Tested platform:
Kagiso only since it is only a comment block change. If it works in one
machine, it should work in all, I hope. Still need to check the parallel
build on copper.
handle flush callbacks which can dirty other entries, and
resize and/or rename the target entry.
This feature is needed by the fractal heap code.
Also added associated test code.
H5Commit tested. Test failed on heping, but the
error appears to be a syntax error in an un-related
file.
Tests on copper & sol passed, along with tests on
phoenix.
1) Added trace file support to the metadata cache. This allows capture
of all metadata cache calls in trace files for purposes of optimization
and debuging.
2) Added an expunge entry function. This allows an entry to be deleteded
from the cache without writing it to disk even if it is dirty.
3) Added a function call to resize pinned entries.
4) Added code to deal with entries that are dirty on load. This is
needed in support of a bug fix which can alter object headers on
load to repair files.
5) Added progress reporting code to the "MDC API smoke check" test in
cache_api.c. To enable the progress reporting, set report_progress
to TRUE in mdc_api_call_smoke_check().
Tested with h5committest, and a parallel test on phoenix (dual athelon
linux box).
Code cleanup
Description:
Trim trailing whitespace in Makefile.am and C/C++ source files to make
diffing changes easier.
Platforms tested:
None necessary, whitespace only change
1) Check in potential fix to unreproduceable bug in t_cache observed on
Cobalt
2) Check in code supporting added pinned entry features in the metadata
cache.
Description:
1) Elena encountered a bug in t_cache when running on Cobalt. On
investigation I found a potential race condition in t_cache that
could explain her observation.
2) Quincey requested additions to the metadata cache allowing renaming
of pinned entryies, and marking of pinned or protected entries as
dirty.
Solution:
1) Modified t_cache.c to prevent the potential race condition. Elena
was unable to reproduce the bug on Cobalt, so we don't know if my
fix actually addressed the problem.
2) Added code supporting the requested functions. The changes were
relatively trivial, but required substantial new test code.
Platforms tested:
h5committest, serial test on heping, parallel test on phoenix.
Misc. update:
Add pinned entry capability to cache.
Description:
For frequently accessed cache entries, the protect/unprotect overhead
is sometimes a bottleneck.
Solution:
Allow entries to be pinned in the cache. Pinned entries can't be
evicted, but can be flushed or modified.
Platforms tested:
h5committested -- minus one small typo in test/cache.c whose fix was
tested on copper and heping only.
Misc. update:
Add files that I forgot in my last checkin.
Description:
cache_api.c cache_common.c cache_common.h are new files that result
from breaking the old cache test into two tests.
Solution:
See above.
Platforms tested:
h5committested before the last checkin. Will run another
h5committest shortly, but it shouldn't be necessary as there
are no new changes.
Misc. update: