17.2.46. MPI_Comm_compare

MPI_Comm_compare — Compares two communicators.

17.2.46.1. SYNTAX

17.2.46.1.1. C Syntax

#include <mpi.h>

int MPI_Comm_compare(MPI_Comm comm1, MPI_Comm comm2, int *result)

17.2.46.1.2. Fortran Syntax

USE MPI
! or the older form: INCLUDE 'mpif.h'

MPI_COMM_COMPARE(COMM1, COMM2, RESULT, IERROR)
    INTEGER COMM1, COMM2, RESULT, IERROR

17.2.46.1.3. Fortran 2008 Syntax

USE mpi_f08

MPI_Comm_compare(comm1, comm2, result, ierror)
    TYPE(MPI_Comm), INTENT(IN) :: comm1, comm2
    INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: result
    INTEGER, OPTIONAL, INTENT(OUT) :: ierror

17.2.46.2. INPUT PARAMETERS

  • comm1 : Comm1 (handle).

  • comm2 : Comm2 (handle).

17.2.46.3. OUTPUT PARAMETERS

  • result : Result of comparison (integer).

  • ierror : Fortran only: Error status (integer).

17.2.46.4. DESCRIPTION

MPI_IDENT results if and only if comm1 and comm2 are handles for the same object (identical groups and same contexts). MPI_CONGRUENT results if the underlying groups are identical in constituents and rank order; these communicators differ only by context. MPI_SIMILAR results of the group members of both communicators are the same but the rank order differs. MPI_UNEQUAL results otherwise.

17.2.46.5. ERRORS

Almost all MPI routines return an error value; C routines as the return result of the function and Fortran routines in the last argument.

Before the error value is returned, the current MPI error handler associated with the communication object (e.g., communicator, window, file) is called. If no communication object is associated with the MPI call, then the call is considered attached to MPI_COMM_SELF and will call the associated MPI error handler. When MPI_COMM_SELF is not initialized (i.e., before MPI_Init/MPI_Init_thread, after MPI_Finalize, or when using the Sessions Model exclusively) the error raises the initial error handler. The initial error handler can be changed by calling MPI_Comm_set_errhandler on MPI_COMM_SELF when using the World model, or the mpi_initial_errhandler CLI argument to mpiexec or info key to MPI_Comm_spawn/MPI_Comm_spawn_multiple. If no other appropriate error handler has been set, then the MPI_ERRORS_RETURN error handler is called for MPI I/O functions and the MPI_ERRORS_ABORT error handler is called for all other MPI functions.

Open MPI includes three predefined error handlers that can be used:

  • MPI_ERRORS_ARE_FATAL Causes the program to abort all connected MPI processes.

  • MPI_ERRORS_ABORT An error handler that can be invoked on a communicator, window, file, or session. When called on a communicator, it acts as if MPI_Abort was called on that communicator. If called on a window or file, acts as if MPI_Abort was called on a communicator containing the group of processes in the corresponding window or file. If called on a session, aborts only the local process.

  • MPI_ERRORS_RETURN Returns an error code to the application.

MPI applications can also implement their own error handlers by calling:

Note that MPI does not guarantee that an MPI program can continue past an error.

See the MPI man page for a full list of MPI error codes.

See the Error Handling section of the MPI-3.1 standard for more information.