MPI_Allreduce(3) MPI MPI_Allreduce(3)NAMEMPI_Allreduce - Combines values from all processes and distributes the
result back to all processes
SYNOPSIS
int MPI_Allreduce(MPICH2_CONST void *sendbuf, void *recvbuf, int count,
MPI_Datatype datatype, MPI_Op op, MPI_Comm comm)
INPUT PARAMETERS
sendbuf
- starting address of send buffer (choice)
count - number of elements in send buffer (integer)
datatype
- data type of elements of send buffer (handle)
op - operation (handle)
comm - communicator (handle)
OUTPUT PARAMETER
recvbuf
- starting address of receive buffer (choice)
THREAD AND INTERRUPT SAFETY
This routine is thread-safe. This means that this routine may be
safely used by multiple threads without the need for any user-provided
thread locks. However, the routine is not interrupt safe. Typically,
this is due to the use of memory allocation routines such as malloc or
other non-MPICH runtime routines that are themselves not interrupt-
safe.
NOTES FOR FORTRAN
All MPI routines in Fortran (except for MPI_WTIME and MPI_WTICK ) have
an additional argument ierr at the end of the argument list. ierr is
an integer and has the same meaning as the return value of the routine
in C. In Fortran, MPI routines are subroutines, and are invoked with
the call statement.
All MPI objects (e.g., MPI_Datatype , MPI_Comm ) are of type INTEGER in
Fortran.
NOTES ON COLLECTIVE OPERATIONS
The reduction functions ( MPI_Op ) do not return an error value. As a
result, if the functions detect an error, all they can do is either
call MPI_Abort or silently skip the problem. Thus, if you change the
error handler from MPI_ERRORS_ARE_FATAL to something else, for example,
MPI_ERRORS_RETURN , then no error may be indicated.
The reason for this is the performance problems in ensuring that all
collective routines return the same error value.
ERRORS
All MPI routines (except MPI_Wtime and MPI_Wtick ) return an error
value; C routines as the value of the function and Fortran routines in
the last argument. Before the value is returned, the current MPI error
handler is called. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job.
The error handler may be changed with MPI_Comm_set_errhandler (for com‐
municators), MPI_File_set_errhandler (for files), and
MPI_Win_set_errhandler (for RMA windows). The MPI-1 routine
MPI_Errhandler_set may be used but its use is deprecated. The prede‐
fined error handler MPI_ERRORS_RETURN may be used to cause error values
to be returned. Note that MPI does not guarentee that an MPI program
can continue past an error; however, MPI implementations will attempt
to continue whenever possible.
MPI_ERR_BUFFER
- Invalid buffer pointer. Usually a null buffer where one is
not valid.
MPI_ERR_COUNT
- Invalid count argument. Count arguments must be non-negative;
a count of zero is often valid.
MPI_ERR_TYPE
- Invalid datatype argument. May be an uncommitted MPI_Datatype
(see MPI_Type_commit ).
MPI_ERR_OP
- Invalid operation. MPI operations (objects of type MPI_Op )
must either be one of the predefined operations (e.g., MPI_SUM )
or created with MPI_Op_create .
MPI_ERR_COMM
- Invalid communicator. A common error is to use a null commu‐
nicator in a call (not even allowed in MPI_Comm_rank ).
LOCATION
src/mpi/coll/allreduce.c
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