Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!mcnc!spl
From: spl@mcnc.org (Steve Lamont)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.cray
Subject: Re: differences in UNICOS versions
Keywords: UNICOS cray registers
Message-ID: <5864@alvin.mcnc.org>
Date: 6 Dec 89 00:32:05 GMT
References: <130@tobler.UUCP>
Reply-To: spl@mcnc.org.UUCP (Steve Lamont)
Organization: Foo Bar Brewers Cooperative
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In article <130@tobler.UUCP> iony@tobler.UUCP (Ion Yadigaroglu) writes:
>1) program runs on various UNICOS 4 versions on cray XMP (usually 48)
>2) program crashes on UNICOS 5 versions in a CAL (cray assembler)
>   subroutine on use of permanent B registers B02 and B03.
>3) we know that the problem is with the operating system and not
>   specific machine, i. e. crashes on *all* UNICOS 5 machines,
>   never crashes on UNICOS 4 machines.

... what is the routine?  What is the failure mode?

							spl (the p stands for
							"Probable user
							error.")

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