[Mpi-forum] MPI_WAIT/MPI_TEST and generalized, I/O, and NBC requests

William Gropp wgropp at illinois.edu
Mon Feb 13 12:38:16 CST 2012


My recommendation is that the chapter committee fold this into the chapter, rather than add this to the long list of infinitesimal updates.  

Bill

On Feb 13, 2012, at 11:42 AM, Fab Tillier wrote:

> So are we back to needing a ticket for this then?  Or is it still at the discretion of the chapter authors?
> 
> -Fab
> 
> Rolf Rabenseifner wrote on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 at 08:32:07
> 
>> Rajeev and Fab,
>> 
>> yes, you are both right.
>> Then we need a change-log like
>> 
>>>> Section 3.7 on page 48.[[BR]]
>>>> It is clarified that MPI_Wait and MPI_Test set the request handle to
>>    MPI_REQUEST_NULL if also a generalized or I/O request is completed.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Rajeev Thakur" <thakur at mcs.anl.gov> To: "Main MPI Forum mailing
>>> list" <mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012
>>> 3:32:47 PM Subject: Re: [Mpi-forum] MPI_WAIT/MPI_TEST and generalized,
>>> I/O, and NBC requests Nonblocking *independent* I/O requests existed in
>>> MPI-2. Nonblocking collective I/O may come in MPI-3.
>>> 
>>> Rajeev
>>> 
>>> On Feb 13, 2012, at 7:20 AM, Rolf Rabenseifner wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> Non-blocking I/O requests weren't covered by the text in the 2.2
>>>>> standard, so it's not just generalized requests that were missed.
>>>> 
>>>> Non-blocking I/O requests did not exist in MPI-2.2.
>>>> They may come with MPI-3.0.
>>>> 
>>>> Yes, your text is perfect.
>>>> Do you file the ticket?
>>>> Please use official MPI-2.2 page and line numbers,
>>>> as in nearly all other tickets.
>>>> I would say, it is enough when you copy the paragraphes
>>>> mentioned in may email into the ticket.
>>>> 
>>>> As Change-log, I would recommend:
>>>> 
>>>> Section 3.7 on page 48.[[BR]]
>>>> It is clarified that MPI_Wait and MPI_Test set the request handle to
>>>> MPI_REQUEST_NULL if a generalized request is completed.
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Rolf
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Fab Tillier" <ftillier at microsoft.com>
>>>>> To: "Main MPI Forum mailing list" <mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:45:13 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Mpi-forum] MPI_WAIT/MPI_TEST and generalized, I/O,
>>>>> and NBC requests
>>>>> 
>>>>> Non-blocking I/O requests weren't covered by the text in the 2.2
>>>>> standard, so it's not just generalized requests that were missed.
>>>>> Other than that, you have it correct Rolf. I would word it slightly
>>>>> differently, though, something along the lines of:
>>>>> 
>>>>> "If the operation associated with this request was a persistent
>>>>> communication operation, the persistent communication request is
>>>>> marked as inactive. Other nonblocking operations are deallocated
>>>>> and
>>>>> the request handle is set to MPI_REQUEST_NULL."
>>>>> 
>>>>> Basically, mention the special case of persistent requests first,
>>>>> so
>>>>> as to avoid the negative (non-persistent requests).
>>>>> 
>>>>> -Fab
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rolf Rabenseifner wrote on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 at 05:46:17
>>>>> 
>>>>>> When I understand correctly, then we have two problems:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 1. MPI-2.2 has the "bug" that MPI-2.2
>>>>>>  page 53 line 47 - page 54 line 3, and page 54 lines 40-45 do not
>>>>>>  mention the generalize requests although it was intended that
>>>>>>  MPI_Wait or MPI_Test of a generalized request acts as it would
>>>>>>  have been a isend or irecv request. 2. Nobody has checked for
>>>>>>  nonblocking collectives and nonblocking I/O that this text must
>>>>>>  now also include those routines.
>>>>>> When I also understand correctly, then we currently say
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "If the communication object associated with this request
>>>>>>  was created by a nonblocking send or receive all,
>>>>>>  then ..."
>>>>>> but we wanted to say
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "If the communication object associated with this request
>>>>>>  is not a persistent communication request (see Section 3.9 on
>>>>>>  page 69),
>>>>>>  then ..."
>>>>>> Yes?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This change would solve both problems. Yes?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>> Rolf
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Bronis R. de Supinski" <bronis at llnl.gov> To: "Fab Tillier"
>>>>>>> <ftillier at microsoft.com> Cc: "Main MPI Forum mailing list"
>>>>>>> <mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012
>>>>>>> 7:57:30 PM Subject: Re: [Mpi-forum] MPI_WAIT/MPI_TEST and
>>>>>>> generalized,
>>>>>>> I/O, and NBC requests I will leave it to you to decide. I am sure
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> will be very pressed for time...
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2012, Fab Tillier wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I think it would make more sense to fix the text for the WAIT
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> TEST routines, rather than spread the information around. The
>>>>>>>> generalized request section might not need changes if we do
>>>>>>>> this.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I don't know if I'll have time to put the text together before
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> meeting, though.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> -Fab
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Bronis R. de Supinski wrote on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 at 10:13:48
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I am fine with the decision to make it the chapter committee
>>>>>>>>> responsibility. I suppose that means I need to draft text
>>>>>>>>> for the generalized requests?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2012, William Gropp wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> It looks like this is a result of adding new request types
>>>>>>>>>> without
>>>>>>>>>> revisiting
>>>>>>>>>> the original text. Under generalized requests, there is text
>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> seems to
>>>>>>>>>> imply that the request is set to MPI_REQUEST_NULL on
>>>>>>>>>> completion,
>>>>>>>>>> but it
>>>>>>>>>> isn't explicit and should be.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> This is a chapter committee correction.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Feb 10, 2012, at 6:04 PM, Fab Tillier wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Looking at the text for MPI_WAIT (page 54, line 15) and MPI_TEST
>>>>>>>>>> (page 55, line 7), it seems to imply that the request handle is
>>>>>>>>>> only set to MPI_REQUEST_NULL for non-blocking send and receive
>>>>>>>>>> requests. Are generalized, I/O, and NBC requests not completed
>>>>>>>>>> the same way? Are users required to free such requests
>>>>>>>>>> explicitly after they complete using MPI_REQUEST_FREE?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I would have expected that all request handles except those to
>>>>>>>>>> persistent
>>>>>>>>>> requests are set to MPI_REQUEST_NULL, and persistent request
>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>> rather
>>>>>>>>>> marked inactive. If that is indeed the intent, shouldn't we
>>>>>>>>>> update
>>>>>>>>>> the text to
>>>>>>>>>> reflect this? Is this a ticket-0 level change?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>> -Fab
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
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