Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 117559-06

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Summary: SunOS 5.9_x86: Microtasking libraries (libmtsk) patch

Date:  Mar/30/2007

Installation Requirements:

NA

Solaris Release: 9_x86

Sun OS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for sparc as patch 117560

Topic: 

Relevant Architecture: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4640927 4822965 4877490 4915962 5087100 5087277 5087628 5089382 5091653 5092014 5092233 5094879 5096814 5098026 5098139 5102871 5104020 5105585 5106203 5106490 5107215 5109620 6176541 6177038 6190879 6192978 6198156 6203445 6204867 6206169 6210378 6224639 6266200 6281454 6284576 6292619 6308531 6315352 6321653 6337239 6352080 6358139 6364604 6383140 6406413 6420938 6452506 6465769 6510918 6513016 6518824

Changes incorporated in this version:

6518824

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/usr/include/libmtsk_db.h
/usr/include/omp.h
/usr/include/omp_collector_api.h
/usr/lib/libmtsk.so
/usr/lib/libmtsk.so.1
/usr/lib/libmtsk_db.so
/usr/lib/libmtsk_db.so.1

Problem Description: 

6518824 Support for OpenMP profiling interface 
 
(from 117559-05)
6510918 libmtsk: Support OpenMP profiling interface (omp_collector_api) that was approved by ARB 
6513016 Add support for Sun Studio Thread Analyzer 
 
(from 117559-04)
6321653 libmtsk: Openmp/Autopar performance degrades significantly on oversubscribed systems
6337239 OpenMP: libmtsk.so does not issue a warning message when it adjusts the number of threads
6352080 OpenMP performance degradation on over subscribed system
6358139 OMP-C: incorrect run time error given when using -xarch=v9
6364604 OMP-C: using rtc with orphaned critical gives segment fault inrtc_check_critical_section
6383140 Linux: Libmtsk: pthread ID portability (openmp testcase core dumped during execution)
6406413 OMP: runtime checking doesn't give errors for improper environment variable settings
6420938 Memory leak reported in libmtsk.so.1
6452506 OpenMP: double free or corruption while using Lock Routines and SUNW_MP_WARN=TRUE
6465769 libmtsk may not create enough threads
 
(from 117559-03)
4640927: Performance dynamic scheduling in OpenMP
5105585: STACKSIZE should be more like "ulimit stacksize"
6176541: Special unwind for __mt_EndOfTask_Barrier_ needed to be implemented on x86, amd64
6224639: AMD64, 386: OpenMP: IEEE_FLAGS() doesn't work correctly
6266200: libmtsk to support public query interface
6281454: OMP: test Eompthr8 hangs if compiled with -xarch=v9
6284576: OpenMP: Incorrect number of threads created when OMP_NUM_THREADS is specified
6292619: OpenMP: Floating point exception when running application
6308531: OpenMP: SUNW_MP_THR_IDLE and spin time
6315352: Too many threads created by OpenMP runtime library
 
(from 117559-02)
5107215 OMP: SUNW_MP_NUM_POOL_THREADS can't be increased past 1023
5109620 AMD64: Numerous tests fail when using -xarch=amd64 -xopenmp
6177038 Macro expansion in libmtsk source may be wrong
6190879 OpenMP: Rename SUNW_MP_NUM_POOL_THREADS to SUNW_MP_MAX_POOL_THREADS
6192978 num_threads clause should not affect omp_get_max_threads()
6204867 OpenMP: need mtsk_db_slave_to_master to return a frame pointer
6206169 OMP: segmentation fault at runtime using SUNW_MP_MAX_NESTED_LEVELS
6210378 OMP: max threads value is incorrect
6203445 OpenMP: Copyin values incorrect in nested parallel regions
6198156 libmtsk should not abort when no more threads can be created
 
(from 117559-01)
4822965 Provide runtime error, deadlock and race condition diagnostics
4877490 ABAQUS: Shared object versions required for libmtsk.a
4915962 OpenMP: support for nested parallelism
5087100 OMP: incorrect error about chunk size expression being issued
5087277 AMD64: OMP-C++: segmentation fault in _ex_pop
5087628 incorout -xspace -xautopar -xreduction -xrestrict; 1stF:20040722_venus
5089382 OMP_F90:seg-fault w/ 20040817_venus and 20040816_vulcan with -xO[345]
5091653 REG:./parallel/pragma/prag_ncpu/pragma_ncpu_013p failed in 08/24 nightly build
5092014 OMP: segmentation fault during run time in free_taskinfo_struct
5092233 OpenMP: Infinite loop with multiple user threads
5094879 OMP: do not catch error of nested critical regions in different parallel reg
5096814 OMP: incorrect error being given for directives within critical region
5098026 libmtsk should not change the number of threads when dynamic is off
5098139 libmtsk uses deprecated interface
5102871 OMPM 314.mgrid thr 16, 23 base and peak showed regression with vulcan build16.0
5104020 OpenMP: Controlling Weight of GUIDED Loop Schedule
5106203 OMP-C: arithmetic exception when trying to use sunw_mp_register_warn
5106490 AMD64: 64 bit libmtsk.so is unusable in S10_b67

Revision History: 

117559-01 117559-03 117559-04 117559-02

Patch Installation Instructions: 

--------------------------------
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions on
using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
        example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/106326-01
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
        example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions: 

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README -- Last modified date:  Friday, March 30, 2007