MPIR_Breakpoint, as the name indicates, it is just a breakpoint used by the startup process or the MPI application to signal changes to the debugger. No return value, nothing more than a breakpoint.
I wonder how the volatile got there, there is no such requirement on variables that cannot be changed during execution. george. On Nov 8, 2011, at 08:36 , Jeff Squyres wrote: > I think the only possible controversial change in this commit is changing > MPIR_Breakpoint() to return (void) instead of (void*). Oddly, I see that > MPICH2 has 2 different prototypes for MPIR_Breakpoint -- one returns (void*), > another returns (int). Assuming that MPICH2 works fine with the debuggers, > this suggests that the return is ignored by the tools -- as it should be. > > I didn't check the volatile removals; I'm assuming that George got them > right. :-) > > I'll bet that this change does not cause any problems, but it might be worth > checking with the big 3+1: > > - DDT > - Totalview > - padb > - stat > > > On Nov 7, 2011, at 8:24 PM, bosi...@osl.iu.edu wrote: > >> Author: bosilca >> Date: 2011-11-07 20:24:16 EST (Mon, 07 Nov 2011) >> New Revision: 25456 >> URL: https://svn.open-mpi.org/trac/ompi/changeset/25456 >> >> Log: >> Put the interface of our MPIR support in sync with the document accepted by >> the MPI >> Forum (http://www.mpi-forum.org/docs/mpir-specification-10-11-2010.pdf). >> >> Text files modified: >> trunk/ompi/debuggers/debuggers.h | 28 >> ++++++++++++++-------------- >> trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/base.h | 10 +++++----- >> >> trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/debugger_base_fns.c | 6 +++--- >> >> trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/debugger_base_open.c | 6 +++--- >> >> 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) >> >> Modified: trunk/ompi/debuggers/debuggers.h >> ============================================================================== >> --- trunk/ompi/debuggers/debuggers.h (original) >> +++ trunk/ompi/debuggers/debuggers.h 2011-11-07 20:24:16 EST (Mon, 07 Nov >> 2011) >> @@ -31,20 +31,20 @@ >> >> BEGIN_C_DECLS >> >> - /** >> - * Wait for a debugger if asked. >> - */ >> - extern void ompi_wait_for_debugger(void); >> - >> - /** >> - * Notify a debugger that we're about to abort >> - */ >> - extern void ompi_debugger_notify_abort(char *string); >> - >> - /** >> - * Breakpoint function for parallel debuggers. >> - */ >> - ORTE_DECLSPEC extern void *MPIR_Breakpoint(void); >> +/** >> + * Wait for a debugger if asked. >> + */ >> +extern void ompi_wait_for_debugger(void); >> + >> +/** >> + * Notify a debugger that we're about to abort >> + */ >> +extern void ompi_debugger_notify_abort(char *string); >> + >> +/** >> + * Breakpoint function for parallel debuggers. >> + */ >> +ORTE_DECLSPEC extern void MPIR_Breakpoint(void); >> >> END_C_DECLS >> >> >> Modified: trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/base.h >> ============================================================================== >> --- trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/base.h (original) >> +++ trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/base.h 2011-11-07 20:24:16 EST (Mon, >> 07 Nov 2011) >> @@ -61,18 +61,18 @@ >> ORTE_DECLSPEC extern int MPIR_proctable_size; >> ORTE_DECLSPEC extern volatile int MPIR_being_debugged; >> ORTE_DECLSPEC extern volatile int MPIR_debug_state; >> -ORTE_DECLSPEC extern volatile int MPIR_i_am_starter; >> +ORTE_DECLSPEC extern int MPIR_i_am_starter; >> ORTE_DECLSPEC extern int MPIR_partial_attach_ok; >> -ORTE_DECLSPEC extern volatile char >> MPIR_executable_path[MPIR_MAX_PATH_LENGTH]; >> -ORTE_DECLSPEC extern volatile char >> MPIR_server_arguments[MPIR_MAX_ARG_LENGTH]; >> +ORTE_DECLSPEC extern char MPIR_executable_path[MPIR_MAX_PATH_LENGTH]; >> +ORTE_DECLSPEC extern char MPIR_server_arguments[MPIR_MAX_ARG_LENGTH]; >> ORTE_DECLSPEC extern volatile int MPIR_forward_output; >> ORTE_DECLSPEC extern volatile int MPIR_forward_comm; >> ORTE_DECLSPEC extern char MPIR_attach_fifo[MPIR_MAX_PATH_LENGTH]; >> ORTE_DECLSPEC extern int MPIR_force_to_main; >> >> -typedef void* (*orte_debugger_breakpoint_fn_t)(void); >> +typedef void (*orte_debugger_breakpoint_fn_t)(void); >> >> -ORTE_DECLSPEC void* MPIR_Breakpoint(void); >> +ORTE_DECLSPEC void MPIR_Breakpoint(void); >> >> /* --- end MPICH/TotalView std debugger interface definitions */ >> >> >> Modified: trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/debugger_base_fns.c >> ============================================================================== >> --- trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/debugger_base_fns.c (original) >> +++ trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/debugger_base_fns.c 2011-11-07 20:24:16 EST >> (Mon, 07 Nov 2011) >> @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ >> */ >> ORTE_PROGRESSED_WAIT(false, jdata->num_reported, jdata->num_procs); >> >> - (void) MPIR_Breakpoint(); >> + MPIR_Breakpoint(); >> >> /* send a message to rank=0 to release it */ >> OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&buf, opal_buffer_t); /* don't need anything in this */ >> @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ >> /* >> * Breakpoint function for parallel debuggers >> */ >> -void *MPIR_Breakpoint(void) >> +void MPIR_Breakpoint(void) >> { >> - return NULL; >> + return; >> } >> >> Modified: trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/debugger_base_open.c >> ============================================================================== >> --- trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/debugger_base_open.c (original) >> +++ trunk/orte/mca/debugger/base/debugger_base_open.c 2011-11-07 >> 20:24:16 EST (Mon, 07 Nov 2011) >> @@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ >> int MPIR_proctable_size = 0; >> volatile int MPIR_being_debugged = 0; >> volatile int MPIR_debug_state = 0; >> -volatile int MPIR_i_am_starter = 0; >> +int MPIR_i_am_starter = 0; >> int MPIR_partial_attach_ok = 1; >> -volatile char MPIR_executable_path[MPIR_MAX_PATH_LENGTH]; >> -volatile char MPIR_server_arguments[MPIR_MAX_ARG_LENGTH]; >> +char MPIR_executable_path[MPIR_MAX_PATH_LENGTH]; >> +char MPIR_server_arguments[MPIR_MAX_ARG_LENGTH]; >> volatile int MPIR_forward_output = 0; >> volatile int MPIR_forward_comm = 0; >> char MPIR_attach_fifo[MPIR_MAX_PATH_LENGTH]; >> _______________________________________________ >> svn-full mailing list >> svn-f...@open-mpi.org >> http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/svn-full > > > -- > Jeff Squyres > jsquy...@cisco.com > For corporate legal information go to: > http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/ > > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > de...@open-mpi.org > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/devel