#940 cpu related errors during configure

[eddie]

Hi. I am running ubuntu inside a virtualbox on a windows7 host. I am trying to configure ATLAS prior to 'make'ing it, but I'm getting many errors:

galaxy@MilkyWay:/ATLAS/BUILD$ sudo ../configure -b 64 -Fa alg -fPIC --with-netlib-lapack-tarfile=/packages/lapack-3.5.0.tgz --prefix=/home/galaxy/local
gcc -I/ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include -g -w -c /ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/src/atlconf_misc.c
gcc -I/ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include -g -w -o xconfig /ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/src/config.c atlconf_misc.o
/tmp/cc7U4jka.o: In function ATL_tmpnam': /ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include/atlas_sys.h:224: warning: the use oftmpnam' is dangerous, better use mkstemp' ./xconfig -d s /ATLAS/BUILD/../ -d b /ATLAS/BUILD -b 64 -Fa alg -fPIC -Si lapackref 1 probe_OS.o: In functionATL_tmpnam':
/ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include/atlas_sys.h:224: warning: the use of tmpnam' is dangerous, better usemkstemp'

OS configured as Linux (1)
probe_asm.o: In function ATL_tmpnam': /ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include/atlas_sys.h:224: warning: the use oftmpnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'

Assembly configured as GAS_x8664 (2)
probe_vec.o: In function ATL_tmpnam': /ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include/atlas_sys.h:224: warning: the use oftmpnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'

Vector ISA Extension configured as SSE3 (6,448)
probe_arch.o: In function ATL_tmpnam': /ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include/atlas_sys.h:224: warning: the use oftmpnam' is dangerous, better use mkstemp' /tmp/ccP4KPv0.o: In functionATL_tmpnam':
/ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include/atlas_sys.h:224: warning: the use of tmpnam' is dangerous, better usemkstemp'
ERROR: enum fam=6, chip=8, mach=0
make[3]: [atlas_run] Error 44
make[2]: [IRunArchInfo_x86] Error 2
/tmp/ccGPgXPi.o: In function ATL_tmpnam': /ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include/atlas_sys.h:224: warning: the use oftmpnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'

Architecture configured as UNKNOWNx86 (35)
ERROR: enum fam=6, chip=8, mach=0
make[3]: [atlas_run] Error 44
make[2]: [IRunArchInfo_x86] Error 2

Clock rate configured as 3981Mhz
ERROR: enum fam=6, chip=8, mach=0
make[3]: [atlas_run] Error 44
make[2]: [IRunArchInfo_x86] Error 2

Maximum number of threads configured as 4
probe_pmake.o: In function ATL_tmpnam': /ATLAS/BUILD/..//CONFIG/include/atlas_sys.h:224: warning: the use oftmpnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
Parallel make command configured as '$(MAKE) -j 4'
ERROR: enum fam=6, chip=8, mach=0
make[3]: [atlas_run] Error 44
make[2]: [IRunArchInfo_x86] Error 2
Cannot detect CPU throttling.

It's quite a list, but it seems to be something with my CPU? I have throttling disabled in the host, but I have had trouble figuring out if the cpu has a driver in linux (cpufreq seems to think there is no driver).

The cpu info on the last core:

processor : 3
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 21
model : 2
model name : AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
stepping : 0
microcode : 0x6000626
cpu MHz : 3981.353
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 3
cpu cores : 4
apicid : 3
initial apicid : 3
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx fxsr_opt rdtscp lm rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni ssse3 lahf_lm cmp_legacy cr8_legacy arat
bogomips : 7938.37
TLB size : 1536 4K pages
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[R. Clint Whaley]

Hmm. I do not recomment tuning ATLAS using a virtual machine. However, part of the problem might be just that ATLAS had no architectural support for that arch until the last developer release. You might try 3.11.28 and see if it works any better . . .

Let me know,
Clint

[R. Clint Whaley]

no response, closing.