Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jack...@eu.citrix.com>
---
ts-hosts-allocate-Executive | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ts-hosts-allocate-Executive b/ts-hosts-allocate-Executive
index 698437c0..8f7a1af0 100755
--- a/ts-hosts-allocate-Executive
+++ b/ts-hosts-allocate-Executive
@@ -1035,6 +1035,10 @@ sub actual_allocation ($) {
if ($shared->{ntasks}) {
warn "resource $shrestype $shared->{resname} allegedly".
" available but wrong state $shared->{state} and tasks";
+ # This can happen if following a failed prep by
+ # another job, the other shares are still owned by the
+ # now-dead task. If so that share will become allocatable
+ # (and therefore not be counted in `ntasks') in due course.
return undef;
# someone was preparing it but they aren't any more
--
2.20.1
