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You can choose different MPIs:
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== Implementations ==
 
* Open MPI: [http://www.open-mpi.org]
 
* Open MPI: [http://www.open-mpi.org]
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== Tips & Tricks ==
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* For safe consecutive communications create new context, for example:
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<source lang="C">
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int communication_operation(MPI_Comm comm) {
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MPI_Comm newcomm;
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MPI_Comm_dup(comm, &newcomm);
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... // work with newcomm
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MPI_Comm_free(&newcomm);
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}
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<source>
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Mind the overhead of <code>MPI_Comm_dup</code> and <code>MPI_Comm_free</code>.
  
 
== Debugging ==
 
== Debugging ==

Revision as of 17:44, 2 March 2010

Implementations

Tips & Tricks

  • For safe consecutive communications create new context, for example:
int communication_operation(MPI_Comm comm) {
MPI_Comm newcomm;
MPI_Comm_dup(comm, &newcomm);
... // work with newcomm
MPI_Comm_free(&newcomm);
}
<source>
Mind the overhead of <code>MPI_Comm_dup</code> and <code>MPI_Comm_free</code>.

== Debugging ==
* Add the following code:
<source lang="C">
int rank;
MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);
if (!rank)
  getc(stdin);
MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
  • Compile your code with -g option
  • Run parallel application
  • Attach to process(es) from GDB
    • MPICH-1 runs a background process for each application process: 0, 0b, 1, 1b, ..., therefore, attach to the first ones.