I will need to make a decision on releasing v3.5.4 based on the 2 reported problems.
1: x11evo all rejects
x11evo was broken in v3.5.3 so there is no regression. I have not been able to reproduce the problem
on a similar CPU. Unless this problem is bigger, seen by other users or if other algos are broken it
will not delay the release.
2. AMD CPUs exit after 50 submits
If this is a new problem in v3.5.4 it may affect the decision to release it. However, the
problem description is so unusual in that the symptoms indicate completely intentional
and normal behaviour by the program, but there is no code to make it behave like that.
It is notable it has been reported by 2 users. I don't have AMD CPUs to test with and can't
reproduce the problem on Intel. It is unlikely this will be resolved quickly. I will probably
proceed with the release unless new information points to a problem with the code.
Update:
1. only reported by one user. Suspect wrong version was tested unless tested version is confirmed
to be 3.5.4. v3.5.3 was known to be broken and produce rejects.
2. Confirmed issue with timetravel algo on AMD CPUs. However, it was also present in v3.5.3.
Debugging will take time.
With problem 1 being unconfirmed and having a plausible explanation and problem 2 being
non regressive the release will proceed and I will start building binaries.
The AMD/timetravel issue will be followed up later.