Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: Ahmad Abualsamid <ahmadz>
Subject: Re: cluster of RS6Ks
Organization: Model Advanced Facility
Date: 10 Jul 1995 18:08:46 GMT
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edward@aba.nsrc.nus.sg (Edward Walker) wrote:
>Hello,
>
>	Has anybody experienced any problems in executing a PVM 3.3.7
>program over a cluster of RS6Ks?
>
>	I have a large CFD code which runs okay over a cluster of SGI Indys.
>But when I recompile it for the RS6K and I try to execute it, I get : 
>
>> Illegal instruction (core dumped)
>
>	When I comment out large 'non-pvm' portions of my code and leave 
>just the skelton of the PVM program, I don't get this problem.  Is there 
>something wrong with the xlf compiler?
>
>	Any ideas?  I'm clueless.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>
>- edward
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>Dr Edward Walker


I had this problem with an SP2, which is virtually a collection of RS6000
workstations. With pvm3.3.7 it gave some bogus message concerning packing
longs, i reverted back to pvm3.3.5 and it is working fine so far.

Ahmad

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