Re: FPU problem, colinux+oM 2.4.26-1

On 18:19 Fri 10 Feb     , Yasheng wrote:
> This problem was reported by ckauhaus, http://cluster.inf-ra.uni-jena.de/harpy/ticket/6.
> But it is not a colinux bug, it is a colinux+oM bug. If one run colinux without oM, there
> will be no problem.

Really? As far as I can recall we had these errors due to an elderly
coLinux version. Did you use the same coLinux versions (e.g. different
snapshots) for both tests?

> The reason could be, colinux by itself  protects the FPU status properly. But somehow
> oM will break this protection. I guess by oM itself there should be no such problem,
> otherwise it should be found already.

That again sounds possible...

> So, the conclusion is, colinux+oM 2.4.26 simply doesn't work, or could someone
> figure out how to fix the FPU status?

...maybe Tab knows. Otherwise I'd suggest you the 2.6 in the long
run. Do you plan using more than the couple of nodes you're currently
using? If not, have you considered replacing coLinux by VMWare Player?

Have a nice weekend!
-Andreas


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