#1111125 pmix: Makes openmpi crash on startup

Package:
src:pmix
Source:
src:pmix
Submitter:
Samuel Thibault
Date:
2025-09-18 10:45:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1111125#5
Date:
2025-08-14 22:22:24 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

Since the newer pmix upload, openmpi programs just crash:

#include <mpi.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
	int comm_rank = -1;
	int comm_size = -1;
	MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);
	MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &comm_size);
	MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &comm_rank);
	fprintf(stdout, "My rank is %d/%d\n", comm_rank, comm_size);
	MPI_Finalize();
}

$ mpicc.openmpi  test.c -o test
$ mpirun.openmpi -np 2 ./test
Segmentation fault

Samuel

#1111125#10
Date:
2025-08-14 22:26:08 UTC
From:
To:
Samuel Thibault, le ven. 15 août 2025 00:22:24 +0200, a ecrit:

Just to give an idea:

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff7afd8e5 in open_components (
    framework=0x7ffff7face80 <prte_prteinstalldirs_base_framework>)
    at ../../../../../src/mca/base/pmix_mca_base_components_open.c:328
warning: 328	../../../../../src/mca/base/pmix_mca_base_components_open.c: No such file or directory
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007ffff7afd8e5 in open_components (
    framework=0x7ffff7face80 <prte_prteinstalldirs_base_framework>)
    at ../../../../../src/mca/base/pmix_mca_base_components_open.c:328
#1  pmix_mca_base_framework_components_open (
    framework=framework@entry=0x7ffff7face80 <prte_prteinstalldirs_base_framework>,
    flags=<optimized out>) at ../../../../../src/mca/base/pmix_mca_base_components_open.c:291
#2  0x00007ffff7f2c7b3 in prte_prteinstalldirs_base_open (flags=<optimized out>)
    at ../../../../../../../3rd-party/prrte/src/mca/prteinstalldirs/base/prteinstalldirs_base_components.c:40
#3  0x00007ffff7b05141 in pmix_mca_base_framework_open (
    framework=0x7ffff7face80 <prte_prteinstalldirs_base_framework>,
    flags=(PMIX_MCA_BASE_OPEN_FIND_COMPONENTS | PMIX_MCA_BASE_OPEN_STATIC_ONLY),
    flags@entry=PMIX_MCA_BASE_OPEN_DEFAULT)
    at ../../../../../src/mca/base/pmix_mca_base_framework.c:172
#4  0x00007ffff7e93b4b in prte_init_minimum ()
    at ../../../../../3rd-party/prrte/src/runtime/prte_init.c:212
#5  0x0000555555558975 in ?? ()
#6  0x00007ffff7833ca8 in __libc_start_call_main (main=main@entry=0x5555555587a0,
    argc=argc@entry=4, argv=argv@entry=0x7fffffffeac8)
    at ../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58
#7  0x00007ffff7833d65 in __libc_start_main_impl (main=0x5555555587a0, argc=4,
    argv=0x7fffffffeac8, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>,
    rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffeab8) at ../csu/libc-start.c:360
#8  0x000055555555bb31 in ?? ()


Samuel

#1111125#19
Date:
2025-08-20 07:30:31 UTC
From:
To:
Samuel Thibault, le ven. 15 août 2025 00:26:08 +0200, a ecrit:

It looks like the bug is 64b-only:

https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=eztrace&suite=sid

Samuel

#1111125#24
Date:
2025-08-21 09:19:18 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Samuel, the pmix problem is only affecting openmpi,
mpich is already updated.

32-bit arches use mpich (openmpi 5 no longer supports them)
which is why you're only seeing the problem on 64-bit.

Drew

#1111125#31
Date:
2025-08-25 14:51:23 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
openmpi, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1111125@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Alastair McKinstry <mckinstry@debian.org> (supplier of updated openmpi package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:10:34 +0100
Source: openmpi
Architecture: source
Version: 5.0.8-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers <debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Alastair McKinstry <mckinstry@debian.org>
Closes: 1111125
Changes:
 openmpi (5.0.8-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Use internal pmix. Closes: #1111125
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#1111125#50
Date:
2025-08-25 15:16:57 UTC
From:
To:
fixed 1111125 openmpi/5.0.8-2
close 1111125 openmpi/5.0.8-2
thanks

#1111125#57
Date:
2025-08-25 15:19:46 UTC
From:
To:
close 1111125 5.0.8-2
thanks

#1111125#58
Date:
2025-08-25 15:30:45 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
openmpi, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1111199@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Alastair McKinstry <mckinstry@debian.org> (supplier of updated openmpi package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:42:08 +0100
Source: openmpi
Architecture: source
Version: 5.0.8-3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers <debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Alastair McKinstry <mckinstry@debian.org>
Closes: 1111199
Changes:
 openmpi (5.0.8-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Fix breaks/replaces for libpmix2t64 version.
   * Close old bug. Closes: #1111199
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