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flux-core v0.88.0

Published: Aug 5, 2026 by flux-framework

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Release Notes

flux-core version 0.88.0 - 2026-08-04

New Features

  • job-exec: support reloading with running jobs (#7748)
  • job-manager: pick up queue config changes on reload (#7740)
  • add subprocess server caching of output for waitable subprocesses (#7736)
  • job-exec: handle shell barrier as an RPC (#7734)
  • libsubprocess: add attach for background processes (#7731)
  • shell: add coprocess helper plugin (#7723)
  • flux-sproc: make ps output more useful (#7721)
  • libkvs: add kvs_treewalk_strerror() (#7715)
  • support admin role which allows users to bypass private mode permissions (#7705)

Fixes

  • pmi: fix possible nonzero exit after abort (#7728)
  • libsubprocess: disable input for background subprocesses (#7722)
  • job-exec: fix job private namespace checkpoint to survive offline garbage collection (#7719)
  • content-sqlite: improve error handling (#7717)
  • sanitize PALS_* in the initial program environment (#7713)

Cleanup

  • libsubprocess: misc cleanup (#7741)
  • job-manager: split queue configuration/state into a standalone queues class (#7749)
  • job-exec: refactor to allow backends to share code (#7750)

Build/CI/Testsuite/Documentation

  • configure: bump hwloc min version to 2.1.0 (#7756)
  • github: bump the github-actions group with 6 updates (#7755)
  • ci: enhance coccinelle test to catch more double-free cases with json_*_new() calls (#7752)
  • doc: add vendors landing page (#7729)
  • testsuite: fix a couple flaky tests (#7727)
  • ci: fix systemd unit dir in el8 deploy image (#7714)
  • ci: bump black from 24.3.0 to 26.5.1 (#7759)