc:
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name: "Run NVHPC CI on custom runner"
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runs-on: "self-hosted"
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timeout-minutes: 60
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steps:
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- name: "Verify NVHPC is available"
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env:
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# set this to the path (in the container!) where NVHPC makes
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# its executables available
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NVHPC_PATH: "/opt/nvidia/hpc_sdk/Linux_x86_64/25.3/compilers/bin/"
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run: |
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if [[ ! -d "${NVHPC_PATH}" ]]; then
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echo "ERROR: path ${NVHPC_PATH} does not exist, please verify it exists"
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exit 1
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fi
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echo "${NVHPC_PATH}" >> $GITHUB_PATH
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- name: "Checkout repo"
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uses: actions/checkout@v4
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with:
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ref: ${{ inputs.branch || github.sha || 'master' }}
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fetch-depth: 1
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submodules: recursive
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- name: "Install Python dependencies"
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env:
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# use a cache to speed things up
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PYTHON_CACHE: /opt/cache/python
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run: |
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PY_EXECUTABLE="${PY_EXECUTABLE:-$(command -v python3)}"
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PY_MAJOR="$("${PY_EXECUTABLE}" -c 'import sys;print(sys.version_info[0])')"
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PY_MINOR="$("${PY_EXECUTABLE}" -c 'import sys;print(sys.version_info[1])')"
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VENV_DIR="venv_${PY_MAJOR}.${PY_MINOR}"
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"${PY_EXECUTABLE}" -m venv "${VENV_DIR}"
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source "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate"
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python -m pip install -r ci/uv_requirements.txt
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uv pip install -r ci/requirements.txt --cache-dir ${PYTHON_CACHE}
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echo "VENV_DIR=${VENV_DIR}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
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- name: "Configure NEURON"
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env:
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NRN_INSTALL_DIR: /tmp/nrn-install
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run: |
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rm -fr ${NRN_INSTALL_DIR}
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source "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate"
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export NRN_CONFIG=(-DNRN_ENABLE_CORENEURON=ON -DNRN_ENABLE_MPI=ON -DCORENRN_ENABLE_GPU=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=nvc++ -DNRN_ENABLE_INTERVIEWS=OFF -DNRN_ENABLE_RX3D=OFF -DNRN_ENABLE_DOCS=OFF -DNRN_ENABLE_TESTS=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=nvc -DCMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER=nvcc -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${NRN_INSTALL_DIR}" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DNMODL_ENABLE_FLEX_BISON_LINES=OFF -DCMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug)
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cmake -B ${NRN_BUILD_DIR} "${NRN_CONFIG[@]}"
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- name: "Build NEURON"
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env:
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# use ccache to speed things up
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CCACHE_DIR: /opt/cache/ccache
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# set this to how many CPUs are available
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CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 20
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run: |
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source "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate"
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# display some ccache stats
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ccache -z
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ccache -svv
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cmake --build ${NRN_BUILD_DIR}
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ccache -svv
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- name: "Test NEURON"
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env:
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# set this to how many CPUs are available
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CTEST_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 20
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run: |
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source "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate"
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ctest --output-on-failure --test-dir ${NRN_BUILD_DIR}
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- name: "Install NEURON"
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run: |
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source "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate"
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cmake --install ${NRN_BUILD_DIR}
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- name: "Upload build artifacts"
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if: always()
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uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
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with:
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name: build_files
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path: |
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${{ github.workspace }}/build/CMakeCache.txt
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${{ github.workspace }}/build/build.ninja
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${{ github.workspace }}/build/cmake_install.cmake
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${{ github.workspace }}/build/install_manifest.txt

‎share/lib/python/neuron/tests/utils/__init__.py‎

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"""
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Utilities for writing tests
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"""
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import os
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from contextlib import contextmanager
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yield pc
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pc.gid_clear()
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def get_c_compiler() -> str:
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"""
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Get the path to the C compiler from the environment
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"""
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return os.environ.get("CC", "")

‎src/coreneuron/gpu/nrn_acc_manager.cpp‎

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#include "coreneuron/utils/vrecitem.h"
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#include "coreneuron/utils/profile/profiler_interface.h"
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#include "coreneuron/permute/cellorder.hpp"
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#include "coreneuron/permute/data_layout.hpp"
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#include "coreneuron/sim/scopmath/newton_struct.h"
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#include "coreneuron/coreneuron.hpp"
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#include "coreneuron/utils/nrnoc_aux.hpp"

‎test/CMakeLists.txt‎

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ENVIRONMENT "CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
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COMMAND "${exe}" ${pytest} "./test/${group}"
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ENVIRONMENT COVERAGE_FILE=.coverage.cover_tests CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
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COMMAND ${NRN_DEFAULT_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${pytest} ./test/cover
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ENVIRONMENT CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
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ENVIRONMENT "NRN_PYTEST_ARGS=${pytest_arg_string}" "CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
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‎test/coreneuron/unit/lfp/CMakeLists.txt‎

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if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "NVHPC")
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set_tests_properties(lfp_test PROPERTIES DISABLED TRUE)
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endif()

‎test/coreneuron/unit/mech_mapping/CMakeLists.txt‎

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# See top-level LICENSE file for details.
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add_executable(test-mech-mapping test_mech_mapping.cpp)
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target_link_libraries(test-mech-mapping coreneuron-unit-test Catch2::Catch2WithMain)
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target_link_libraries(test-mech-mapping PRIVATE coreneuron-unit-test Catch2::Catch2WithMain)
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add_test(NAME test-mech-mapping COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:test-mech-mapping>)
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target_compile_definitions(test-mech-mapping PRIVATE ${NRN_R123_COMPILE_DEFS})
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cpp_cc_configure_sanitizers(TARGET test-mech-mapping TEST test-mech-mapping)

‎test/cover/test_netcvode.py‎

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import io
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import math
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import os
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import re
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import sys
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‎test/hoctests/tests/test_kschan.py‎

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‎test/hoctests/tests/test_neurondemo.py‎

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