MPI_Alltoallw(3) MPI MPI_Alltoallw(3)NAMEMPI_Alltoallw - Generalized all-to-all communication allowing differ‐
ent datatypes, counts, and displacements for each partner
SYNOPSIS
int MPI_Alltoallw(void *sendbuf, int *sendcnts, int *sdispls,
MPI_Datatype *sendtypes, void *recvbuf, int *recvcnts,
int *rdispls, MPI_Datatype *recvtypes, MPI_Comm comm)
INPUT PARAMETERS
sendbuf
- starting address of send buffer (choice)
sendcounts
- integer array equal to the group size specifying the number of
elements to send to each processor (integer)
sdispls
- integer array (of length group size). Entry j specifies the
displacement in bytes (relative to sendbuf) from which to take
the outgoing data destined for process j
sendtypes
- array of datatypes (of length group size). Entry j specifies
the type of data to send to process j (handle)
recvcounts
- integer array equal to the group size specifying the number of
elements that can be received from each processor (integer)
rdispls
- integer array (of length group size). Entry i specifies the
displacement in bytes (relative to recvbuf) at which to place
the incoming data from process i
recvtypes
- array of datatypes (of length group size). Entry i specifies
the type of data received from process i (handle)
comm - communicator (handle)
OUTPUT PARAMETER
recvbuf
- 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.
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_SUCCESS
- No error; MPI routine completed successfully.
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 ).
MPI_ERR_ARG
- Invalid argument. Some argument is invalid and is not identi‐
fied by a specific error class (e.g., MPI_ERR_RANK ).
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 ).
LOCATION
alltoallw.c
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