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`functional_qoi` test returns different results on different number of processors

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Description

The `functional_qoi` tests have different answers when run on different number of processors. For example, this test passes on Ubuntu with 1 or 4 MPI processes and fails with 2 or 3 processes.

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Research direction

Locate the functional_qoi tests and first reproduce the differing results with 1, 2, 3, and 4 MPI processes on Ubuntu. Investigate why the test result depends on process count; done means the functional_qoi tests return consistent answers across those process counts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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