From: smairal_at_[hidden]
Date: 2007-05-27 17:21:47
I tried with MPI_THREAD_FUNNELED but it still returns MPI_THREAD_SINGLE
in "provided". I tried a sample program that has thread_0 doing MPI and
thread_1 doing some computation and thread_0 and thread_1 doing some
thread synchronization (using pthread condition variables). The program
seems to be doing fine and so also the thread synchronization. I think,
even if MPI_THREAD_SINGLE is returned in provided, such a design works.
Now, since the thread synchronization seems to be fine, I think multiple
threads (with only one thread executing MPI calls) works even if
"provided" returns MPI_THREAD_SINGLE.
-Thanks and Regards,
Sarang.
Quoting "Brian W. Barrett" <bbarrett_at_[hidden]>:
> If only one thread ever makes calls into MPI, you don't actually
> need
> MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE but only MPI_THREAD_FUNNELED. Open MPI will
> generally
> support MPI_THREAD_FUNNELED out of the box (but on certain
> configurations,
> mainly platforms without threads, will not), so if you request
> MPI_THREAD_FUNNELED, it should be returned in provided.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Brian
>
> > Thanks a lot guys for your help. I am also trying a design where I
> have
> > one thread doing MPI and others doing some computation (non-MPI).
> If I
> > have only MPI_THREAD_SINGLE enabled for OpenMPI, can I still
> implement
> > this kind of a design or there would be issues with threads in
> OpenMPI.
> >
> > -Thanks and Regards,
> > Sarang.
> >
> > Quoting "Brian W. Barrett" <bbarrett_at_[hidden]>:
> >
> >> There are two ways you can find out if an Open MPI build has
> >> MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE support:
> >>
> >> * On the command line: You can run "ompi_info | grep Thread". If
> you
> >> see
> >> mpi: no, the build doesn't support MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE. If you
> see
> >> mpi:
> >> yes, the build does support MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE.
> >>
> >> * At run-time. As mentioned below, if you request
> >> MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE and
> >> provided is only MPI_THREAD_SINGLE, then Open MPI does not have
> >> MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE support.
> >>
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >>
> >> Brian
> >>
> >> > You are already there. the fact that MPI_Thread_init only
> provide
> >> > MPI_THREAD_SINGLE shows that MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE is NOT enabled
> in
> >> the
> >> > library binary that you're using. Although MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE
> is
> >> > implemented in the library source code, it is only lightly
> tested,
> >> so it
> >> > is
> >> > not enabled by default.
> >> >
> >> > To enable MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE, you need to recompile the library
> by
> >> first
> >> > including --enable-mpi-threads as one of the parameters when you
> >> rerun
> >> > ./configure as the first step of recompiling the library.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 5/27/07, smairal_at_[hidden] <smairal_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> I want to use threads with OpenMPI such that the
> threads
> >> would
> >> >> be able to call MPI functions. For this purpose, I am using
> >> >> MPI_Init_thread with MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE option. But this
> function
> >> call
> >> >> returns MPI_THREAD_SINGLE in the "provided" parameter
> indicating
> >> that
> >> >> MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE is not configured. Somewhere it is
> mentioned
> >> that
> >> >> OpenMPI needs to be configured with --enable-mpi-threads
> inorder
> >> to use
> >> >> MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE. If true, is it possible to know whether
> the
> >> >> OpenMPI (1.1.2)which I have already configured, has the option
> >> >> "--enable-mpi-threads" already configured or not? Also, how
> easy
> >> or
> >> >> difficult is it to configure --enable-mpi-threads option?
> >> >> Please share some information on this.
> >> >>
> >> >> -Thanks and Regards,
> >> >> Sarang.
> >> >>
> >> >>
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