llnl / llnl/Spindle

Spindle crashes when executable doesn't exist and certain flags are specified

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C
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Description

From spindle on El Cap:

-o spindle.level=high and executable does not exist: flux dumps core and the job sticks around with no output or error until the job reaches its time limit
-o spindle=numa and executable does not exist: no error message, but job does die

Default spindle options (-o spindle.level=medium) and executable does not exist: expected error message about executable doesn’t exist and job fails as expected.

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior on El Cap with a nonexistent executable and the reported spindle.level=high and spindle=numa options, comparing it with spindle.level=medium. Trace the failure handling for each option; done means every configuration reports the missing executable and terminates the job without a core dump or a job stuck until its time limit.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
hpc
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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