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@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ Trunk (not on release branches yet)
 1.3.2
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+- Fixed a potential infinite loop in the openib BTL that could occur
+  in senders in some frequent-communication scenarios.  Thanks to Don
+  Wood for reporting the problem.
 - Add a new checksum PML variation on ob1 (main MPI point-to-point
   communication engine) to detect memory corruption in node-to-node
   messages