Readme file for IBM® Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 601998

Abstract

P105117. This fix resolves memory leaks within API functions lsb_hostinfo() and lsb_hostinfo_ex() if they are called in long-term running programs.

 

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 601998 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

The LSF API functions lsb_hostinfo() and lsb_hostinfo_ex() cause memory leaks if they are called for long-term running programs.

 

 

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product or component release: 10.1

Update name: Fix 601998

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build601998

Publication date: 30 April 2024

 

Contents

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Product or components affected

4. System requirements

5. Installation and configuration

6. List of files

7. Product notifications

8. Copyright and trademark information

 

1. List of fixes

P105117.

 

2. Download locations

Download Fix 601998 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

 

3. Product or components affected

Affected product or components include:

LSF/lsf.h

LSF/lsbatch.h

LSF/ liblsbstream.so

LSF/liblsbstream.a

LSF/libbat.so

LSF/libbat.a

LSF/liblsf.so

LSF/liblsf.a

 

4. System requirements

linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64

linux3.10-glibc2.17-x86_64

 

5. Installation and configuration

Before you install

LSF_TOP is the full path to the top-level installation directory of IBM Spectrum LSF.

1.      Before you apply this fix, ensure that you install LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 12 or later. You can download Fix Pack 12 from https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral. Search for build600488. Contact IBM LSF Support if you have any questions or problems with installing Fix Pack 12.

2.      Starting from LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 13, the default values of the following three GPU parameters are changed to:
LSF_GPU_AUTOCONFIG=Y
LSB_GPU_NEW_SYNTAX=extend
LSF_GPU_RESOURCE_IGNORE=Y

If you have installed Fix Pack 13, no further action is needed to set these parameters. If you have installed LSF Fix Pack 12 or earlier, consider explicitly configuring the same values to these three parameters:
LSF_GPU_AUTOCONFIG=N
LSB_GPU_NEW_SYNTAX=N
LSF_GPU_RESOURCE_IGNORE=N

 

Installation steps

1.      Log on to the LSF management host as the root user and set your environment:
-For csh or tcsh:
% source LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf

-For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf

2.      Go to the install directory: cd $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

3.      Copy the fix file to the install directory: $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

4.      Run patchinstall: ./patchinstall <fix>

 

 

Uninstallation

1.      Log on to the LSF management host as the root user and set your environment:

-For csh or tcsh: % source LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf

-For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf

2.      Go to the install directory: cd $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

3.      Run ./patchinstall -r <fix>

 

 

6. List of files

The following components in all Linux packages:

LSF/lsf.h

LSF/lsbatch.h

LSF/ liblsbstream.so

LSF/liblsbstream.a

LSF/libbat.so

LSF/libbat.a

LSF/liblsf.so

LSF/liblsf.a

 

7. Product notifications

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8. Copyright and Trademark Information

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