diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 48e90dbc24..7cee85e128 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7190,3 +7190,13 @@ David  24 Aug 2009
 
     lib/
         coproc.cpp
+
+David  24 Aug 2009
+    - client: in parsing <coproc> elements in <app_version>,
+        use a new type COPROC_REQ for which the count field is a double.
+        Otherwise fractional GPU jobs don't work.
+
+    client/
+        client_types.cpp
+    lib/
+        coproc.cpp,h
diff --git a/client/client_types.cpp b/client/client_types.cpp
index c09d2d657f..97df784493 100644
--- a/client/client_types.cpp
+++ b/client/client_types.cpp
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ int APP_VERSION::parse(MIOFILE& in) {
         if (parse_double(buf, "<flops>", flops)) continue;
         if (parse_str(buf, "<cmdline>", cmdline, sizeof(cmdline))) continue;
         if (match_tag(buf, "<coproc>")) {
-            COPROC cp;
+            COPROC_REQ cp;
             int retval = cp.parse(in);
             if (!retval) {
                 if (!strcmp(cp.type, "CUDA")) {
diff --git a/lib/coproc.cpp b/lib/coproc.cpp
index b27b5bd2e9..2128ffc58e 100644
--- a/lib/coproc.cpp
+++ b/lib/coproc.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ void COPROC::write_xml(MIOFILE& f) {
 }
 #endif
 
+int COPROC_REQ::parse(MIOFILE& fin) {
+    char buf[1024];
+    strcpy(type, "");
+    count = 0;
+    while (fin.fgets(buf, sizeof(buf))) {
+        if (match_tag(buf, "</coproc>")) {
+            if (!strlen(type)) return ERR_XML_PARSE;
+            return 0;
+        }
+        if (parse_str(buf, "<type>", type, sizeof(type))) continue;
+        if (parse_double(buf, "<count>", count)) continue;
+    }
+    return ERR_XML_PARSE;
+}
+
 int COPROC::parse(MIOFILE& fin) {
     char buf[1024];
     strcpy(type, "");
diff --git a/lib/coproc.h b/lib/coproc.h
index a1515d061e..a193918095 100644
--- a/lib/coproc.h
+++ b/lib/coproc.h
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@
 
 #define MAX_COPROC_INSTANCES 64
 
+// represents a requirement for a coproc.
+// This is a parsed version of the <coproc> elements in an <app_version>
+//
+struct COPROC_REQ {
+    char type[256];     // must be unique
+    double count;
+    int parse(MIOFILE&);
+};
+
 // represents a coproc on a particular computer.
 // The object will always be a derived class (COPROC_CUDA, COPROC_ATI)
 // Used in both client and server.