[CP2K-user] [CP2K:22044] Re: Issue with EPS_DEFAULT Sensitivity: Why Does 1.0E-12 Cause CPASSERT Failure?
yis...@163.com
yisichi at 163.com
Mon Jan 12 14:57:29 UTC 2026
Thank you for your outstanding work. I was able to run CP2K smoothly with
EPS_DEFAULT = 1.0E-13 as well. I'm reporting this bug in the hope that CP2K
will become even more user-friendly.
在2026年1月12日星期一 UTC+8 17:52:29<Frederick Stein> 写道:
> I can reproduce it with the same number of MPI ranks but a lower number
> resolves it. I guess you hit a rare corner case of the implementation. I
> still do not understand why it happens.
>
> yis... at 163.com schrieb am Samstag, 10. Januar 2026 um 12:12:55 UTC+1:
>
>> thank you very much
>>
>> 在2026年1月9日星期五 UTC+8 04:05:46<Frederick Stein> 写道:
>>
>>> I can reproduce it. I will investigate it further.
>>>
>>> Frederick Stein schrieb am Mittwoch, 7. Januar 2026 um 10:34:37 UTC+1:
>>>
>>>> Thank you, I will try to reproduce it.
>>>>
>>>> yis... at 163.com schrieb am Mittwoch, 7. Januar 2026 um 03:54:00 UTC+1:
>>>>
>>>>> compiled toolchain using `--with-cmake=system --with-gcc=install
>>>>> --with-openmpi=install --with-sirius=no`. The host OS is Rocky Linux 8.10.
>>>>>
>>>>> 在2026年1月7日星期三 UTC+8 09:46:21<yis... at 163.com> 写道:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Regarding this issue, I've provided feedback to the administrators of
>>>>>> the supercomputing center. The SCC admin has now shown me this diagram—I'm
>>>>>> not sure if it fully addresses your question.[image:
>>>>>> 微信图片_20260107093904_62_790.png]
>>>>>> 在2026年1月7日星期三 UTC+8 00:15:53<Frederick Stein> 写道:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ok, serife-less fonts are not a good choice here... Please try `module
>>>>>>> list` after you have loaded all modules to run CP2K.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> yis... at 163.com schrieb am Dienstag, 6. Januar 2026 um 16:37:15
>>>>>>> UTC+1:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Enter "module ls" in the command window, and its output is shown in
>>>>>>>> the following figure.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [image: module Is.png]
>>>>>>>> 在2026年1月6日星期二 UTC+8 22:18:39<Frederick Stein> 写道:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you use the module system, can you provide the result of
>>>>>>>>> `module ls` (or similar command to display the currently loaded modules).
>>>>>>>>> It would be great to have some more information on how CP2K was built. The
>>>>>>>>> behavior you observed appears as a bug in the code or the
>>>>>>>>> compiler/libraries.
>>>>>>>>> yis... at 163.com schrieb am Dienstag, 6. Januar 2026 um 14:59:43
>>>>>>>>> UTC+1:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am using a supercomputer provided by a commercial
>>>>>>>>>> supercomputing center. The CP2K software I am using was compiled by the
>>>>>>>>>> center's staff. Is there anything I can help with?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 在2026年1月5日星期一 UTC+8 17:56:03<Frederick Stein> 写道:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>> This could be a bug. Did you compile CP2K yourself? If yes, with
>>>>>>>>>>> which compiler?
>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>>> Frederick
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> yis... at 163.com schrieb am Dienstag, 30. Dezember 2025 um
>>>>>>>>>>> 17:43:29 UTC+1:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear CP2K developers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I would like to report a potential issue regarding the keyword
>>>>>>>>>>>> EPS_DEFAULT. During my tests, I found that its value affects
>>>>>>>>>>>> the calculation in the following way:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> With EPS_DEFAULT = 1.0E-12, the program fails with a
>>>>>>>>>>>> “CPASSERT failed” error.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> With EPS_DEFAULT = 1.0E-11 or 1.0E-13, the calculation
>>>>>>>>>>>> proceeds normally into the iteration process.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have attached the input and output files for each test case.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The naming convention is as follows:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.0E-12_*: corresponds to EPS_DEFAULT = 1.0E-12
>>>>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.0E-11_*: corresponds to EPS_DEFAULT = 1.0E-11
>>>>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.0E-13_*: corresponds to EPS_DEFAULT = 1.0E-13
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your attention and for all your work on CP2K. I
>>>>>>>>>>>> look forward to your feedback.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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