Josh,

Thanks for the help.
I'm running on a single host. How do I confirm that it is an issue with the
shared memory?

Sachin

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 11:58 PM, Joshua Ladd <jladd.m...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sachin,
>
> Are you running this on a single host or across multiple hosts (i.e. are
> you communicating between processes via networking.) If it's on a single
> host, then it might be an issue with shared memory.
>
> Josh
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 1:51 AM, Sachin Krishnan <sachk...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Josh,
>>
>> The command i use to compile the code is:
>>
>> mpicc bcast_loop.c
>>
>>
>> To run the code I use:
>>
>> mpirun -np 2 ./a.out
>>
>> Output is unpredictable. It gets stuck at different places.
>>
>> Im attaching lstopo and ompi_info outputs. Do you need any other info?
>>
>>
>> lstopo-no-graphics output:
>>
>> Machine (3433MB)
>>
>>   Socket L#0 + L3 L#0 (8192KB)
>>
>>     L2 L#0 (256KB) + L1d L#0 (32KB) + L1i L#0 (32KB) + Core L#0
>>
>>       PU L#0 (P#0)
>>
>>       PU L#1 (P#4)
>>
>>     L2 L#1 (256KB) + L1d L#1 (32KB) + L1i L#1 (32KB) + Core L#1
>>
>>       PU L#2 (P#1)
>>
>>       PU L#3 (P#5)
>>
>>     L2 L#2 (256KB) + L1d L#2 (32KB) + L1i L#2 (32KB) + Core L#2
>>
>>       PU L#4 (P#2)
>>
>>       PU L#5 (P#6)
>>
>>     L2 L#3 (256KB) + L1d L#3 (32KB) + L1i L#3 (32KB) + Core L#3
>>
>>       PU L#6 (P#3)
>>
>>       PU L#7 (P#7)
>>
>>   HostBridge L#0
>>
>>     PCI 8086:0162
>>
>>       GPU L#0 "card0"
>>
>>       GPU L#1 "renderD128"
>>
>>       GPU L#2 "controlD64"
>>
>>     PCI 8086:1502
>>
>>       Net L#3 "eth0"
>>
>>     PCI 8086:1e02
>>
>>       Block L#4 "sda"
>>
>>       Block L#5 "sr0"
>>
>>
>> ompi_info output:
>>
>>
>>                  Package: Open MPI builduser@anatol Distribution
>>
>>                 Open MPI: 1.8.4
>>
>>   Open MPI repo revision: v1.8.3-330-g0344f04
>>
>>    Open MPI release date: Dec 19, 2014
>>
>>                 Open RTE: 1.8.4
>>
>>   Open RTE repo revision: v1.8.3-330-g0344f04
>>
>>    Open RTE release date: Dec 19, 2014
>>
>>                     OPAL: 1.8.4
>>
>>       OPAL repo revision: v1.8.3-330-g0344f04
>>
>>        OPAL release date: Dec 19, 2014
>>
>>                  MPI API: 3.0
>>
>>             Ident string: 1.8.4
>>
>>                   Prefix: /usr
>>
>>  Configured architecture: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>>
>>           Configure host: anatol
>>
>>            Configured by: builduser
>>
>>            Configured on: Sat Dec 20 17:00:34 PST 2014
>>
>>           Configure host: anatol
>>
>>                 Built by: builduser
>>
>>                 Built on: Sat Dec 20 17:12:16 PST 2014
>>
>>               Built host: anatol
>>
>>               C bindings: yes
>>
>>             C++ bindings: yes
>>
>>              Fort mpif.h: yes (all)
>>
>>             Fort use mpi: yes (full: ignore TKR)
>>
>>        Fort use mpi size: deprecated-ompi-info-value
>>
>>         Fort use mpi_f08: yes
>>
>>  Fort mpi_f08 compliance: The mpi_f08 module is available, but due to
>>
>>                           limitations in the /usr/bin/gfortran compiler,
>> does
>>
>>                           not support the following: array subsections,
>>
>>                           direct passthru (where possible) to underlying
>> Open
>>
>>                           MPI's C functionality
>>
>>   Fort mpi_f08 subarrays: no
>>
>>            Java bindings: no
>>
>>   Wrapper compiler rpath: runpath
>>
>>               C compiler: gcc
>>
>>      C compiler absolute: /usr/bin/gcc
>>
>>   C compiler family name: GNU
>>
>>       C compiler version: 4.9.2
>>
>>             C++ compiler: g++
>>
>>    C++ compiler absolute: /usr/bin/g++
>>
>>            Fort compiler: /usr/bin/gfortran
>>
>>        Fort compiler abs:
>>
>>          Fort ignore TKR: yes (!GCC$ ATTRIBUTES NO_ARG_CHECK ::)
>>
>>    Fort 08 assumed shape: yes
>>
>>       Fort optional args: yes
>>
>>           Fort INTERFACE: yes
>>
>>     Fort ISO_FORTRAN_ENV: yes
>>
>>        Fort STORAGE_SIZE: yes
>>
>>       Fort BIND(C) (all): yes
>>
>>       Fort ISO_C_BINDING: yes
>>
>>  Fort SUBROUTINE BIND(C): yes
>>
>>        Fort TYPE,BIND(C): yes
>>
>>  Fort T,BIND(C,name="a"): yes
>>
>>             Fort PRIVATE: yes
>>
>>           Fort PROTECTED: yes
>>
>>            Fort ABSTRACT: yes
>>
>>        Fort ASYNCHRONOUS: yes
>>
>>           Fort PROCEDURE: yes
>>
>>            Fort C_FUNLOC: yes
>>
>>  Fort f08 using wrappers: yes
>>
>>          Fort MPI_SIZEOF: yes
>>
>>              C profiling: yes
>>
>>            C++ profiling: yes
>>
>>    Fort mpif.h profiling: yes
>>
>>   Fort use mpi profiling: yes
>>
>>    Fort use mpi_f08 prof: yes
>>
>>           C++ exceptions: no
>>
>>           Thread support: posix (MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE: no, OPAL support:
>> yes,
>>
>>                           OMPI progress: no, ORTE progress: yes, Event
>> lib:
>>
>>                           yes)
>>
>>            Sparse Groups: no
>>
>>   Internal debug support: no
>>
>>   MPI interface warnings: yes
>>
>>      MPI parameter check: runtime
>>
>> Memory profiling support: no
>>
>> Memory debugging support: no
>>
>>          libltdl support: yes
>>
>>    Heterogeneous support: no
>>
>>  mpirun default --prefix: no
>>
>>          MPI I/O support: yes
>>
>>        MPI_WTIME support: gettimeofday
>>
>>      Symbol vis. support: yes
>>
>>    Host topology support: yes
>>
>>           MPI extensions:
>>
>>    FT Checkpoint support: no (checkpoint thread: no)
>>
>>    C/R Enabled Debugging: no
>>
>>      VampirTrace support: yes
>>
>>   MPI_MAX_PROCESSOR_NAME: 256
>>
>>     MPI_MAX_ERROR_STRING: 256
>>
>>      MPI_MAX_OBJECT_NAME: 64
>>
>>         MPI_MAX_INFO_KEY: 36
>>
>>         MPI_MAX_INFO_VAL: 256
>>
>>        MPI_MAX_PORT_NAME: 1024
>>
>>   MPI_MAX_DATAREP_STRING: 128
>>
>>            MCA backtrace: execinfo (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>             MCA compress: bzip (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>             MCA compress: gzip (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA crs: none (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                   MCA db: hash (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                   MCA db: print (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA event: libevent2021 (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA hwloc: external (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                   MCA if: posix_ipv4 (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                   MCA if: linux_ipv6 (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>          MCA installdirs: env (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>          MCA installdirs: config (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>           MCA memchecker: valgrind (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA memory: linux (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA pstat: linux (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA sec: basic (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA shmem: mmap (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA shmem: posix (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA shmem: sysv (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA timer: linux (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA dfs: app (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA dfs: orted (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA dfs: test (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA errmgr: default_app (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA errmgr: default_hnp (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA errmgr: default_orted (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component
>>
>>                           v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA errmgr: default_tool (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA ess: env (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA ess: hnp (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA ess: singleton (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA ess: tool (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA filem: raw (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>              MCA grpcomm: bad (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA iof: hnp (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA iof: mr_hnp (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA iof: mr_orted (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA iof: orted (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA iof: tool (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA odls: default (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA oob: tcp (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA plm: isolated (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA plm: rsh (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA ras: loadleveler (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA ras: simulator (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA rmaps: lama (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA rmaps: mindist (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA rmaps: ppr (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA rmaps: rank_file (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA rmaps: resilient (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA rmaps: round_robin (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA rmaps: seq (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA rmaps: staged (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA rml: oob (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA routed: binomial (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA routed: debruijn (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA routed: direct (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA routed: radix (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA state: app (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA state: hnp (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA state: novm (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA state: orted (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA state: staged_hnp (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA state: staged_orted (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA state: tool (MCA v2.0, API v1.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>            MCA allocator: basic (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>            MCA allocator: bucket (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA bcol: basesmuma (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA bcol: ptpcoll (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA bml: r2 (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA btl: self (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA btl: sm (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA btl: tcp (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA btl: vader (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA coll: basic (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA coll: hierarch (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA coll: inter (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA coll: libnbc (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA coll: ml (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA coll: self (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA coll: sm (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA coll: tuned (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA dpm: orte (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA fbtl: posix (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA fcoll: dynamic (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA fcoll: individual (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA fcoll: static (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA fcoll: two_phase (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA fcoll: ylib (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                   MCA fs: ufs (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                   MCA io: ompio (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                   MCA io: romio (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA mpool: grdma (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                MCA mpool: sm (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA osc: rdma (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA osc: sm (MCA v2.0, API v3.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA pml: v (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA pml: bfo (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA pml: cm (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA pml: ob1 (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA pubsub: orte (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>               MCA rcache: vma (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                  MCA rte: orte (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA sbgp: basesmsocket (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA sbgp: basesmuma (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA sbgp: p2p (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>             MCA sharedfp: individual (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>             MCA sharedfp: lockedfile (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component
>> v1.8.4)
>>
>>             MCA sharedfp: sm (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>                 MCA topo: basic (MCA v2.0, API v2.1, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>>            MCA vprotocol: pessimist (MCA v2.0, API v2.0, Component v1.8.4)
>>
>> Sachin
>>
>> >Sachin,
>>
>> >Can you, please, provide a command line? Additional information about
>> your
>> >system could be helpful also.
>>
>> >Josh
>>
>> >>On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 3:43 AM, Sachin Krishnan <sachkris_at_[hidden]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> I am new to MPI and also this list.
>> >> I wrote an MPI code with several MPI_Bcast calls in a loop. My code
>> was
>> >> getting stuck at random points, ie it was not systematic. After a few
>> hours
>> >> of debugging and googling, I found that the issue may be with the
>> several
>> >> MPI_Bcast calls in a loop.
>> >>
>> >> I stumbled on this test code which can reproduce the issue:
>> >> https://github.com/fintler/ompi/blob/master/orte/test/mpi/bcast_loop.c
>>
>> >>
>> >> Im using OpenMPI v1.8.4 installed from official Arch Linux repo.
>> >>
>> >> Is it a known issue with OpenMPI?
>> >> Is it some problem with the way openmpi is configured in my system?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance.
>> >>
>> >> Sachin
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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