Attention anyone using BLCR for checkpoint/restart functionality, you
are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release of BLCR, 0.6.3. This
fixes a data corruption problem seen my a number of users.
The release announcement is enclosed, and below is a link to the
resolved bug if you are interested in more details.
http://upc-bugs.lbl.gov/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2001
-- Josh
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Paul H. Hargrove" <hargr...@hpcrd.lbl.gov>
Date: January 22, 2008 3:14:31 PM GMT-05:00
To: checkpo...@lbl.gov
Subject: Announcing the release of BLCR 0.6.3
First, let me apologize for the download problems many of you
encountered with the 0.6.2 release.
Second, only a week after releasing 0.6.2, there is a 0.6.3 release
to fix a floating-point corruption problem on the x86-64
architecture (present in 0.6.2 and all previous releases for the
x86-64 architecture).
The 0.6.3 release is now available from the BLCR Downloads page:
http://ftg.lbl.gov/CheckpointRestart/CheckpointDownloads.shtml
From the NEWS file:
0.6.3
--------
January 22, 2008
Bug-fix release.
- This release fixes bug 2001 which was causing intermittent floating-
point register corruption on x86-64, even after BLCR was unloaded.
-Paul
PS
You are receiving this either because you are on the
checkpo...@lbl.gov
list, or because you've recently sent email to the list (or me
directly)
asking about BLCR status.
--
Paul H. Hargrove phhargr...@lbl.gov
Future Technologies Group
HPC Research Department Tel: +1-510-495-2352
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Fax: +1-510-486-6900
