[svn-r23600] Bring revisions #23085 - #23341 from trunk to revise_chunks.

h5committested.

50 files changed, 2082 insertions, 342 deletions

diff --git a/hl/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/CMakeLists.txt
index e66329e..5c9403d 100644
--- a/hl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL C CXX)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/Makefile.in b/hl/Makefile.in
index dddd693..786bfba 100644
--- a/hl/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/Makefile.in
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -282,7 +283,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
diff --git a/hl/c++/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/CMakeLists.txt
index 3601a91..8d68dd0 100644
--- a/hl/c++/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_CPP)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/c++/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/Makefile.in
index 4a33b33..60baefe 100644
--- a/hl/c++/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/Makefile.in
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -278,7 +279,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 3034a78..4c60165 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_CPP_EXAMPLES)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (
 )
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES (ptExampleFL PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/hl/cpp)
 
-ADD_EXECUTABLE (ptExampleVL ${HDF5_HL_CPP_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/ptExampleVL.cpp)
-TARGET_NAMING (ptExampleVL ${LIB_TYPE})
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (
-    ptExampleVL
-    ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-)
-SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES (ptExampleVL PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/hl/cpp)
-
 IF (BUILD_TESTING)
   ADD_TEST (NAME cpp_hl_ex_ptExampleFL COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:ptExampleFL>)
-  ADD_TEST (NAME cpp_hl_ex_ptExampleVL COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:ptExampleVL>)
 ENDIF (BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am
index 5dd5a75..df15257 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
 # These are the programs that 'make all' or 'make prog' will build and
 # which 'make check' will run.  List them in the order they should be run.
-EXAMPLE_PROG=ptExampleFL ptExampleVL
+EXAMPLE_PROG=ptExampleFL
 
 # These are the example files to be installed
-INSTALL_FILES=ptExampleFL.cpp ptExampleVL.cpp
+INSTALL_FILES=ptExampleFL.cpp
 INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILES = run-hlc++-ex.sh
 
 # Tell conclude.am that these are C++ tests.
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ $(EXTRA_PROG): $(H5CPP)
 # will try to build them with the normal C++ compiler, not h5c++.  This is
 # an inelegant way of solving the problem, unfortunately.
 ptExampleFL: ptExampleFL.cpp
-ptExampleVL: ptExampleVL.cpp
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/examples.am
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
index bd0edf0..8297d0a 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -244,7 +245,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
@@ -390,10 +390,10 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog *.h5
 
 # These are the programs that 'make all' or 'make prog' will build and
 # which 'make check' will run.  List them in the order they should be run.
-EXAMPLE_PROG = ptExampleFL ptExampleVL
+EXAMPLE_PROG = ptExampleFL
 
 # These are the example files to be installed
-INSTALL_FILES = ptExampleFL.cpp ptExampleVL.cpp
+INSTALL_FILES = ptExampleFL.cpp
 INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILES = run-hlc++-ex.sh
 
 # Tell conclude.am that these are C++ tests.
@@ -651,7 +651,6 @@ $(EXTRA_PROG): $(H5CPP)
 # will try to build them with the normal C++ compiler, not h5c++.  This is
 # an inelegant way of solving the problem, unfortunately.
 ptExampleFL: ptExampleFL.cpp
-ptExampleVL: ptExampleVL.cpp
 
 # How to create EXAMPLEDIR if it doesn't already exist
 $(EXAMPLEDIR):
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleVL.cpp b/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleVL.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c3feccd..0000000
--- a/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleVL.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
- * All rights reserved.                                                      *
- *                                                                           *
- * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
- * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
- * the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
- * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
- * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
- * is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
- * http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
- * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
-
-#include "H5PacketTable.h"
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Packet Table Variable-Length Example
- *
- * Example program that creates a packet table and performs
- * writes and reads.
- *
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-int main(void)
-{
-#ifdef VLPT_REMOVED
-    herr_t err;     /* Return value from function calls */
-    hid_t fileID;   /* HDF5 identifier for file */
-    hsize_t count;  /* Number of records in table */
-    int x;          /* Loop variable */
-
-    /* This example has two different sizes of "record": longs and shorts */
-    long longBuffer[5];
-    short shortBuffer[5];
-
-    /* Buffer of hvl_t structs to read back records */
-    hvl_t readBuffer[5];
-
-   /* Initialize buffers */
-    for(x=0; x<5; x++)
-    {
-        longBuffer[x] = -x;
-        shortBuffer[x] = x;
-    }
-
-    /* Create a new HDF5 file */
-    fileID = H5Fcreate("PTcppexampleVL.h5", H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    if(fileID <0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't create file.\n");
-
-    /* Create a variable-length packet table. */
-    VL_PacketTable ptable(fileID, "/examplePacketTable", 1);
-
-    if(! ptable.IsValid())
-        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to create packet table.");
-
-    /* Append five packets to the packet table. */
-    /* In C++, there is no need to package data into hvl_t structs. */
-    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(longBuffer[0]), sizeof(long));
-    if(err < 0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
-    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(shortBuffer[1]), sizeof(short));
-    if(err < 0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
-    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(longBuffer[2]), sizeof(long));
-    if(err < 0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
-    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(longBuffer[3]), sizeof(long));
-    if(err < 0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
-    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(shortBuffer[4]), sizeof(short));
-    if(err < 0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
-
-    /* Get the number of packets in the packet table.  This should be five. */
-    count = ptable.GetPacketCount(err);
-    if(err < 0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error getting packet count.");
-
-    printf("Number of packets in packet table after five appends: %d\n", count);
-
-    /* Initialize packet table's "current record" */
-    ptable.ResetIndex();
-
-    /* Iterate through packets, read each one back */
-    for(x=0; x<5; x++)
-    {
-        err = ptable.GetNextPacket( &(readBuffer[x]) );
-        if(err < 0)
-            fprintf(stderr, "Error reading record.");
-
-        printf("Packet %d's length is %d.\n", x, readBuffer[x].len);
-        if(readBuffer[x].len == sizeof(long))
-            printf("Packet %d's value is %d.\n", x, *((long *) readBuffer[x].p) );
-        else
-            printf("Packet %d's value is %d.\n", x, *((short *) readBuffer[x].p) );
-    }
-
-    /* The packet table will close automatically when its object goes */
-    /* out of scope.  */
-
-    err = H5Fclose(fileID);
-    if( err < 0 )
-        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to close file.\n");
-
-#endif /* VLPT_REMOVED */
-    return 0;
-}
-
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in b/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
index 7742f99..103dd76 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ RunTest()
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 then
     if (RunTest ptExampleFL &&\
-        rm ptExampleFL &&\
-        RunTest ptExampleVL &&\
-        rm ptExampleVL); then
+        rm ptExampleFL); then
         EXIT_VALUE=${EXIT_SUCCESS}
     else
         EXIT_VALUE=${EXIT_FAILURE}
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e0ca0e9..5a2a7c4 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_CPP_SRC)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/src/Makefile.in
index 7943459..89aee46 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/src/Makefile.in
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -311,7 +312,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog
 # Add libtool shared library version numbers to the HDF5 library
 # See libtool versioning documentation online.
 LT_VERS_INTERFACE = 6
-LT_VERS_REVISION = 127
+LT_VERS_REVISION = 138
 LT_VERS_AGE = 0
 
 # Include src directory
diff --git a/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d29035..0f82748 100644
--- a/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_CPP_TEST)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in
index 0213f38..f8ad89b 100644
--- a/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -277,7 +278,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
diff --git a/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index c95322c..1f4807a 100644
--- a/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_EXAMPLES )
 
 SET (HDF5_TEST_FILES
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ SET (examples
     ex_lite2
     ex_lite3
     ptExampleFL
-    ptExampleVL
     ex_image1
     ex_image2
     ex_table_01
diff --git a/hl/examples/Makefile.am b/hl/examples/Makefile.am
index 1c51f05..5108c5e 100644
--- a/hl/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EXAMPLETOPDIR=${DESTDIR}$(exec_prefix)/share/hdf5_examples/hl
 # Don't tell automake about them, because if it knew they were programs,
 # it would try to compile them instead of using the h5cc script.
 # Use the boilerplate in config/examples.am instead.
-EXAMPLE_PROG = ex_lite1 ex_lite2 ex_lite3 ptExampleFL ptExampleVL \
+EXAMPLE_PROG = ex_lite1 ex_lite2 ex_lite3 ptExampleFL \
             ex_image1 ex_image2 \
             ex_table_01 ex_table_02 ex_table_03 ex_table_04 \
             ex_table_05 ex_table_06 ex_table_07 ex_table_08 \
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ EXAMPLE_PROG = ex_lite1 ex_lite2 ex_lite3 ptExampleFL ptExampleVL \
 
 # Install files
 # List all file that should be installed in examples directory
-INSTALL_FILES = ex_lite1.c ex_lite2.c ex_lite3.c ptExampleFL.c ptExampleVL.c \
+INSTALL_FILES = ex_lite1.c ex_lite2.c ex_lite3.c ptExampleFL.c \
                 ex_image1.c ex_image2.c \
                 ex_table_01.c ex_table_02.c ex_table_03.c ex_table_04.c      \
                 ex_table_05.c ex_table_06.c ex_table_07.c ex_table_08.c      \
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ ex_lite1: $(srcdir)/ex_lite1.c
 ex_lite2: $(srcdir)/ex_lite2.c
 ex_lite3: $(srcdir)/ex_lite3.c
 ptExampleFL: $(srcdir)/ptExampleFL.c
-ptExampleVL: $(srcdir)/ptExampleVL.c
 ex_image1: $(srcdir)/ex_image1.c
 ex_image2: $(srcdir)/ex_image2.c
 ex_table01: $(srcdir)/ex_table01.c
diff --git a/hl/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/examples/Makefile.in
index 1794e38..2713377 100644
--- a/hl/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -244,7 +245,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ EXAMPLETOPDIR = ${DESTDIR}$(exec_prefix)/share/hdf5_examples/hl
 # Don't tell automake about them, because if it knew they were programs,
 # it would try to compile them instead of using the h5cc script.
 # Use the boilerplate in config/examples.am instead.
-EXAMPLE_PROG = ex_lite1 ex_lite2 ex_lite3 ptExampleFL ptExampleVL \
+EXAMPLE_PROG = ex_lite1 ex_lite2 ex_lite3 ptExampleFL \
             ex_image1 ex_image2 \
             ex_table_01 ex_table_02 ex_table_03 ex_table_04 \
             ex_table_05 ex_table_06 ex_table_07 ex_table_08 \
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ EXAMPLE_PROG = ex_lite1 ex_lite2 ex_lite3 ptExampleFL ptExampleVL \
 
 # Install files
 # List all file that should be installed in examples directory
-INSTALL_FILES = ex_lite1.c ex_lite2.c ex_lite3.c ptExampleFL.c ptExampleVL.c \
+INSTALL_FILES = ex_lite1.c ex_lite2.c ex_lite3.c ptExampleFL.c \
                 ex_image1.c ex_image2.c \
                 ex_table_01.c ex_table_02.c ex_table_03.c ex_table_04.c      \
                 ex_table_05.c ex_table_06.c ex_table_07.c ex_table_08.c      \
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ ex_lite1: $(srcdir)/ex_lite1.c
 ex_lite2: $(srcdir)/ex_lite2.c
 ex_lite3: $(srcdir)/ex_lite3.c
 ptExampleFL: $(srcdir)/ptExampleFL.c
-ptExampleVL: $(srcdir)/ptExampleVL.c
 ex_image1: $(srcdir)/ex_image1.c
 ex_image2: $(srcdir)/ex_image2.c
 ex_table01: $(srcdir)/ex_table01.c
diff --git a/hl/examples/ptExampleVL.c b/hl/examples/ptExampleVL.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 310aa07..0000000
--- a/hl/examples/ptExampleVL.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
- * All rights reserved.                                                      *
- *                                                                           *
- * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
- * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
- * the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
- * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
- * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
- * is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
- * http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
- * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
-
-#include "hdf5.h"
-#include "hdf5_hl.h"
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Packet Table Variable-Length Example
- *
- * Example program that creates a variable-length packet table and performs
- * writes and reads.
- *
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-int main(void)
-{
-#ifdef VLPT_REMOVED
- hid_t          fid;        /* File identifier */
- hid_t          ptable;     /* Packet table identifier */
-
- herr_t         err;        /* Function return status */
- hsize_t        count;      /* Number of records in the table */
- int            x;          /* Loop variable */
-
-    /* Buffers to hold data */
- hvl_t writeBuffer[5];
- hvl_t readBuffer[5];
-
-    /* This example has two different sizes of "record": longs and shorts */
- long longBuffer[5];
- short shortBuffer[5];
-
-   /* Initialize buffers */
- for(x=0; x<5; x++)
- {
-     longBuffer[x] = -x;
-     shortBuffer[x] = x;
- }
-
-    /* Fill the write buffer with a mix of longs and shorts */
-    /* We need to supply the length of each record and a pointer to */
-    /* the beginning of each record. */
- writeBuffer[0].len = sizeof(long);
- writeBuffer[0].p = &(longBuffer[0]);
- writeBuffer[1].len = sizeof(short);
- writeBuffer[1].p = &(shortBuffer[1]);
- writeBuffer[2].len = sizeof(long);
- writeBuffer[2].p = &(longBuffer[2]);
- writeBuffer[3].len = sizeof(long);
- writeBuffer[3].p = &(longBuffer[3]);
- writeBuffer[4].len = sizeof(short);
- writeBuffer[4].p = &(shortBuffer[4]);
-
-    /* Create a file using default properties */
- fid=H5Fcreate("packet_table_VLexample.h5",H5F_ACC_TRUNC,H5P_DEFAULT,H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-    /* Create a variable-length packet table within the file */
- ptable = H5PTcreate_vl(fid, "Packet Test Dataset", (hsize_t)1);
- if(ptable == H5I_INVALID_HID)
-     goto out;
-
-    /* Write the entire buffer to the packet table */
- err = H5PTappend(ptable, (hsize_t)5, writeBuffer );
- if(err < 0)
-     goto out;
-
-    /* Get the number of packets in the packet table.  This should be five. */
- err = H5PTget_num_packets(ptable, &count);
- if(err < 0)
-     goto out;
-
- printf("Number of packets in packet table after five appends: %d\n", count);
-
-    /* Read all five packets back */
- err = H5PTread_packets(ptable, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)5, readBuffer );
- if(err < 0)
-    goto out;
-
- for(x=0; x<5; x++)
- {
-    printf("Packet %d's length is %d\n", x, readBuffer[x].len);
-    if(readBuffer[x].len == sizeof(long))
-        printf("Packet %d's value is %d\n", x, *( (long *) readBuffer[x].p) );
-    else
-        printf("Packet %d's value is %d\n", x, *( (short *) readBuffer[x].p) );
- }
-
-    /* Before we close the packet table, we must free the memory that */
-    /* the pointers in readBuffer point to. */
- err = H5PTfree_vlen_readbuff(ptable, (hsize_t)5, readBuffer);
- if(err < 0)
-     goto out;
-
-    /* Close the packet table */
- err = H5PTclose(ptable);
- if(err < 0)
-     goto out;
-
-    /* Close the file */
- H5Fclose(fid);
-#endif /* VLPT_REMOVED */
-
- return 0;
-
-#ifdef VLPT_REMOVED
- out: /* An error has occurred.  Clean up and exit. */
-    fprintf(stderr, "An error has occurred!\n");
-    H5PTclose(ptable);
-    H5Fclose(fid);
-    return -1;
-#endif /* VLPT_REMOVED */
-}
diff --git a/hl/examples/run-hlc-ex.sh.in b/hl/examples/run-hlc-ex.sh.in
index a82e591..a79f67a 100644
--- a/hl/examples/run-hlc-ex.sh.in
+++ b/hl/examples/run-hlc-ex.sh.in
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ then
         rm ex_lite3 &&\
         RunTest ptExampleFL &&\
         rm ptExampleFL &&\
-        RunTest ptExampleVL &&\
-        rm ptExampleVL &&\
         RunTest ex_image1 &&\
         rm ex_image1 &&\
         RunTest ex_image2 &&\
diff --git a/hl/fortran/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/CMakeLists.txt
index ae38588..0da0825 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_F90 C CXX Fortran)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/fortran/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
index 6fe288c..8b7f728 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -282,7 +283,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 7098119..03b9e9b 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_F90_EXAMPLES C CXX Fortran)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
index 7dd855b..9f08f21 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -245,7 +246,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ec54d8c..c580516 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT(HDF5_HL_F90_SRC C CXX Fortran)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
index 3135cfa..2e38939 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
@@ -331,12 +331,8 @@ nh5dsget_scale_name_c(hid_t_f *did, _fcd name, size_t_f *size)
   /*
    * Convert C name to FORTRAN and place it in the given buffer
    */
-  if(size_c != 0) {
-    HD5packFstring(c_scale_name, _fcdtocp(name), (size_t)*size);
-    *size = (size_t_f)size_c-1; /* (-1) because we don't include the NULL ending in the length*/
-  } else {
-    *size = (size_t_f)size_c;   /* if NULL then no name was found */
-  }
+  HD5packFstring(c_scale_name, _fcdtocp(name), (size_t)*size);
+  *size = (size_t_f)size_c;
 
 done:
   if(c_scale_name) HDfree(c_scale_name);
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/src/Makefile.in
index be84073..fc734df 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/Makefile.in
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -327,7 +328,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog
 # Add libtool shared library version numbers to the HDF5 library
 # See libtool versioning documentation online.
 LT_VERS_INTERFACE = 6
-LT_VERS_REVISION = 127
+LT_VERS_REVISION = 138
 LT_VERS_AGE = 0
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/src -I$(top_builddir)/hl/src \
          -I$(top_srcdir)/fortran/src -I$(top_builddir)/fortran/src
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c9b0533..d76e7f2 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_FORTRAN_TESTS C CXX Fortran)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/test/Makefile.in
index 7e69b79..2acee8c 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/Makefile.in
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -291,7 +292,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
diff --git a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2df2c23..edba042 100644
--- a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_SRC)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ENDIF (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src)
 
 SET (HL_SRCS
+    ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5DO.c
     ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5DS.c
     ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5IM.c
     ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5LT.c
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ SET (HL_SRCS
 )
 
 SET (HL_HEADERS
+    ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5DOpublic.h
     ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5DSpublic.h
     ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5IMpublic.h
     ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5LTparse.h
diff --git a/hl/src/H5DO.c b/hl/src/H5DO.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cfd8c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/src/H5DO.c
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+* Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+* Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+* All rights reserved.                                                      *
+*                                                                           *
+* This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+* terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+* the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
+* of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
+* root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
+* is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
+* http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
+* access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
+* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "H5DOprivate.h"
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	H5DOwrite_chunk
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Writes an entire chunk to the file directly.	
+ *
+ * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
+ *		30 July 2012
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+herr_t
+H5DOwrite_chunk(hid_t dset_id, hid_t dxpl_id, uint32_t filters, const hsize_t *offset, 
+         size_t data_size, const void *buf)
+{
+    hbool_t created_dxpl = FALSE;
+    herr_t  ret_value = SUCCEED;  /* Return value */
+    
+    if(dset_id < 0) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if(!buf) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if(!offset) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if(!data_size) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if(H5P_DEFAULT == dxpl_id) {
+	if((dxpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0) {
+            ret_value = FAIL;
+            goto done;
+        }
+
+        created_dxpl = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if(H5DO_write_chunk(dset_id, dxpl_id, filters, offset, data_size, buf) < 0) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+done:
+    if(created_dxpl) {
+        if(H5Pclose(dxpl_id) < 0)
+            ret_value = FAIL;
+    }
+
+    return ret_value;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	H5DO_write_chunk
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Private function for H5DOwrite_chunk
+ *
+ * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
+ *		30 July 2012
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+herr_t
+H5DO_write_chunk(hid_t dset_id, hid_t dxpl_id, uint32_t filters, const hsize_t *offset, 
+         size_t data_size, const void *buf)
+{
+    hbool_t do_direct_write = TRUE;
+    herr_t  ret_value = SUCCEED;  /* Return value */
+
+    if(H5Pset(dxpl_id, H5D_XFER_DIRECT_CHUNK_WRITE_FLAG_NAME, &do_direct_write) < 0) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if(H5Pset(dxpl_id, H5D_XFER_DIRECT_CHUNK_WRITE_FILTERS_NAME, &filters) < 0) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if(H5Pset(dxpl_id, H5D_XFER_DIRECT_CHUNK_WRITE_OFFSET_NAME, &offset) < 0) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if(H5Pset(dxpl_id, H5D_XFER_DIRECT_CHUNK_WRITE_DATASIZE_NAME, &data_size) < 0) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if(H5Dwrite(dset_id, 0, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, dxpl_id, buf) < 0) {
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+done:
+    do_direct_write = FALSE;
+    if(H5Pset(dxpl_id, H5D_XFER_DIRECT_CHUNK_WRITE_FLAG_NAME, &do_direct_write) < 0)
+        ret_value = FAIL;
+
+    return ret_value;
+}
diff --git a/hl/src/H5DOprivate.h b/hl/src/H5DOprivate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcea585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/src/H5DOprivate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
+ * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
+ * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
+ * is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
+ * http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
+ * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#ifndef _H5DOprivate_H
+#define _H5DOprivate_H
+
+/* High-level library internal header file */
+#include "H5HLprivate2.h"
+
+/* public LT prototypes			*/
+#include "H5DOpublic.h"
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Private functions
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+H5_HLDLL herr_t H5DO_write_chunk(hid_t dset_id, 
+			hid_t dxpl_id, 
+			uint32_t filters, 
+			const hsize_t *offset, 
+         		size_t data_size, 
+			const void *buf);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hl/src/H5DOpublic.h b/hl/src/H5DOpublic.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..774709e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/src/H5DOpublic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
+ * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
+ * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
+ * is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
+ * http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
+ * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#ifndef _H5DOpublic_H
+#define _H5DOpublic_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * Direct chunk write function
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+H5_HLDLL herr_t H5DOwrite_chunk(hid_t dset_id, 
+			hid_t dxpl_id, 
+			uint32_t filters, 
+			const hsize_t *offset, 
+         		size_t data_size, 
+			const void *buf);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/hl/src/H5DS.c b/hl/src/H5DS.c
index e9ea9cf..cb3a1ce 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5DS.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5DS.c
@@ -1779,6 +1779,8 @@ out:
 * Comments:
 *
 * Modifications:
+*  The size of the name returned should not include the NULL termination
+*  in its value so as to be consistent with other HDF5 APIs.
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
@@ -1875,7 +1877,7 @@ ssize_t H5DSget_scale_name(hid_t did,
         buf=NULL;
     }
 
-    return (ssize_t) nbytes;
+    return (ssize_t) MAX(0,nbytes-1);
 
     /* error zone */
 out:
diff --git a/hl/src/Makefile.am b/hl/src/Makefile.am
index 4c120b1..c1e6810 100644
--- a/hl/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/src/Makefile.am
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES=libhdf5_hl.la
 libhdf5_hl_la_LDFLAGS= -version-info $(LT_VERS_INTERFACE):$(LT_VERS_REVISION):$(LT_VERS_AGE) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 
 # List sources to include in the HDF5 HL Library.
-libhdf5_hl_la_SOURCES=H5DS.c H5IM.c H5LT.c H5LTanalyze.c H5LTparse.c H5PT.c H5TB.c H5LD.c
+libhdf5_hl_la_SOURCES=H5DO.c H5DS.c H5IM.c H5LT.c H5LTanalyze.c H5LTparse.c H5PT.c H5TB.c H5LD.c
 
 # HDF5 HL library depends on HDF5 Library.
 libhdf5_hl_la_LIBADD=$(LIBHDF5)
 
 # Public header files (to be installed)
-include_HEADERS=hdf5_hl.h H5IMpublic.h H5LTpublic.h H5TBpublic.h H5DSpublic.h H5PTpublic.h H5LDpublic.h
+include_HEADERS=hdf5_hl.h H5DOpublic.h H5IMpublic.h H5LTpublic.h H5TBpublic.h H5DSpublic.h H5PTpublic.h H5LDpublic.h
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/hl/src/Makefile.in b/hl/src/Makefile.in
index 9fb86a5..34db4c0 100644
--- a/hl/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/src/Makefile.in
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ am__uninstall_files_from_dir = { \
 am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)"
 LTLIBRARIES = $(lib_LTLIBRARIES)
 libhdf5_hl_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBHDF5)
-am_libhdf5_hl_la_OBJECTS = H5DS.lo H5IM.lo H5LT.lo H5LTanalyze.lo \
-	H5LTparse.lo H5PT.lo H5TB.lo H5LD.lo
+am_libhdf5_hl_la_OBJECTS = H5DO.lo H5DS.lo H5IM.lo H5LT.lo \
+	H5LTanalyze.lo H5LTparse.lo H5PT.lo H5TB.lo H5LD.lo
 libhdf5_hl_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libhdf5_hl_la_OBJECTS)
 AM_V_lt = $(am__v_lt_@AM_V@)
 am__v_lt_ = $(am__v_lt_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -310,7 +311,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog
 # Add libtool shared library version numbers to the HDF5 library
 # See libtool versioning documentation online.
 LT_VERS_INTERFACE = 6
-LT_VERS_REVISION = 127
+LT_VERS_REVISION = 138
 LT_VERS_AGE = 0
 
 # This library is our main target.
@@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libhdf5_hl.la
 libhdf5_hl_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LT_VERS_INTERFACE):$(LT_VERS_REVISION):$(LT_VERS_AGE) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 
 # List sources to include in the HDF5 HL Library.
-libhdf5_hl_la_SOURCES = H5DS.c H5IM.c H5LT.c H5LTanalyze.c H5LTparse.c H5PT.c H5TB.c H5LD.c
+libhdf5_hl_la_SOURCES = H5DO.c H5DS.c H5IM.c H5LT.c H5LTanalyze.c H5LTparse.c H5PT.c H5TB.c H5LD.c
 
 # HDF5 HL library depends on HDF5 Library.
 libhdf5_hl_la_LIBADD = $(LIBHDF5)
 
 # Public header files (to be installed)
-include_HEADERS = hdf5_hl.h H5IMpublic.h H5LTpublic.h H5TBpublic.h H5DSpublic.h H5PTpublic.h H5LDpublic.h
+include_HEADERS = hdf5_hl.h H5DOpublic.h H5IMpublic.h H5LTpublic.h H5TBpublic.h H5DSpublic.h H5PTpublic.h H5LDpublic.h
 
 # Automake needs to be taught how to build lib, progs, and tests targets.
 # These will be filled in automatically for the most part (e.g.,
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ mostlyclean-compile:
 distclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.tab.c
 
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/H5DO.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/H5DS.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/H5IM.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/H5LD.Plo@am__quote@
diff --git a/hl/src/hdf5_hl.h b/hl/src/hdf5_hl.h
index 3b3a2a0..6693b14 100644
--- a/hl/src/hdf5_hl.h
+++ b/hl/src/hdf5_hl.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef _HDF5_HL_H
 #define _HDF5_HL_H
 
+#include "H5DOpublic.h" /* dataset optimization */
 #include "H5DSpublic.h" /* dimension scales */
 #include "H5LTpublic.h" /* lite */
 #include "H5IMpublic.h" /* image */
diff --git a/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 89baac4..39a3811 100644
--- a/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_TEST)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Notes: When creating unit test executables they should be prefixed
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ ADD_TEST (
         test_ds7.h5
         test_ds8.h5
         test_ds9.h5
+        test_dectris.h5
         test_image1.h5
         test_image2.h5
         test_image3.h5
@@ -76,10 +77,11 @@ ADD_TEST (
 )
 
 HL_ADD_TEST (test_ds "dsdata.txt;dslat.txt;dslon.txt;test_ds_be.h5;test_ds_le.h5")
+HL_ADD_TEST (test_dset_opt "")
 HL_ADD_TEST (test_image "image8.txt;sepia.pal;earth.pal;image24pixel.txt;image24plane.txt;usa.wri")
 HL_ADD_TEST (test_lite "dtype_file.txt")
 HL_ADD_TEST (test_packet "")
-HL_ADD_TEST (test_table "test_table_be.hdf5;test_table_cray.hdf5;test_table_le.hdf5")
+HL_ADD_TEST (test_table "test_table_be.h5;test_table_cray.h5;test_table_le.h5")
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # This executable is used to generate test files for the test_ds test.
diff --git a/hl/test/Makefile.am b/hl/test/Makefile.am
index c546513..b933c44 100644
--- a/hl/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/test/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LDADD=$(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
 
 # Test programs.  These are our main targets.  They should be listed in the
 # order to be executed, generally most specific tests to least specific tests.
-TEST_PROG=test_lite test_image test_file_image test_table test_ds test_packet \
+TEST_PROG=test_lite test_image test_file_image test_table test_ds test_packet test_dset_opt
 	test_ld
 check_PROGRAMS=$(TEST_PROG) ld_monitor ld_extend
 
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ endif
 # Temporary files.  These files are the ones created by running `make test'.
 CHECK_CLEANFILES+=combine_tables[1-2].h5 test_ds[1-9].h5 test_ds10.h5 \
 	test_image[1-3].h5 file_img[1-2].h5 test_lite[1-4].h5 test_table.h5 \
-	test_packet_table.h5 test_packet_compress.h5 test_detach.h5
+	test_packet_table.h5 test_packet_compress.h5 test_detach.h5 \
+        test_dectris.h5
 DISTCLEANFILES=test_ld.sh
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/hl/test/Makefile.in b/hl/test/Makefile.in
index 61ddff7..a19cdad 100644
--- a/hl/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/test/Makefile.in
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES = H5srcdir_str.h test_ld.sh
 CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
 am__EXEEXT_1 = test_lite$(EXEEXT) test_image$(EXEEXT) \
 	test_file_image$(EXEEXT) test_table$(EXEEXT) test_ds$(EXEEXT) \
-	test_packet$(EXEEXT) test_ld$(EXEEXT)
+	test_packet$(EXEEXT) test_dset_opt$(EXEEXT)
 am__EXEEXT_2 = gen_test_ds$(EXEEXT) gen_test_ld$(EXEEXT)
 PROGRAMS = $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
 gen_test_ds_SOURCES = gen_test_ds.c
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ test_ds_SOURCES = test_ds.c
 test_ds_OBJECTS = test_ds.$(OBJEXT)
 test_ds_LDADD = $(LDADD)
 test_ds_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
+test_dset_opt_SOURCES = test_dset_opt.c
+test_dset_opt_OBJECTS = test_dset_opt.$(OBJEXT)
+test_dset_opt_LDADD = $(LDADD)
+test_dset_opt_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
 test_file_image_SOURCES = test_file_image.c
 test_file_image_OBJECTS = test_file_image.$(OBJEXT)
 test_file_image_LDADD = $(LDADD)
@@ -123,10 +127,6 @@ test_image_SOURCES = test_image.c
 test_image_OBJECTS = test_image.$(OBJEXT)
 test_image_LDADD = $(LDADD)
 test_image_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
-test_ld_SOURCES = test_ld.c
-test_ld_OBJECTS = test_ld.$(OBJEXT)
-test_ld_LDADD = $(LDADD)
-test_ld_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
 test_lite_SOURCES = test_lite.c
 test_lite_OBJECTS = test_lite.$(OBJEXT)
 test_lite_LDADD = $(LDADD)
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ am__v_CCLD_ = $(am__v_CCLD_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
 am__v_CCLD_0 = @echo "  CCLD    " $@;
 am__v_CCLD_1 = 
 SOURCES = gen_test_ds.c gen_test_ld.c ld_extend.c ld_monitor.c \
-	test_ds.c test_file_image.c test_image.c test_ld.c test_lite.c \
-	test_packet.c test_table.c
+	test_ds.c test_dset_opt.c test_file_image.c test_image.c \
+	test_lite.c test_packet.c test_table.c
 DIST_SOURCES = gen_test_ds.c gen_test_ld.c ld_extend.c ld_monitor.c \
-	test_ds.c test_file_image.c test_image.c test_ld.c test_lite.c \
-	test_packet.c test_table.c
+	test_ds.c test_dset_opt.c test_file_image.c test_image.c \
+	test_lite.c test_packet.c test_table.c
 am__can_run_installinfo = \
   case $$AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR in \
     n|no|NO) false;; \
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -331,7 +332,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ TRACE = perl $(top_srcdir)/bin/trace
 CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog combine_tables[1-2].h5 \
 	test_ds[1-9].h5 test_ds10.h5 test_image[1-3].h5 \
 	file_img[1-2].h5 test_lite[1-4].h5 test_table.h5 \
-	test_packet_table.h5 test_packet_compress.h5 test_detach.h5
+	test_packet_table.h5 test_packet_compress.h5 test_detach.h5 \
+	test_dectris.h5
 
 # Test script
 TEST_SCRIPT = test_ld.sh
@@ -490,9 +491,7 @@ LDADD = $(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
 
 # Test programs.  These are our main targets.  They should be listed in the
 # order to be executed, generally most specific tests to least specific tests.
-TEST_PROG = test_lite test_image test_file_image test_table test_ds test_packet \
-	test_ld
-
+TEST_PROG = test_lite test_image test_file_image test_table test_ds test_packet test_dset_opt
 
 # These programs generate test files for the tests.  They don't need to be
 # compiled every time we want to test the library.  However, putting
@@ -593,15 +592,15 @@ ld_monitor$(EXEEXT): $(ld_monitor_OBJECTS) $(ld_monitor_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_ld
 test_ds$(EXEEXT): $(test_ds_OBJECTS) $(test_ds_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_test_ds_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	@rm -f test_ds$(EXEEXT)
 	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) $(test_ds_OBJECTS) $(test_ds_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+test_dset_opt$(EXEEXT): $(test_dset_opt_OBJECTS) $(test_dset_opt_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_test_dset_opt_DEPENDENCIES) 
+	@rm -f test_dset_opt$(EXEEXT)
+	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) $(test_dset_opt_OBJECTS) $(test_dset_opt_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 test_file_image$(EXEEXT): $(test_file_image_OBJECTS) $(test_file_image_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_test_file_image_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	@rm -f test_file_image$(EXEEXT)
 	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) $(test_file_image_OBJECTS) $(test_file_image_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 test_image$(EXEEXT): $(test_image_OBJECTS) $(test_image_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_test_image_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	@rm -f test_image$(EXEEXT)
 	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) $(test_image_OBJECTS) $(test_image_LDADD) $(LIBS)
-test_ld$(EXEEXT): $(test_ld_OBJECTS) $(test_ld_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_test_ld_DEPENDENCIES) 
-	@rm -f test_ld$(EXEEXT)
-	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) $(test_ld_OBJECTS) $(test_ld_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 test_lite$(EXEEXT): $(test_lite_OBJECTS) $(test_lite_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_test_lite_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	@rm -f test_lite$(EXEEXT)
 	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) $(test_lite_OBJECTS) $(test_lite_LDADD) $(LIBS)
@@ -623,9 +622,9 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/ld_extend.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/ld_monitor.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/test_ds.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/test_dset_opt.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/test_file_image.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/test_image.Po@am__quote@
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/test_ld.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/test_lite.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/test_packet.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/test_table.Po@am__quote@
@@ -889,6 +888,7 @@ uninstall-am:
 
 help:
 	@$(top_srcdir)/bin/makehelp
+	test_ld
 
 # lib/progs/tests targets recurse into subdirectories. build-* targets
 # build files in this directory.
diff --git a/hl/test/dectris_hl_perf.c b/hl/test/dectris_hl_perf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3e382a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/test/dectris_hl_perf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,643 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
+ * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
+ * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
+ * is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
+ * http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
+ * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ * This test is for the DECTRIS project to the H5DOwrite_chunk function
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "hdf5.h"
+#include "hdf5_hl.h"
+#include <zlib.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+ 
+const char *FILENAME[] = {
+    "dectris_perf",
+    "unix.raw",
+    NULL
+};
+
+/*
+ * Print the current location on the standard output stream.
+ */
+#define FUNC __func__
+#define AT()     printf ("   at %s:%d in %s()...\n",        \
+        __FILE__, __LINE__, FUNC);
+#define H5_FAILED()  {puts("*FAILED*");fflush(stdout);}
+#define TEST_ERROR      {H5_FAILED(); AT(); goto error;}
+#define TESTING(WHAT)  {printf("Testing %-62s",WHAT); fflush(stdout);}
+#define PASSED()  {puts(" PASSED");fflush(stdout);}
+
+#define DIRECT_UNCOMPRESSED_DSET        "direct_uncompressed_dset"
+#define DIRECT_COMPRESSED_DSET        "direct_compressed_dset"
+#define REG_COMPRESSED_DSET       "reg_compressed_dset"
+#define REG_NO_COMPRESS_DSET   "reg_no_compress_dset"
+#define RANK         3
+#define NX     100
+#define NY     1000
+#define NZ     250
+#define CHUNK_NX     1 
+#define CHUNK_NY     1000
+#define CHUNK_NZ     250
+
+#define DEFLATE_SIZE_ADJUST(s) (ceil(((double)(s))*1.001)+12)
+char        filename[1024];
+unsigned int *outbuf[NX];
+size_t         data_size[NX];
+double       total_size = 0.0;
+unsigned int *direct_buf[NX];
+double       MB = 1048576.0;
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+ * Function to report IO rate
+ *--------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void reportTime(struct timeval start, double mbytes)
+{
+    struct timeval timeval_stop,timeval_diff;
+
+    /*end timing*/
+    gettimeofday(&timeval_stop,NULL);
+
+    /* Calculate the elapsed gettimeofday time */
+    timeval_diff.tv_usec=timeval_stop.tv_usec-start.tv_usec;
+    timeval_diff.tv_sec=timeval_stop.tv_sec-start.tv_sec;
+
+    if(timeval_diff.tv_usec<0) {
+        timeval_diff.tv_usec+=1000000;
+        timeval_diff.tv_sec--;
+    } /* end if */
+
+/*printf("mbytes=%lf, sec=%lf, usec=%lf\n", mbytes, (double)timeval_diff.tv_sec, (double)timeval_diff.tv_usec);*/
+    printf("MBytes/second: %lf\n", (double)mbytes/((double)timeval_diff.tv_sec+((double)timeval_diff.tv_usec/(double)1000000.0)));        
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+ *  Create file, datasets, and initialize data
+ *--------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int create_file(hid_t fapl_id)
+{
+    hid_t       file;                          /* handles */
+    hid_t       fapl;
+    hid_t       cparms;
+    hid_t       dataspace, dataset;
+    hsize_t     dims[RANK]  = {NX, NY, NZ};        
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[RANK] ={CHUNK_NX, CHUNK_NY, CHUNK_NZ};
+    unsigned int         aggression = 9;     /* Compression aggression setting */
+    int         ret;
+    int         i, j, n;
+
+    int flag;
+    int unix_file;
+
+    unsigned int *p;
+    size_t      buf_size = CHUNK_NY*CHUNK_NZ*sizeof(unsigned int);
+
+    const Bytef *z_src;
+    Bytef	    *z_dst;		/*destination buffer		*/
+    uLongf	     z_dst_nbytes = (uLongf)DEFLATE_SIZE_ADJUST(buf_size);
+    uLong	     z_src_nbytes = (uLong)buf_size;
+
+    TESTING("Create a file and dataset");
+
+    /*
+     * Create the data space with unlimited dimensions.
+     */
+    if((dataspace = H5Screate_simple(RANK, dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new file. If file exists its contents will be overwritten.
+     */
+    if((file = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl_id)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /*
+     * Modify dataset creation properties, i.e. enable chunking and compression
+     */
+    if((cparms = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if(H5Pset_chunk( cparms, RANK, chunk_dims) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new dataset within the file using cparms
+     * creation properties.
+     */
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, DIRECT_UNCOMPRESSED_DSET, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, REG_NO_COMPRESS_DSET, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /* Set compression */
+    if(H5Pset_deflate( cparms, aggression) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, DIRECT_COMPRESSED_DSET, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, REG_COMPRESSED_DSET, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if(H5Fclose(file) < 0) 
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if(H5Sclose(dataspace) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if(H5Pclose(cparms) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /* create a unix file*/
+    flag = O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY;
+
+    if ((unix_file=open(FILENAME[1],flag,S_IRWXU))== -1)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if (close(unix_file) < 0)
+    {
+        printf(" unable to close the file\n");
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    }
+
+
+    /* Initialize data for chunks */
+    for(i = 0; i < NX; i++) {
+	p = direct_buf[i] = (unsigned int*)malloc(CHUNK_NY*CHUNK_NZ*sizeof(unsigned int));
+        
+        for(j=0; j < CHUNK_NY*CHUNK_NZ; j++, p++)
+            *p = rand() % 65000;
+
+        z_src = (const Bytef*)direct_buf[i];
+
+        z_dst_nbytes = (uLongf)DEFLATE_SIZE_ADJUST(buf_size);
+        /* Allocate output (compressed) buffer */
+        outbuf[i] = (unsigned int*)malloc((size_t)z_dst_nbytes);
+        z_dst = (Bytef *)outbuf[i];
+
+        /* Perform compression from the source to the destination buffer */
+        ret = compress2(z_dst, &z_dst_nbytes, z_src, z_src_nbytes, aggression);
+
+        data_size[i] = (size_t)z_dst_nbytes;
+        total_size += data_size[i];
+
+        /* Check for various zlib errors */
+        if(Z_BUF_ERROR == ret) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "overflow");
+            TEST_ERROR;
+        } else if(Z_MEM_ERROR == ret) {
+	    fprintf(stderr, "deflate memory error");
+            TEST_ERROR;
+        } else if(Z_OK != ret) {
+	    fprintf(stderr, "other deflate error");
+            TEST_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    PASSED();
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Sclose(dataspace);
+        H5Pclose(cparms);
+        H5Fclose(file);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+ *  Benchmark the performance of the new function 
+ *  with precompressed data.
+ *--------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+test_direct_write_uncompressed_data(hid_t fapl_id)
+{
+    hid_t       file;                          /* handles */
+    hid_t       dataspace, dataset;
+    hid_t       dxpl;
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         i;
+
+    unsigned    filter_mask = 0;
+    hsize_t     offset[RANK] = {0, 0, 0};
+
+    struct timeval timeval_start;    
+    
+    TESTING("H5DOwrite_chunk for uncompressed data");
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /* Start the timer */
+    gettimeofday(&timeval_start,NULL);
+
+    /* Reopen the file and dataset */
+    if((file = H5Fopen(filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl_id)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, DIRECT_UNCOMPRESSED_DSET, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+
+    /* Write the compressed chunk data repeatedly to cover all the chunks in the 
+     * dataset, using the direct writing function.     */ 
+    for(i=0; i<NX; i++) {
+        status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, CHUNK_NY*CHUNK_NZ*sizeof(unsigned int), direct_buf[i]);
+        (offset[0])++;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Dclose(dataset);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    H5Fclose(file);
+
+    /* Report the performance */ 
+    reportTime(timeval_start, (double)(NX*NY*NZ*sizeof(unsigned int)/MB));    
+
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+        H5Fclose(file);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+ *  Benchmark the performance of the new function 
+ *  with precompressed data.
+ *--------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+test_direct_write_compressed_data(hid_t fapl_id)
+{
+    hid_t       file;                          /* handles */
+    hid_t       dataspace, dataset;
+    hid_t       dxpl;
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         i;
+
+    unsigned    filter_mask = 0;
+    hsize_t     offset[RANK] = {0, 0, 0};
+
+    struct timeval timeval_start;    
+    
+    TESTING("H5DOwrite_chunk for pre-compressed data");
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /* Start the timer */
+    gettimeofday(&timeval_start,NULL);
+
+    /* Reopen the file and dataset */
+    if((file = H5Fopen(filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl_id)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, DIRECT_COMPRESSED_DSET, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+
+    /* Write the compressed chunk data repeatedly to cover all the chunks in the 
+     * dataset, using the direct writing function.     */ 
+    for(i=0; i<NX; i++) {
+        status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, data_size[i], outbuf[i]);
+        (offset[0])++;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Dclose(dataset);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    H5Fclose(file);
+  
+    /* Report the performance */ 
+    reportTime(timeval_start, (double)(total_size/MB));    
+
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+        H5Fclose(file);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+ *  Benchmark the performance of the regular H5Dwrite
+ *  with compression filter enabled.
+ *--------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+test_compressed_write(hid_t fapl_id)
+{
+    hid_t       file;                          /* handles */
+    hid_t       dataspace, dataset;
+    hid_t       mem_space;
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[RANK] ={CHUNK_NX, CHUNK_NY, CHUNK_NZ};
+    hid_t       dxpl;
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         i;
+
+    hsize_t start[RANK];  /* Start of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[RANK]; /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t count[RANK];  /* Block count */
+    hsize_t block[RANK];  /* Block sizes */
+
+    struct timeval timeval_start;    
+
+    TESTING("H5Dwrite with compression enabled");
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((mem_space = H5Screate_simple(RANK, chunk_dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /* Start the timer */
+    gettimeofday(&timeval_start,NULL);
+
+    /* Reopen the file and dataset */
+    if((file = H5Fopen(filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl_id)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, REG_COMPRESSED_DSET, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((dataspace = H5Dget_space(dataset)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    start[0]  = start[1]  = start[2] = 0;
+    stride[0] = stride[1] = stride[2] = 1;
+    count[0]  = count[1]  = count[2] = 1;
+    block[0]  = CHUNK_NX; block[1]  = CHUNK_NY; block[2] = CHUNK_NZ;
+    
+    for(i=0; i<NX; i++) {
+        /*
+         * Select hyperslab for one chunk in the file
+         */
+        if((status = H5Sselect_hyperslab(dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block)) < 0)
+            TEST_ERROR;
+        (start[0])++;        
+
+        if((status = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_space, dataspace,
+    		      H5P_DEFAULT, direct_buf[i])) < 0)
+            TEST_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Dclose(dataset);
+    H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    H5Fclose(file);
+ 
+    /* Report the performance */ 
+    reportTime(timeval_start, (double)(NX*NY*NZ*sizeof(unsigned int)/MB));    
+   
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Sclose(dataspace);
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+        H5Fclose(file);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+ *  Benchmark the performance of the regular H5Dwrite
+ *  with compression
+ *--------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+test_no_compress_write(hid_t fapl_id)
+{
+    hid_t       file;                          /* handles */
+    hid_t       dataspace, dataset;
+    hid_t       mem_space;
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[RANK] ={CHUNK_NX, CHUNK_NY, CHUNK_NZ};
+    hid_t       dxpl;
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         i;
+
+    hsize_t start[RANK];  /* Start of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[RANK]; /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t count[RANK];  /* Block count */
+    hsize_t block[RANK];  /* Block sizes */
+
+    struct timeval timeval_start;    
+
+    TESTING("H5Dwrite without compression");
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((mem_space = H5Screate_simple(RANK, chunk_dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /* Start the timer */
+    gettimeofday(&timeval_start,NULL);
+
+    /* Reopen the file and dataset */
+    if((file = H5Fopen(filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl_id)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, REG_NO_COMPRESS_DSET, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if((dataspace = H5Dget_space(dataset)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    start[0]  = start[1]  = start[2] = 0;
+    stride[0] = stride[1] = stride[2] = 1;
+    count[0]  = count[1]  = count[2] = 1;
+    block[0]  = CHUNK_NX; block[1]  = CHUNK_NY; block[2] = CHUNK_NZ;
+    
+    for(i=0; i<NX; i++) {
+        /*
+         * Select hyperslab for one chunk in the file
+         */
+        if((status = H5Sselect_hyperslab(dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block)) < 0)
+            TEST_ERROR;
+        (start[0])++;        
+
+        if((status = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_space, dataspace,
+    		      H5P_DEFAULT, direct_buf[i])) < 0)
+            TEST_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Dclose(dataset);
+    H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    H5Fclose(file);
+ 
+    /* Report the performance */ 
+    reportTime(timeval_start, (double)(NX*NY*NZ*sizeof(unsigned int)/MB));    
+   
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Sclose(dataspace);
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+        H5Fclose(file);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+ *  Benchmark the performance for writing compressed
+ *  data to a Unix file
+ *--------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int 
+test_unix_write(void)
+{
+    int file, flag;
+    ssize_t op_size;    
+    int i;
+    struct timeval timeval_start;    
+
+    TESTING("Write compressed data to a Unix file");
+
+    /* create file*/
+    flag = O_WRONLY;
+
+    /* Start the timer */
+    gettimeofday(&timeval_start,NULL);
+
+    if ((file=open(FILENAME[1],flag))== -1)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /* Write the compressed chunk data repeatedly to cover all the chunks in the 
+     * dataset, using the direct writing function.     */ 
+    for(i=0; i<NX; i++) {
+        op_size = write(file, outbuf[i],data_size[i]);
+        if (op_size < 0)
+        {
+            printf(" Error in writing data to file because %s \n", strerror(errno));
+            TEST_ERROR;
+        }
+        else if (op_size == 0)
+        {
+            printf(" unable to write sufficent data to file because %s \n", strerror(errno));
+            TEST_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (close(file) < 0)
+    {
+        printf(" unable to close the file\n");
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /* Report the performance */ 
+    reportTime(timeval_start, (double)(total_size/MB));    
+
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    return 1; 
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+ *  Main function
+ *--------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+main (void)
+{
+    hid_t       fapl = H5P_DEFAULT;
+    int         i;
+
+    /* Testing setup */
+/*    h5_reset();
+    fapl = h5_fileaccess();
+
+    h5_fixname(FILENAME[0], fapl, filename, sizeof filename);*/
+
+    sprintf(filename, "%s.h5", FILENAME[0]);
+
+    create_file(fapl);
+    test_direct_write_uncompressed_data(fapl);
+    test_direct_write_compressed_data(fapl);
+    test_no_compress_write(fapl);
+    test_compressed_write(fapl);
+    test_unix_write();
+
+    for(i=0; i<NX; i++) {
+        free(outbuf[i]);
+        free(direct_buf[i]);
+    }
+ 
+/*    h5_cleanup(FILENAME, fapl);*/
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/hl/test/test_ds.c b/hl/test/test_ds.c
index e290bbb..b81f8d4 100644
--- a/hl/test/test_ds.c
+++ b/hl/test/test_ds.c
@@ -1127,9 +1127,9 @@ herr_t test_cmp_scalename(hid_t fid, hid_t did, const char *name, const char *sc
     if((dsid = H5Dopen2(fid, name, H5P_DEFAULT)) >= 0) {
         if(H5DSis_attached(did, dsid, idx) == 1) {
             if((name_len=H5DSget_scale_name(dsid,NULL,(size_t)0)) > 0) {
-                name_out = (char*)HDmalloc(name_len * sizeof (char));
+	        name_out = (char*)HDmalloc((name_len+1) * sizeof (char));
                 if(name_out != NULL) {
-                    if(H5DSget_scale_name(dsid, name_out, (size_t)name_len) >= 0) {
+                    if(H5DSget_scale_name(dsid, name_out, (size_t)name_len+1) >= 0) {
                         if(HDstrcmp(scalename,name_out)==0) {
                             ret_value = SUCCEED;
                         }
@@ -3232,12 +3232,12 @@ static int test_simple(void)
         goto out;
 
     /* allocate a  buffer */
-    name_out = (char*)HDmalloc(name_len * sizeof (char));
+    name_out = (char*)HDmalloc((name_len+1) * sizeof (char));
     if(name_out == NULL)
         goto out;
 
     /* get the scale name using this buffer */
-    if(H5DSget_scale_name(dsid, name_out, (size_t)name_len) < 0)
+    if(H5DSget_scale_name(dsid, name_out, (size_t)name_len+1) < 0)
         goto out;
 
     if(HDstrcmp("Latitude set 0",name_out)!=0)
diff --git a/hl/test/test_dset_opt.c b/hl/test/test_dset_opt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a0ffb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/test/test_dset_opt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1138 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+* Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+* Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+* All rights reserved.                                                      *
+*                                                                           *
+* This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+* terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+* the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
+* of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
+* root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
+* is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
+* http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
+* access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
+* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "h5hltest.h"
+#include "H5srcdir.h"
+#include "H5DOpublic.h"
+#include <math.h>
+
+#if defined(H5_HAVE_ZLIB_H) && !defined(H5_ZLIB_HEADER) 
+# define H5_ZLIB_HEADER "zlib.h"
+#endif
+#if defined(H5_ZLIB_HEADER)
+# include H5_ZLIB_HEADER /* "zlib.h" */
+#endif
+
+#define FILE_NAME "test_dectris.h5"
+
+#define DATASETNAME1        "direct_write"
+#define DATASETNAME2        "skip_one_filter"
+#define DATASETNAME3        "skip_two_filters"
+#define DATASETNAME4        "data_conv"
+#define DATASETNAME5        "contiguous_dset"
+#define DATASETNAME6        "invalid_argue"
+#define RANK         2
+#define NX     16
+#define NY     16
+#define CHUNK_NX     4
+#define CHUNK_NY     4
+
+#define DEFLATE_SIZE_ADJUST(s) (ceil(((double)(s))*1.001)+12)
+
+/* Temporary filter IDs used for testing */
+#define H5Z_FILTER_BOGUS1	305
+#define H5Z_FILTER_BOGUS2	306
+#define ADD_ON			7
+#define FACTOR			3
+
+/* Local prototypes for filter functions */
+static size_t filter_bogus1(unsigned int flags, size_t cd_nelmts,
+    const unsigned int *cd_values, size_t nbytes, size_t *buf_size, void **buf);
+static size_t filter_bogus2(unsigned int flags, size_t cd_nelmts,
+    const unsigned int *cd_values, size_t nbytes, size_t *buf_size, void **buf);
+
+/* This message derives from H5Z */
+const H5Z_class2_t H5Z_BOGUS1[1] = {{
+    H5Z_CLASS_T_VERS,       /* H5Z_class_t version */
+    H5Z_FILTER_BOGUS1,		/* Filter id number		*/
+    1, 1,               /* Encoding and decoding enabled */
+    "bogus1",			/* Filter name for debugging	*/
+    NULL,                       /* The "can apply" callback     */
+    NULL,                       /* The "set local" callback     */
+    filter_bogus1,		/* The actual filter function	*/
+}};
+
+const H5Z_class2_t H5Z_BOGUS2[1] = {{
+    H5Z_CLASS_T_VERS,       /* H5Z_class_t version */
+    H5Z_FILTER_BOGUS2,		/* Filter id number		*/
+    1, 1,               /* Encoding and decoding enabled */
+    "bogus2",			/* Filter name for debugging	*/
+    NULL,                       /* The "can apply" callback     */
+    NULL,                       /* The "set local" callback     */
+    filter_bogus2,		/* The actual filter function	*/
+}};
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	test_direct_chunk_write
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Test the basic functionality of H5DOwrite_chunk
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	1
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Raymond Lu	
+ *              30 November 2012
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+#ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
+static int
+test_direct_chunk_write (hid_t file)
+{
+    hid_t       dataspace = -1, dataset = -1;
+    hid_t       mem_space = -1;
+    hid_t       cparms = -1, dxpl = -1;
+    hsize_t     dims[2]  = {NX, NY};        
+    hsize_t     maxdims[2] = {H5S_UNLIMITED, H5S_UNLIMITED};
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[2] ={CHUNK_NX, CHUNK_NY};
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         ret;
+    int         data[NX][NY];
+    int         i, j, n;
+
+    unsigned    filter_mask = 0;
+    int         direct_buf[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    int         check_chunk[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    hsize_t     offset[2] = {0, 0};
+    size_t      buf_size = CHUNK_NX*CHUNK_NY*sizeof(int);
+
+    const Bytef *z_src = (const Bytef*)(direct_buf);
+    Bytef	    *z_dst;		/*destination buffer		*/
+    uLongf	     z_dst_nbytes = (uLongf)DEFLATE_SIZE_ADJUST(buf_size);
+    uLong	     z_src_nbytes = (uLong)buf_size;
+    int          aggression = 9;     /* Compression aggression setting */
+    void	*outbuf = NULL;         /* Pointer to new buffer */
+
+    hsize_t start[2];  /* Start of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[2]; /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t count[2];  /* Block count */
+    hsize_t block[2];  /* Block sizes */
+
+    TESTING("basic functionality of H5DOwrite_chunk");
+
+    /*
+     * Create the data space with unlimited dimensions.
+     */
+    if((dataspace = H5Screate_simple(RANK, dims, maxdims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((mem_space = H5Screate_simple(RANK, chunk_dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Modify dataset creation properties, i.e. enable chunking and compression
+     */
+    if((cparms = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((status = H5Pset_chunk( cparms, RANK, chunk_dims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((status = H5Pset_deflate( cparms, (unsigned) aggression)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new dataset within the file using cparms
+     * creation properties.
+     */
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, DATASETNAME1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Initialize the dataset */
+    for(i = n = 0; i < NX; i++)
+        for(j = 0; j < NY; j++)
+	    data[i][j] = n++;
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Write the data for the dataset.  It should stay in the chunk cache.
+     * It will be evicted from the cache by the H5DOwrite_chunk calls. 
+     */
+    if((status = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL,
+		      dxpl, data)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Initialize data for one chunk */
+    for(i = n = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++)
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++)
+	    direct_buf[i][j] = n++;
+
+    /* Allocate output (compressed) buffer */
+    outbuf = malloc(z_dst_nbytes);
+    z_dst = (Bytef *)outbuf;
+
+    /* Perform compression from the source to the destination buffer */
+    ret = compress2(z_dst, &z_dst_nbytes, z_src, z_src_nbytes, aggression);
+
+    /* Check for various zlib errors */
+    if(Z_BUF_ERROR == ret) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "overflow");
+        goto error;
+    } else if(Z_MEM_ERROR == ret) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "deflate memory error");
+        goto error;
+    } else if(Z_OK != ret) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "other deflate error");
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    /* Write the compressed chunk data repeatedly to cover all the chunks in the 
+     * dataset, using the direct writing function.     */ 
+    for(i=0; i<NX/CHUNK_NX; i++) {
+        for(j=0; j<NY/CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+            status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, z_dst_nbytes, outbuf);
+            offset[1] += CHUNK_NY;
+        }
+        offset[0] += CHUNK_NX;
+        offset[1] = 0;
+    }
+
+    if(outbuf)
+        free(outbuf);
+
+    if(H5Fflush(dataset, H5F_SCOPE_LOCAL) < 0) 
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Select hyperslab for one chunk in the file
+     */
+    start[0]  = CHUNK_NX; start[1]  = CHUNK_NY;
+    stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0]  = 1; count[1]  = 1;
+    block[0]  = CHUNK_NX; block[1]  = CHUNK_NY;
+    if((status = H5Sselect_hyperslab(dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Read the chunk back */
+    if((status = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_space, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, check_chunk)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Check that the values read are the same as the values written */
+    for(i = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++) {
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+            if(direct_buf[i][j] != check_chunk[i][j]) {
+                printf("    1. Read different values than written.");
+                printf("    At index %d,%d\n", i, j);
+                printf("    direct_buf=%d, check_chunk=%d\n", direct_buf[i][j], check_chunk[i][j]); 
+                goto error;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Reinitialize different data for one chunk */
+    for(i = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++)
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++)
+	    direct_buf[i][j] = i + j;
+
+    /* Allocate output (compressed) buffer */
+    outbuf = malloc(z_dst_nbytes);
+    z_dst = (Bytef *)outbuf;
+
+    /* Perform compression from the source to the destination buffer */
+    ret = compress2(z_dst, &z_dst_nbytes, z_src, z_src_nbytes, aggression);
+
+    /* Check for various zlib errors */
+    if(Z_BUF_ERROR == ret) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "overflow");
+        goto error;
+    } else if(Z_MEM_ERROR == ret) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "deflate memory error");
+        goto error;
+    } else if(Z_OK != ret) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "other deflate error");
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    /* Rewrite the compressed chunk data repeatedly to cover all the chunks in the 
+     * dataset, using the direct writing function.     */ 
+    offset[0] = offset[1] = 0;
+    for(i=0; i<NX/CHUNK_NX; i++) {
+        for(j=0; j<NY/CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+            status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, z_dst_nbytes, outbuf);
+            offset[1] += CHUNK_NY;
+        }
+        offset[0] += CHUNK_NX;
+        offset[1] = 0;
+    }
+
+    if(outbuf)
+        free(outbuf);
+
+    if(H5Fflush(dataset, H5F_SCOPE_LOCAL) < 0) 
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Read the chunk back */
+    if((status = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_space, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, check_chunk)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Check that the values read are the same as the values written */
+    for(i = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++) {
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+            if(direct_buf[i][j] != check_chunk[i][j]) {
+                printf("    2. Read different values than written.");
+                printf("    At index %d,%d\n", i, j);
+                printf("    direct_buf=%d, check_chunk=%d\n", direct_buf[i][j], check_chunk[i][j]); 
+                goto error;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Dclose(dataset);
+    H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(cparms);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+        H5Sclose(dataspace);
+        H5Pclose(cparms);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    if(outbuf)
+        free(outbuf);
+
+    return 1;
+}
+#endif /* H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	test_skip_compress_write1
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Test skipping compression filter when it is the only filter
+ *              for the dataset
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	1
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Raymond Lu	
+ *              30 November 2012
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+test_skip_compress_write1(hid_t file)
+{
+    hid_t       dataspace = -1, dataset = -1;
+    hid_t       mem_space = -1;
+    hid_t       cparms = -1, dxpl = -1;
+    hsize_t     dims[2]  = {NX, NY};        
+    hsize_t     maxdims[2] = {H5S_UNLIMITED, H5S_UNLIMITED};
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[2] ={CHUNK_NX, CHUNK_NY};
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         i, j, n;
+
+    unsigned    filter_mask = 0;
+    int         direct_buf[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    int         check_chunk[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    hsize_t     offset[2] = {0, 0};
+    size_t      buf_size = CHUNK_NX*CHUNK_NY*sizeof(int);
+    int         aggression = 9;     /* Compression aggression setting */
+
+    hsize_t start[2];  /* Start of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[2]; /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t count[2];  /* Block count */
+    hsize_t block[2];  /* Block sizes */
+
+    TESTING("skipping compression filter for H5DOwrite_chunk");
+
+    /*
+     * Create the data space with unlimited dimensions.
+     */
+    if((dataspace = H5Screate_simple(RANK, dims, maxdims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((mem_space = H5Screate_simple(RANK, chunk_dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Modify dataset creation properties, i.e. enable chunking and compression
+     */
+    if((cparms = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((status = H5Pset_chunk( cparms, RANK, chunk_dims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((status = H5Pset_deflate( cparms, (unsigned ) aggression)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new dataset within the file using cparms
+     * creation properties.
+     */
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, DATASETNAME2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Initialize data for one chunk */
+    for(i = n = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++)
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+	    direct_buf[i][j] = n++;
+    }
+
+    /* write the uncompressed chunk data repeatedly to dataset, using the direct writing function. 
+     * Indicate skipping the compression filter.     */ 
+    offset[0] = CHUNK_NX;
+    offset[1] = CHUNK_NY;
+
+    filter_mask = 0x00000001;
+
+    if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Fflush(dataset, H5F_SCOPE_LOCAL) < 0) 
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, DATASETNAME2, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Select hyperslab for the chunk just written in the file
+     */
+    start[0]  = CHUNK_NX; start[1]  = CHUNK_NY;
+    stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0]  = 1; count[1]  = 1;
+    block[0]  = CHUNK_NX; block[1]  = CHUNK_NY;
+    if((status = H5Sselect_hyperslab(dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Read the chunk back */
+    if((status = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_space, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, check_chunk)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Check that the values read are the same as the values written */
+    for(i = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++) {
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+            if(direct_buf[i][j] != check_chunk[i][j]) {
+                printf("    1. Read different values than written.");
+                printf("    At index %d,%d\n", i, j);
+                printf("    direct_buf=%d, check_chunk=%d\n", direct_buf[i][j], check_chunk[i][j]); 
+                goto error;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Dclose(dataset);
+    H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(cparms);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+        H5Sclose(dataspace);
+        H5Pclose(cparms);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	filter_bogus1
+ *
+ * Purpose:	A bogus filte that adds ADD_ON to the original value
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Data chunk size
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Raymond Lu	
+ *              30 November 2012
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static size_t
+filter_bogus1(unsigned int flags, size_t UNUSED cd_nelmts,
+      const unsigned int UNUSED *cd_values, size_t nbytes,
+      size_t *buf_size, void **buf)
+{
+    int *int_ptr=(int *)*buf;          /* Pointer to the data values */
+    ssize_t buf_left=*buf_size;  /* Amount of data buffer left to process */
+
+    if(flags & H5Z_FLAG_REVERSE) { /* read */
+        /* Substract the "add on" value to all the data values */
+        while(buf_left>0) {
+            *int_ptr++ -= (int)ADD_ON;
+            buf_left -= sizeof(int);
+        } /* end while */
+    } /* end if */
+    else { /* write */
+        /* Add the "add on" value to all the data values */
+        while(buf_left>0) {
+            *int_ptr++ += (int)ADD_ON;
+            buf_left -= sizeof(int);
+        } /* end while */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return nbytes;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	filter_bogus2
+ *
+ * Purpose:	A bogus filter that multiplies the original value by FACTOR.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Data chunk size
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Raymond Lu	
+ *              30 November 2012
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static size_t
+filter_bogus2(unsigned int flags, size_t UNUSED cd_nelmts,
+      const unsigned int UNUSED *cd_values, size_t nbytes,
+      size_t *buf_size, void **buf)
+{
+    int *int_ptr=(int *)*buf;          /* Pointer to the data values */
+    ssize_t buf_left=*buf_size;  /* Amount of data buffer left to process */
+
+    if(flags & H5Z_FLAG_REVERSE) { /* read */
+        /* Substract the "add on" value to all the data values */
+        while(buf_left>0) {
+            *int_ptr++ /= (int)FACTOR;
+            buf_left -= sizeof(int);
+        } /* end while */
+    } /* end if */
+    else { /* write */
+        /* Add the "add on" value to all the data values */
+        while(buf_left>0) {
+            *int_ptr++ *= (int)FACTOR;
+            buf_left -= sizeof(int);
+        } /* end while */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return nbytes;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	test_skip_compress_write2
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Test skipping compression filter when there are three filters
+ *              for the dataset
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	1
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Raymond Lu	
+ *              30 November 2012
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+test_skip_compress_write2(hid_t file)
+{
+    hid_t       dataspace = -1, dataset = -1;
+    hid_t       mem_space = -1;
+    hid_t       cparms = -1, dxpl = -1;
+    hsize_t     dims[2]  = {NX, NY};        
+    hsize_t     maxdims[2] = {H5S_UNLIMITED, H5S_UNLIMITED};
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[2] ={CHUNK_NX, CHUNK_NY};
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         i, j, n;
+
+    unsigned    filter_mask = 0;
+    int         origin_direct_buf[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    int         direct_buf[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    int         check_chunk[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    hsize_t     offset[2] = {0, 0};
+    size_t      buf_size = CHUNK_NX*CHUNK_NY*sizeof(int);
+    int          aggression = 9;     /* Compression aggression setting */
+
+    hsize_t start[2];  /* Start of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[2]; /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t count[2];  /* Block count */
+    hsize_t block[2];  /* Block sizes */
+
+    TESTING("skipping compression filters but keep two other filters");
+
+    /*
+     * Create the data space with unlimited dimensions.
+     */
+    if((dataspace = H5Screate_simple(RANK, dims, maxdims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((mem_space = H5Screate_simple(RANK, chunk_dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Modify dataset creation properties, i.e. enable chunking and compression.
+     * The order of filters is bogus 1 + deflate + bogus 2.
+     */
+    if((cparms = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((status = H5Pset_chunk( cparms, RANK, chunk_dims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Register and enable first bogus filter */
+    if(H5Zregister (H5Z_BOGUS1) < 0) 
+	goto error;
+
+    if(H5Pset_filter(cparms, H5Z_FILTER_BOGUS1, 0, (size_t)0, NULL) < 0) 
+	goto error;
+
+    /* Enable compression filter */
+    if((status = H5Pset_deflate( cparms, (unsigned) aggression)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Register and enable second bogus filter */
+    if(H5Zregister (H5Z_BOGUS2) < 0) 
+	goto error;
+
+    if(H5Pset_filter(cparms, H5Z_FILTER_BOGUS2, 0, (size_t)0, NULL) < 0) 
+	goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new dataset within the file using cparms
+     * creation properties.
+     */
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, DATASETNAME3, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Initialize data for one chunk. Apply operations of two bogus filters to the chunk */
+    for(i = n = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++)
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+	    origin_direct_buf[i][j] = n++;
+	    direct_buf[i][j] = (origin_direct_buf[i][j] + ADD_ON) * FACTOR;
+    }
+
+    /* write the uncompressed chunk data repeatedly to dataset, using the direct writing function. 
+     * Indicate skipping the compression filter but keep the other two bogus filters */ 
+    offset[0] = CHUNK_NX;
+    offset[1] = CHUNK_NY;
+
+    /* compression filter is the middle one to be skipped */
+    filter_mask = 0x00000002;
+
+    if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Fflush(dataset, H5F_SCOPE_LOCAL) < 0) 
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, DATASETNAME3, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Select hyperslab for one chunk in the file
+     */
+    start[0]  = CHUNK_NX; start[1]  = CHUNK_NY;
+    stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0]  = 1; count[1]  = 1;
+    block[0]  = CHUNK_NX; block[1]  = CHUNK_NY;
+    if((status = H5Sselect_hyperslab(dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Read the chunk back */
+    if((status = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_space, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, check_chunk)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Check that the values read are the same as the values written */
+    for(i = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++) {
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+            if(origin_direct_buf[i][j] != check_chunk[i][j]) {
+                printf("    1. Read different values than written.");
+                printf("    At index %d,%d\n", i, j);
+                printf("    origin_direct_buf=%d, check_chunk=%d\n", origin_direct_buf[i][j], check_chunk[i][j]); 
+                goto error;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Dclose(dataset);
+    H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(cparms);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+        H5Sclose(dataspace);
+        H5Pclose(cparms);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	test_data_conv
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Test data conversion
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	1
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Raymond Lu	
+ *              30 November 2012
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+test_data_conv(hid_t file)
+{
+    typedef struct {
+	int a, b, c[4], d, e;
+    } src_type_t;
+    typedef struct {
+	int a,    c[4],    e;
+    } dst_type_t;
+
+    hid_t       dataspace = -1, dataset = -1;
+    hid_t       mem_space = -1;
+    hid_t       cparms = -1, dxpl = -1;
+    hsize_t     dims[2]  = {NX, NY};        
+    hsize_t     maxdims[2] = {H5S_UNLIMITED, H5S_UNLIMITED};
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[2] ={CHUNK_NX, CHUNK_NY};
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         i, j, n;
+    const hsize_t	four = 4;
+    hid_t	st=-1, dt=-1;
+    hid_t       array_dt;
+
+    unsigned    filter_mask = 0;
+    src_type_t  direct_buf[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    dst_type_t  check_chunk[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    hsize_t     offset[2] = {0, 0};
+    size_t      buf_size = CHUNK_NX*CHUNK_NY*sizeof(src_type_t);
+
+    hsize_t start[2];  /* Start of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[2]; /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t count[2];  /* Block count */
+    hsize_t block[2];  /* Block sizes */
+
+    TESTING("data conversion for H5DOwrite_chunk");
+
+    /*
+     * Create the data space with unlimited dimensions.
+     */
+    if((dataspace = H5Screate_simple(RANK, dims, maxdims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((mem_space = H5Screate_simple(RANK, chunk_dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Modify dataset creation properties, i.e. enable chunking
+     */
+    if((cparms = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((status = H5Pset_chunk( cparms, RANK, chunk_dims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Build hdf5 datatypes */
+    array_dt = H5Tarray_create2(H5T_NATIVE_INT, 1, &four);
+    if((st = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(src_type_t))) < 0 ||
+            H5Tinsert(st, "a", HOFFSET(src_type_t, a), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0 ||
+            H5Tinsert(st, "b", HOFFSET(src_type_t, b), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0 ||
+            H5Tinsert(st, "c", HOFFSET(src_type_t, c), array_dt) < 0 ||
+            H5Tinsert(st, "d", HOFFSET(src_type_t, d), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0 ||
+            H5Tinsert(st, "e", HOFFSET(src_type_t, e), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Tclose(array_dt) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    array_dt = H5Tarray_create2(H5T_NATIVE_INT, 1, &four);
+    if((dt = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(dst_type_t))) < 0 ||
+            H5Tinsert(dt, "a", HOFFSET(dst_type_t, a), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0 ||
+            H5Tinsert(dt, "c", HOFFSET(dst_type_t, c), array_dt) < 0 ||
+            H5Tinsert(dt, "e", HOFFSET(dst_type_t, e), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Tclose(array_dt) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new dataset within the file using cparms
+     * creation properties.
+     */
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, DATASETNAME4, st, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Initialize data for one chunk */
+    for(i = n = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++) {
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+            (direct_buf[i][j]).a    = i*j+0;
+            (direct_buf[i][j]).b    = i*j+1;
+            (direct_buf[i][j]).c[0] = i*j+2;
+            (direct_buf[i][j]).c[1] = i*j+3;
+            (direct_buf[i][j]).c[2] = i*j+4;
+            (direct_buf[i][j]).c[3] = i*j+5;
+            (direct_buf[i][j]).d    = i*j+6;
+            (direct_buf[i][j]).e    = i*j+7;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* write the chunk data to dataset, using the direct writing function. 
+     * There should be no data conversion involved. */
+    offset[0] = CHUNK_NX;
+    offset[1] = CHUNK_NY;
+
+    if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Fflush(dataset, H5F_SCOPE_LOCAL) < 0) 
+        goto error;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dataset = H5Dopen2(file, DATASETNAME4, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Select hyperslab for the chunk just written in the file
+     */
+    start[0]  = CHUNK_NX; start[1]  = CHUNK_NY;
+    stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0]  = 1; count[1]  = 1;
+    block[0]  = CHUNK_NX; block[1]  = CHUNK_NY;
+    if((status = H5Sselect_hyperslab(dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Read the chunk back. Data should be converted */
+    if((status = H5Dread(dataset, dt, mem_space, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, check_chunk)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Check that the values read are the same as the values written */
+    for(i = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++) {
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+	    if ((direct_buf[i][j]).a    != (check_chunk[i][j]).a    ||
+	        (direct_buf[i][j]).c[0] != (check_chunk[i][j]).c[0] ||
+	        (direct_buf[i][j]).c[1] != (check_chunk[i][j]).c[1] ||
+	        (direct_buf[i][j]).c[2] != (check_chunk[i][j]).c[2] ||
+	        (direct_buf[i][j]).c[3] != (check_chunk[i][j]).c[3] ||
+	        (direct_buf[i][j]).e    != (check_chunk[i][j]).e) {
+                printf("    1. Read different values than written.");
+                printf("    At index %d,%d\n", i, j);
+	        printf("    src={a=%d, b=%d, c=[%d,%d,%d,%d], d=%d, e=%d\n",
+                   (direct_buf[i][j]).a, (direct_buf[i][j]).b, (direct_buf[i][j]).c[0], (direct_buf[i][j]).c[1], 
+                   (direct_buf[i][j]).c[2], (direct_buf[i][j]).c[3], (direct_buf[i][j]).d, (direct_buf[i][j]).e);
+	        printf("    dst={a=%d, c=[%d,%d,%d,%d], e=%d\n",
+                   (check_chunk[i][j]).a, (check_chunk[i][j]).c[0], (check_chunk[i][j]).c[1], (check_chunk[i][j]).c[2], 
+                   (check_chunk[i][j]).c[3], (check_chunk[i][j]).e);
+
+	    goto error;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Dclose(dataset);
+    H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(cparms);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    H5Tclose(st);
+    H5Tclose(dt);
+
+
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+        H5Sclose(dataspace);
+        H5Pclose(cparms);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+        H5Tclose(st);
+        H5Tclose(dt);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	test_invalid_parameters
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Test invalid parameters for H5DOwrite_chunk
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	1
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Raymond Lu	
+ *              30 November 2012
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+test_invalid_parameters(hid_t file)
+{
+    hid_t       dataspace = -1, dataset = -1;
+    hid_t       mem_space = -1;
+    hid_t       cparms = -1, dxpl = -1;
+    hsize_t     dims[2]  = {NX, NY};        
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[2] ={CHUNK_NX, CHUNK_NY};
+    herr_t      status;
+    int         i, j, n;
+
+    unsigned    filter_mask = 0;
+    int         direct_buf[CHUNK_NX][CHUNK_NY];
+    hsize_t     offset[2] = {0, 0};
+    size_t      buf_size = CHUNK_NX*CHUNK_NY*sizeof(int);
+    int         aggression = 9;     /* Compression aggression setting */
+
+    TESTING("invalid parameters for H5DOwrite_chunk");
+
+    /*
+     * Create the data space with unlimited dimensions.
+     */
+    if((dataspace = H5Screate_simple(RANK, dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((mem_space = H5Screate_simple(RANK, chunk_dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Modify dataset creation properties
+     */
+    if((cparms = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new contiguous dataset to verify H5DOwrite_chunk doesn't work
+     */
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, DATASETNAME5, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Initialize data for one chunk */
+    for(i = n = 0; i < CHUNK_NX; i++)
+        for(j = 0; j < CHUNK_NY; j++) {
+	    direct_buf[i][j] = n++;
+    }
+
+    /* Try to write the chunk data to contiguous dataset.  It should fail */
+    offset[0] = CHUNK_NX;
+    offset[1] = CHUNK_NY;
+
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) != FAIL)
+            goto error;
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Create a chunked dataset with compression filter */
+    if((status = H5Pset_chunk( cparms, RANK, chunk_dims)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if((status = H5Pset_deflate( cparms, (unsigned ) aggression)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new dataset within the file using cparms
+     * creation properties.
+     */
+    if((dataset = H5Dcreate2(file, DATASETNAME6, H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+			cparms, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Check invalid dataset ID */ 
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(-1, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) != FAIL)
+            goto error;
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    /* Check invalid DXPL ID */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, -1, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) != FAIL)
+            goto error;
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    /* Check invalid OFFSET */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, NULL, buf_size, direct_buf)) != FAIL)
+            goto error;
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    /* Check when OFFSET is out of dataset range */
+    offset[0] = NX + 1;
+    offset[1] = NY;
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) != FAIL)
+            goto error;
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    /* Check when OFFSET is not on chunk boundary */
+    offset[0] = CHUNK_NX;
+    offset[1] = CHUNK_NY + 1;
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) != FAIL)
+            goto error;
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    /* Check invalid buffer size */
+    offset[0] = CHUNK_NX;
+    offset[1] = CHUNK_NY;
+    buf_size = 0; 
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, direct_buf)) != FAIL)
+            goto error;
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    /* Check invalid data buffer */
+    buf_size = CHUNK_NX*CHUNK_NY*sizeof(int);
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if((status = H5DOwrite_chunk(dataset, dxpl, filter_mask, offset, buf_size, NULL)) != FAIL)
+            goto error;
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    if(H5Dclose(dataset) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(cparms);
+    H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+        H5Sclose(dataspace);
+        H5Pclose(cparms);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	Main function
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Test direct chunk write function H5DOwrite_chunk
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	1
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Raymond Lu	
+ *              30 November 2012
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int main( void )
+{
+    hid_t file_id;
+    int   nerrors=0;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new file. If file exists its contents will be overwritten.
+     */
+    if((file_id = H5Fcreate(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Test direct chunk write */
+#ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
+    nerrors += test_direct_chunk_write(file_id);
+#endif /* H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE */
+    nerrors += test_skip_compress_write1(file_id);
+    nerrors += test_skip_compress_write2(file_id);
+    nerrors += test_data_conv(file_id);
+    nerrors += test_invalid_parameters(file_id);
+
+    if(H5Fclose(file_id) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* check for errors */
+    if (nerrors)
+        goto error;
+
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/hl/test/test_lite.c b/hl/test/test_lite.c
index a611088..282755e 100644
--- a/hl/test/test_lite.c
+++ b/hl/test/test_lite.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 static herr_t make_attributes( hid_t loc_id, const char* obj_name );
 
 
-
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * test dataset functions
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2137,7 +2136,6 @@ static int test_valid_path(void)
   return -1;
 }
 
-
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * the main program
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2166,6 +2164,4 @@ int main( void )
 
 error:
     return 1;
-
-
 }
diff --git a/hl/test/test_table.c b/hl/test/test_table.c
index cdae768..488cbe2 100644
--- a/hl/test/test_table.c
+++ b/hl/test/test_table.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include "H5srcdir.h"
 #include "H5TBpublic.h"
 
-#define TEST_FILE_BE "test_table_be.hdf5"
-#define TEST_FILE_LE "test_table_le.hdf5"
-#define TEST_FILE_CRAY "test_table_cray.hdf5"
+#define TEST_FILE_BE "test_table_be.h5"
+#define TEST_FILE_LE "test_table_le.h5"
+#define TEST_FILE_CRAY "test_table_cray.h5"
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/test/test_table_be.hdf5 b/hl/test/test_table_be.h5
index 3639695..3639695 100644
--- a/hl/test/test_table_be.hdf5
+++ b/hl/test/test_table_be.h5
diff --git a/hl/test/test_table_cray.hdf5 b/hl/test/test_table_cray.h5
index d22dce3..d22dce3 100644
--- a/hl/test/test_table_cray.hdf5
+++ b/hl/test/test_table_cray.h5
diff --git a/hl/test/test_table_le.hdf5 b/hl/test/test_table_le.h5
index 6c330fd..6c330fd 100644
--- a/hl/test/test_table_le.hdf5
+++ b/hl/test/test_table_le.h5
diff --git a/hl/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 28943d6..4887b6c 100644
--- a/hl/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.10)
 PROJECT (HDF5_HL_TOOLS)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/tools/Makefile.in b/hl/tools/Makefile.in
index 08d8827..e32dc7c 100644
--- a/hl/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -279,7 +280,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.in b/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.in
index 8b98276..3d7e7fe 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.in
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -293,7 +294,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@
diff --git a/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.in b/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.in
index c7a4120..2cb8c41 100644
--- a/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.in
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
 HAVE_FORTRAN_2003 = @HAVE_FORTRAN_2003@
+HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
 HDF_CXX = @HDF_CXX@
@@ -290,7 +291,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
-PTHREAD = @PTHREAD@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 ROOT = @ROOT@
 RUNPARALLEL = @RUNPARALLEL@