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In addition to the usual `make check` target, Userspace RCU features
-`make regtest` and `make bench` targets:
+`make regtest`, `make short_bench` and `make long_bench` targets:
- `make check`: short tests, meant to be run when rebuilding or
porting Userspace RCU.
- `make regtest`: long (many hours) test, meant to be run when
modifying Userspace RCU or porting it to a new architecture or
operating system.
- - `make bench`: long (many hours) benchmarks.
+ - `make short_bench`: short benchmarks, 3 seconds per test.
+ - `make long_bench`: long (many hours) benchmarks, 30 seconds per test.
+
+
+Known issues
+------------
+
+There is an application vs library compatibility issue between
+applications built using Userspace RCU 0.10 headers linked against
+Userspace RCU 0.11 or 0.12 shared objects. The problem occurs as
+follows:
+
+ - An application executable is built with _LGPL_SOURCE defined, includes
+ any of the Userspace RCU 0.10 urcu flavor headers, and is built
+ without the -fpic compiler option.
+
+ - The Userspace RCU 0.10 library shared objects are updated to 0.11
+ or 0.12 without rebuilding the application.
+
+ - The application will hang, typically when RCU grace period
+ (synchronize_rcu) is invoked.
+
+Some possible work-arounds for this are:
+
+ - Rebuild the application against Userspace RCU 0.11+.
+
+ - Rebuild the application with -fpic.
+
+ - Upgrade Userspace RCU to 0.13+ without installing 0.11 nor 0.12.
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