MPI_Type_get_true_extent

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Version: Mar 18, 2009 (fedora - 06/07/09)

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NAME

MPI_Type_get_true_extent - Returns the true lower bound and extent of a data type's corresponding typemap, ignoring MPI_UB and MPI_LB markers.

SYNTAX

C Syntax

 #include <mpi.h>
 int MPI_Type_get_true_extent(MPI_Datatype datatype, 
         MPI_Aint *true_lb, MPI_Aint *true_extent)
 
 
 

Fortran Syntax (see FORTRAN 77 NOTES)

 INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
 MPI_TYPE_GET_TRUE_EXTENT(DATATYPE, TRUE_LB, TRUE_EXTENT, IERROR)
         INTEGER DATATYPE, IERROR 
         INTEGER(KIND=MPI_ADDRESS_KIND) TRUE_LB, TRUE_EXTENT
 
 
 

C++ Syntax

 #include <mpi.h>
 void MPI::Datatype::Get_true_extent(MPI::Aint& true_lb, 
         MPI::Aint& true_extent) const
 
 
 

INPUT PARAMETER

datatype
Data type for which information is wanted (handle).

OUTPUT PARAMETERS

true_lb
True lower bound of data type (integer).
true_extent
True size of data type (integer).
IERROR
Fortran only: Error status (integer).

DESCRIPTION

The true_lb parameter returns the offset of the lowest unit of store that is addressed by the data type, that is, the lower bound of the corresponding typemap, ignoring MPI_LB markers. The true_extent parameter returns the true size of the data type, that is, the extent of the corresponding typemap, ignoring MPI_LB and MPI_UB markers, and performing no rounding for alignment.

The true_extent is the minimum number of bytes of memory necessary to hold a data type, uncompressed.

See Section 4.14.3 of the MPI-2 standard for more detailed definitions of these parameters in relation to the typemap.

FORTRAN 77 NOTES

The MPI standard prescribes portable Fortran syntax for the TRUE_LB and TRUE_EXTENT arguments only for Fortran 90. FORTRAN 77 users may use the non-portable syntax
      INTEGER*MPI_ADDRESS_KIND TRUE_LB
 or
      INTEGER*MPI_ADDRESS_KIND TRUE_EXTENT
 

where MPI_ADDRESS_KIND is a constant defined in mpif.h and gives the length of the declared integer in bytes.

ERRORS

Almost all MPI routines return an error value; C routines as the value of the function and Fortran routines in the last argument. C++ functions do not return errors. If the default error handler is set to MPI::ERRORS_THROW_EXCEPTIONS, then on error the C++ exception mechanism will be used to throw an MPI:Exception object.

Before the error value is returned, the current MPI error handler is called. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job, except for I/O function errors. The error handler may be changed with MPI_Comm_set_errhandler; the predefined error handler MPI_ERRORS_RETURN may be used to cause error values to be returned. Note that MPI does not guarantee that an MPI program can continue past an error.