[Mpi-forum] Compile-time check for MPI_Init or MPI_Init thread

[Jeff Squyres]

Just to make sure I understand -- you're saying that you have an MPI implementation where MPI_VERSION is being reported as 1, but it also has MPI_INIT_THREAD available.  Is that right?

If so, then having an nm check or using something like Autoconf's AC_CHECK_FUNCTION is probably your best bet.

Alternatively, you could try to dlopen (or whatever the equivalent is on that platform) the current process and dlsym looking for MPI_Init and MPI_Init_thread and invoke whichever one you find/prefer indirectly through a function pointer.


On Jan 20, 2010, at 4:15 AM, Marc-Andre Hermanns wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> we are currently puzzled about how to check whether to call MPI_Init or
> MPI_Init_thread in one of our programs.
> 
> Our performance analyzer scout can be built in different versions: MPI,
> OpenMP, and hybrid MPI/OpenMP. As the code-base is shared, we have
> #define statements to separate individual portions of the code. To
> decide whether to call MPI_Init or MPI_Init_thread at compile time we
> check the #define set by MPI. However, POE on our Power6 Cluster
> correctly reports MPI 1, as it does not support spawning and is
> therefore not MPI 2 compliant, yet MPI_Init_thread would be available,
> and must be used for the hybrid version.
> 
> My initial idea is to take 'nm' at configure-time of our tool. Check
> whether MPI_Init_thread is in the library, and set my own #define.
> 
> Is there a more elegant solution? How are users supposed to portably
> detect it?
> 
> Is it something we can/should fix?
> 
> Best regards,
> Marc-Andre
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