ABS VALUE

Converts a global array to contain absolute values of its elements
void GA_Abs_value(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Take the element-wise absolute value of the array.


ABS VALUE PATCH

Converts a patch of a global array to have absolute values of its elements
void GA_Abs_value_patch(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
g_aarray handleinput
lo[], hi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Take the element-wise absolute value of the patch.

See Also:

ABS VALUE

ACC

Accumulates data into a global array
void NGA_Acc(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void* buf, int ld[],
             void* alpha)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer arrayinput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput
double/double complex/long*alphascale factorinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Combines data from local array buffer with data in the global array section. The local array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array.

global array section (lo[],hi[]) += *alpha * buffer


ACCESS

Accesses data locally allocated for a global array
void NGA_Access(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void *ptr, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for array sectioninput
void**ptrpoints to location of first element in patchoutput
int*ld[ndim-1]leading dimensions for the pacth elementsoutput

Local operation.

Provides access to the specified patch of a global array. Returns array of leading dimensions ld and a pointer to the first element in the patch. This routine allows to access directly, in place elements in the local section of a global array. It useful for writing new GA operations. A call to GA_Access normally follows a previous call to GA_Distribution that returns coordinates of the patch associated with a processor. You need to make sure that the coordinates of the patch are valid (test values returned from GA_Distribution).

Each call to GA_Access has to be followed by a call to either GA_Release or GA_Release_update. You can access in this fashion only local data. Since the data is shared with other processes, you need to consider issues of mutual exclusion.


ACCESS BLOCK

Accesses a block in a block-cyclic distributed global array
void NGA_Access_block(int g_a, int idx, void *ptr, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
intidxblock indexinput
void**ptrpointer to locally held blockoutput
int*ld[ndim-1]array of leading dimensionsoutput

Local operation.

This function can be used to gain direct access to the data represented by a single block in a global array with a block-cyclic data distribution. The index idx is the index of the block in the array assuming that blocks are numbered sequentially in a column-major order. A quick way of determining whether a block with index idx is held locally on a processor is to calculate whether idx\%nproc equals the processor ID, where nproc is the total number of processors. Once the pointer has been returned, local data can be accessed as described in the documentation for NGA_Access. Each call to NGA_Access_block should be followed by a call to either NGA_Release_block or NGA_Release_update_block.

See Also:

ACCESS, RELEASE BLOCK, RELEASE UPDATE BLOCK

ACCESS BLOCK GRID

Accesses data block in a block-cyclic distributed global array
void NGA_Access_block_grid(int g_a, int subscript[], void *ptr, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*subscript[ndim]subscript of block in arrayinput
void**ptrpointer to locally held blocoutput
int*ld[ndim-1]array of leading dimensionsoutput

Local operation.

This function can be used to gain direct access to the data represented by a single block in a global array with a SCALAPACK block-cyclic data distribution that is based on an underlying processor grid. The subscript array contains the subscript of the block in the array of blocks. This subscript is based on the location of the block in a grid, each of whose dimensions is equal to the number of blocks that fit along that dimension. Once the index has been returned, local data can be accessed as described in the documentation for NGA_Access. Each call to NGA_Access_block_grid should be followed by a call to either NGA_Release_block_grid or NGA_Release_update_block_grid.

See Also:

ACCESS, RELEASE BLOCK GRID, RELEASE UPDATE BLOCK GRID

ACCESS BLOCK SEGMENT

Accesses local data for a specific global array block
void NGA_Access_block_segment(int g_a, int proc, void *ptr, int *len)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intprocprocessor IDinput
void**ptrpointer to locally held dataoutput
int*lenlength of data on processoroutput

Local operation.

This function can be used to gain access to the all the locally held data on a particular processor that is associated with a block-cyclic distributed array. Once the index has been returned, local data can be accessed as described in the documentation for NGA_Access. The parameter len is the number of data elements that are held locally. The data inside this segment has a lot of additional structure so this function is not generally useful to developers. It is primarily used inside the GA library to implement other GA routines. Each call to NGA_Access_block_segment should be followed by a call to either NGA_Release_block_segment or NGA_Release_update_block_segment.

See Also:

ACCESS, RELEASE BLOCK SEGMENT, RELEASE UPDATE BLOCK SEGMENT

ACCESS GHOST ELEMENT

Accesses a specific ghost element locally allocated on a GA
void NGA_Access_ghost_element(int g_a, void *ptr, int subscript[],
                              int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
void**ptrpointer to location of element indexed by subscript[]output
int*subscript[ndim]array of integers that index desired elementinput
int*ld[ndim-1]array of strides for local data patch. These include ghost cell widths.output

Local operation.

This function can be used to return a pointer to any data element in the locally held portion of the global array and can be used to directly access ghost cell data. The array subscript refers to the local index of the element relative to the origin of the local patch (which is assumed to be indexed by (0,0,...)).

See Also:

ACCESS, RELEASE GHOST ELEMENT, RELEASE UPDATE GHOST ELEMENT

ACCESS GHOSTS

Accesses the ghost cells allocated locally on a GA
void NGA_Access_ghosts(int g_a, int dims[], void *ptr, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*dims[ndim]array of dimensions of local patch, including ghost cellsoutput
void**ptrreturns a pointer corresponding to the origin the global array patch held locally on the processoroutput
int*ld[ndim-1]physical dimenstions of the local array patch, including ghost cellsoutput

Local operation.

Provides access to the local patch of the global array. Returns leading dimension ld and and pointer for the data. This routine will provide access to the ghost cell data residing on each processor. Calls to NGA_Access_ghosts should normally follow a call to NGA_Distribution that returns coordinates of the visible data patch associated with a processor. You need to make sure that the coordinates of the patch are valid (test values returned from NGA_Distribution).

You can only access local data.

See Also:

ACCESS, RELEASE GHOSTS, RELEASE UPDATE GHOSTS

ADD

Adds corresponding values in two global arrays
void GA_Add(void *alpha, int g_a, void* beta, int g_b, int g_c)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_barray handleinput
intg_carray handleinput
double/complex/int*alphascale factorinput
double/complex/int*betascale factorinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

The arrays (which must be the same shape and identically aligned) are added together element-wise.

        c = alpha * a  +  beta * b;

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b).


ADD CONSTANT

Adds a constant to all elements in a global array
void GA_Add_constant(int g_a, void *alpha)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
void*alphadouble/complex/int/long/float* added valueinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Add the constant pointed by alpha to each element of the array.


ADD CONSTANT PATCH

Adds a constant to all elements in a global array patch
void GA_Add_constant_patch(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void *alpha)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*lo[], hi[]patch coordinatesinput
void*alphadouble/complex/int/long/float* added valueinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Add the constant pointed by alpha to each element of the patch.

See Also:

ADD CONSTANT

ADD DIAGONAL

Adds to the diagonal elements of a global array
void GA_Add_diagonal(int g_a, int g_v)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_varray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Adds the elements of the vector g_v to the diagonal of this matrix g_a.


ADD PATCH

Adds patches of global arrays
void NGA_Add_patch(void *alpha, int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                   void *beta,  int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[],
                   int g_c, int clo[], int chi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_b, g_carray handlesinput
int*alo[], ahi[]patch of g_ainput
int*blo[], bhi[]patch of g_binput
int*clo[], chi[]patch of g_cinput
void*alpha, betascale factorsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Patches of arrays (which must have the same number of elements) are added together element-wise.

         c[ ][ ] = alpha * a[ ][ ] + beta * b[ ][ ]

See Also:

ADD

ALLOC GATSCAT BUF

Allocates an internal buffer for gather/scatter operations
void NGA_Alloc_gatscat_buf(int nelems)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intnelemsmaximum number of elements to scatter/gatherinput

Local operation.

This function can be used to enhance the performance when the gather/scatter operations are being called multiple times in succession. If the maximum number of elements being called in any gather/scatter operation is known prior to executing a code segment, then some internal buffers used in the gather/scatter operations can be allocated beforehand instead of at every individual call. This can result in substantial performance boosts in some cases. When the buffers are no longer needed they can be removed using the corresponding free call.

See Also:

FREE GATSCAT BUF

ALLOCATE

Allocates the array specified by a GA handle
int GA_Allocate(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int1 if allocation of g_a was successfuloutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function allocates the memory for the global array handle originally obtained using the GA_Create_handle function. At a minimum, the GA_Set_data function must be called before the memory is allocated. Other GA_Set_xxx functions can also be called before invoking this function.

Returns True if allocation of g_a was successful.


BRDCST

Broadcasts elements among all processes
void GA_Brdcst(void *buf, int lenbuf, int root)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
void*buf[lenbuf]datainput/output
intlenbuflength of buffer (bytes)input
introotroot processinput

Collective on the world processor group.

Broadcast from process root to all other processes a message of length lenbuf.

This is operation is provided only for convenience purposes: it is available regardless of the message-passing library that GA is running.


CHECK HANDLE

Checks whether a GA handle is valid
void GA_Check_handle(int g_a, char* string)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
char*stringmessage stringinput

Local operation.

Check that the global array handle g_a is valid ... if not, call ga_error with the string provided and some more info.


CLUSTER NNODES

Returns total number of cluster (shared memory) nodes
int GA_Cluster_nnodes()

Local operation.

This functions returns the total number of nodes that the program is running on. On SMP architectures, this will be less than or equal to the total number of processors.


CLUSTER NODEID

Returns cluster node Rank of the invoking process
int GA_Cluster_nodeid()

Local operation.

This function returns the node ID of the process. On SMP architectures with more than one processor per node, several processes may return the same node id.


CLUSTER NPROCS

Returns number of processes in a given cluster node
int GA_Cluster_nprocs(int inode)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intinodenode idinput

Local operation.

This function returns the number of processors available on node inode.


CLUSTER PROC NODEID

Returns cluster node rank of a specified process
int GA_Cluster_proc_nodeid(int proc)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intprocprocess idinput

Local operation.

This function returns the node ID of the specified process proc. On SMP architectures with more than one processor per node, several processes may return the same node id.


CLUSTER PROCID

Returns rank of a process from a cluster node rank and intra-node rank
int GA_Cluster_procid(int inode, int iproc)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intinodenode idinput
intiprocprocessor idinput

Local operation.

This function returns the processor id associated with node inode and the local processor ID iproc. If node inode has N processors, then the value of iproc lies between 0 and N-1.


COMPARE DISTR

Compares distributions of two global arrays
int GA_Compare_distr(int g_a, int g_b)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_barray handlesinput
int0 if distributions are identicaloutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Compares distributions of two global arrays. Returns 0 if distributions are identical and 1 when they are not.


COPY

Copies a global array to another global array
void GA_Copy(int g_a, int g_b)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_barray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Copies elements in array represented by g_a into the array represented by g_b. The arrays must be the same type, shape, and identically aligned.

For patch operations, the patches of arrays may be of different shapes but must have the same number of elements. Patches must be nonoverlapping (if g_a=g_b). Transposes are allowed for patch operations.


COPY PATCH

Copies a patch of a global array to another global array patch
void NGA_Copy_patch(char trans, int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                    int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
chartranstranspose operatorinput
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_barray handleinput
int*alo[], ahi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput
int*blo[], bhi[]g_b patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Copies elements in a patch of one array into another one. The patches of arrays may be of different shapes but must have the same number of elements. Patches must be non-overlapping (if g_a=g_b).

    trans = `N' or `n' means that the transpose operator should
             not be applied.
    trans = `T' or `t' means that transpose operator should be applied.

See Also:

COPY

CREATE

Creates a GA
int NGA_Create(int type, int ndim, int dims[], char *array_name, int chunk[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea unique character stringinput
inttypedata type (C_DBL,C_INT,C_DCPL,etc.)input
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*dims[ndim]array of dimensionsinput
int*chunk[ndim]array of chunks, each element specifies minimum size that given dimensions should be chunked up intoinput
inthandle for future referencesoutput

Collective on the default processor group.

Creates an ndim-dimensional array using the regular distribution model and returns an integer handle representing the array.

The array can be distributed evenly or not. The control over the distribution is accomplished by specifying chunk (block) size for all or some of array dimensions. For example, for a 2-dimensional array, setting chunk[0]=dim[0] gives distribution by vertical strips (chunk[0]*dims[0]); setting chunk[1]=dim[1] gives distribution by horizontal strips (chunk[1]*dims[1]). Actual chunks will be modified so that they are at least the size of the minimum and each process has either zero or one chunk. Specifying chunk[i] as less than 1 will cause that dimension to be distributed evenly.

As a convenience, when chunk is specified as NULL, the entire array is distributed evenly.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was succesful.

See Also:

CREATE CONFIG, CREATE GHOSTS IRREG, CREATE GHOSTS, CREATE GHOSTS CONFIG, CREATE GHOSTS IRREG CONFIG, CREATE HANDLE, CREATE IRREG, CREATE IRREG CONFIG

CREATE CONFIG

Creates a GA for a specific processor group
int NGA_Create_config(int type, int ndim, int dims[], char *array_name,
                      int chunk[], int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea unique character stringinput
inttypedata type (C_DBL,C_INT,C_DCPL,etc.)input
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*dims[ndim]array of dimensionsinput
int*chunk[ndim]array of chunks, each element specifies minimum size that given dimensions should be chunked up intoinput
intp_handleprocessor list handleinput
intg_aglobal array handleoutput

Collective on the default processor group.

Creates an ndim-dimensional array using the regular distribution model but with an explicitly specified processor group handle and returns an integer handle representing the array.

This call is essentially the same as the NGA_Create call, except for the processor group handle p_handle. It can also be used to create mirrored arrays.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was succesful.

See Also:

CREATE, SET PGROUP

CREATE GHOSTS

Creates a GA with ghost cells
int NGA_Create_ghosts(int type, int ndim, int dims[], int width[],
                      char *array_name, int chunk[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea unique character stringinput
inttypedata type (C_DBL,C_INT,C_DCPL,etc.)input
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*dims[ndim]array of dimensionsinput
int*width[ndim]array of ghost cell widthsinput
int*chunk[ndim]array of chunks, each element specifies minimum size that given dimensions should be chunked up intoinput
intglobal array handleoutput

Collective on the default processor group.

Creates an ndim-dimensional array with a layer of ghost cells around the visible data on each processor using the regular distribution model and returns an integer handle representing the array.

The array can be distributed evenly or not evenly. The control over the distribution is accomplished by specifying chunk (block) size for all or some of the array dimensions. For example, for a 2-dimensional array, setting chunk(1)=dim(1) gives distribution by vertical strips (chunk(1)*dims(1)); setting chunk(2)=dim(2) gives distribution by horizontal strips (chunk(2)*dims(2)). Actual chunks will be modified so that they are at least the size of the minimum and each process has either zero or one chunk. Specifying chunk(i) as < 1 will cause that dimension (i-th) to be distributed evenly. The width of the ghost cell layer in each dimension is specified using the array width(). The local data of the global array residing on each processor will have a layer width[n] ghosts cells wide on either side of the visible data along the dimension n.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was successful.

See Also:

CREATE, SET GHOSTS

CREATE GHOSTS CONFIG

Creates a GA with ghost cells and specific processor group
int NGA_Create_ghosts_config(int type, int ndim, int dims[],
                             int width[], char *array_name, int chunk[],
                             int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea unique character stringinput
inttypedata type (C_DBL,C_INT,C_DCPL,etc.)input
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*dims[ndim]array of dimensionsinput
int*width[ndim]array of ghost cell widthsinput
int*chunk[ndim]array of chunks, each element specifies minimum size that given dimensions should be chunked up intoinput
int*p_handleprocessor list handleinput
intglobal array handleoutput

Collective on the default processor group.

Creates an ndim-dimensional array with a layer of ghost cells around the visible data on each processor using the regular distribution model and an explicitly specified processor list and returns an integer handle representing the array.

This call is essentially the same as the NGA_Create_ghosts call, except for the processor list handle p_handle. It can be used to create mirrored arrays.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was successful.

See Also:

CREATE, SET GHOSTS, SET PGROUP

CREATE GHOSTS IRREG

Creates an irregular-distributed GA with ghost cells
int NGA_Create_ghosts_irreg(int type, int ndim, int dims[], width[],
                           char *array_name, nblock[], map[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea unique character stringinput
inttypedata type (C_DBL,C_INT,C_DCPL,etc.)input
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*dims[ndim]array of dimensionsinput
int*width[ndim]array of ghost cell widthsinput
int*nblock[ndim]no. of blocks each dimension is divided intoinput
int*map[s]starting index for for each block; the size s is a sum of all elements of nblock arrayinput
intarray handleoutput

Collective on the default processor group.

Creates an array with ghost cells by following the user-specified distribution and returns an integer handle representing the array.

The distribution is specified as a Cartesian product of distributions for each dimension.

Figure "crghostir" below demonstrates distribution of a 2-dimensional array 8x10 on 6 (or more) processors.

nblock[2]={3,2}, the size of map array is s=5 and the array map contains the following elements map={0,2,6, 0, 6}. The distribution is nonuniform because, P1 and P4 get 20 elements each and processors P0, P2, P3, and P5 only 10 elements each.

The array width is used to control the width of the ghost cell boundary around the visible data on each processor. The local data of the Global Array residing on each processor will have a layer width[n] ghosts cells wide on either side of the visible data along the dimension n.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was succesful.

See Also:

CREATE, SET GHOSTS, SET IRREG DISTR

CREATE GHOSTS IRREG CONFIG

Creates an irregular-distributed GA with ghost cells and a specific processor group
int NGA_Create_ghosts_irreg_config(int type, int ndim, int dims[],
                                  width [], char*array_name,nblock[],
                                  map[], int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea unique character stringinput
inttypedata type (C_DBL,C_INT,C_DCPL,etc.)input
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*dims[ndim]array of dimensionsinput
int*width[ndim]array of ghost cell widthsinput
int*nblock[ndim]no. of blocks each dimension is divided intoinput
int*map[s]starting index for for each block; the size s is a sum of all elements of nblock arrayinput
intp_handleprocessor list handleinput

Collective on the default processor group.

Creates an array with ghost cells by following the user-specified distribution and returns an integer handle representing the array. The user can specify that the array is created on a particular processor group.

This call is similar to the NGA_Create_ghosts_irreg call.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was succesful.

See Also:

CREATE, SET GHOSTS, SET IRREG DISTR, SET PGROUP

CREATE HANDLE

Creates an inactive handle to a global array
int GA_Create_handle()

Collective on the default processor group.

This function returns a Global Array handle that can then be used to create a new Global Array. This is part of a new API for creating Global Arrays that is designed to replace the old interface built around the NGA_Create_xxx calls. The sequence of operations is to begin with a call to GA_Greate_handle to get a new array handle. The attributes of the array, such as dimension, size, type, etc., can then be set using successive calls to the GA_Set_xxx subroutines. When all array attributes have been set, the GA_Allocate subroutine is called and the Global Array is actually created and memory for it is allocated.

See Also:

ALLOCATE, SET ARRAY NAME, SET BLOCK CYCLIC, SET BLOCK CYCLIC PROC GRID, SET CHUNK, SET DATA, SET GHOSTS, SET IRREG DISTR, SET PGROUP, SET RESTRICTED, SET RESTRICTED RANGE

CREATE IRREG

Creates an irregular-distributed GA
int NGA_Create_irreg(int type, int ndim, int dims[], char *array_name,
                     int block[], int map[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea unique character stringinput
inttypeMA data type (C_DBL,C_INT,C_DCPL,etc.)input
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*dimsarray of dimension valuesinput
int*nblock[ndim]no. of blocks each dimension is divided intoinput
int*map[s]starting index for for each block; the size s is a sum all elements of nblock arrayinput
intarray handleoutput

Collective on the default processor group.

Creates an array by following the user-specified distribution and returns an integer handle representing the array.

The distribution is specified as a Cartesian product of distributions for each dimension. The array indices start at 0. For example, Figure "crirreg" below demonstrates the distribution of a 2-dimensional 8x10 array on 6 (or more) processors.

nblock[2]={3,2}, the size of the map array is s=5 and the array map contains the following elements map={0,5,0,2,6}. The distribution is nonuniform because P1 and P4 get 20 elements each and processors P0, P2, P3, and P5 only 10 elements each.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was succesful.

See Also:

CREATE, SET IRREG DISTR

CREATE IRREG CONFIG

Creates an irregular-distributed GA with a specific processor group
int NGA_Create_irreg_config(int type, int ndim, int dims[],
                            char *array_name, int block[], int map[],
                            int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea unique character stringinput
inttypeMA data type (C_DBL,C_INT,C_DCPL,etc.)input
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
int*dimsarray of dimension valuesinput
int*nblock[ndim]no. of blocks each dimension is divided intoinput
int*map[s]starting index for for each block; the size s is a sum all elements of nblock arrayinput
intp_handleprocessor list handleinput
intarray handleoutput

Collective on the default processor group.

Creates an array by following the user-specified distribution and an explicitly specified processor group handle and returns an integer handle representing the array.

This call is essentially the same as the NGA_Create_irreg call, except for the processor group handle p_handle. It can also be used to create mirrored arrays.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was succesful.

See Also:

CREATE, SET IRREG DISTR, SET PGROUP

CREATE MUTEXES

Creates mutexes
int GA_Create_mutexes(int number)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intnumbernumber of mutexes in mutex arrayinput
int1 if successfuloutput

Collective on the world processor group.

Creates a set containing the number of mutexes. Returns 0 if the operation succeeded or 1 if it has failed. Mutex is a simple synchronization object used to protect Critical Sections. Only one set of mutexes can exist at a time. An array of mutexes can be created and destroyed as many times as needed.

Mutexes are numbered: 0, ..., number-1.

Returns: True on success, False on failure

See Also:

DESTROY MUTEXES

DESTROY

Destroys a global array
void GA_Destroy(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Deallocates the array and frees any associated resources.


DESTROY MUTEXES

Destroys mutexes
int GA_Destroy_mutexes()
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
int1 if successfuloutput

Collective on the world processor group.

Destroys the set of mutexes created with ga_create_mutexes. Returns 0 if the operation succeeded or 1 when failed.

See Also:

CREATE MUTEXES

DIAG

Diagonalizes a global array
void GA_Diag(int g_a, int g_s, int g_v, void *eval)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aMatrix to diagonalizeinput
intg_sMetricinput
intg_vGlobal matrix to return evecsinput
void*evalLocal array to return evalsoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Solve the generalized eigenvalue problem returning all eigenvectors and values in ascending order. The input matrices are not overwritten or destroyed.

All eigen-values as a vector in ascending order.


DIAG REUSE

Diagonalizes a global array for repeated diagonalizations
void GA_Diag_reuse(int control, int g_a, int g_s, int g_v, void *eval)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intcontrolControl flaginput
intg_aMatrix to diagonalizeinput
intg_sMetricinput
intg_vGlobal matrix to return evecsinput
void*evalLocal array to return evalsoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Solve the generalized eigenvalue problem returning all eigenvectors and values in ascending order. Recommended for REPEATED calls if g_s is unchanged. Values of the control flag:

          value       action/purpose
            0          indicates first call to the eigensolver
           >0          consecutive calls (reuses factored g_s)
           <0          only erases factorized g_s; g_v and eval unchanged
                       (should be called after previous use if another
                        eigenproblem, i.e., different g_a and g_s, is to
                        be solved)

The input matrices are not destroyed.

Returns: All eigen-values as a vector in ascending order.


DIAG STD

Diagonalizes a global array using a standard algorithm
void GA_Diag_std(int g_a, int g_v, void *eval)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aMatrix to diagonalizeinput
intg_vGlobal matrix to return evecsinput
void*evalLocal array to return evalsoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Solve the standard (non-generalized) eigenvalue problem returning all eigenvectors and values in the ascending order. The input matrix is neither overwritten nor destroyed.

Returns: all eigenvectors via the g_v global array, and eigenvalues as an array in ascending order


DISTRIBUTION

Inquires for the data range on a specified processor
void NGA_Distribution(int g_a, int iproc, int lo[], int hi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intiprocprocess numberinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for array sectionoutput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for array sectionoutput

Local operation.

This function returns the bounding indices of the block owned by the process iproc. These indices are inclusive.

If no array elements are owned by process iproc, the range is returned as lo[]=-1 and hi[]= -2 for all dimensions.


DOT

Dot product of two global arrays
int GA_Idot(int g_a, int g_b)
long GA_Ldot(int g_a, int g_b)
float GA_Fdot(int g_a, int g_b)
double GA_Ddot(int g_a, int g_b)
SingleComplex GA_Cdot(int g_a, int g_b)
DoubleComplex GA_Zdot(int g_a, int g_b)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_barray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise dot product of the two arrays which must be of the same types and same number of elements.

Return value = SUM_ij a(i,j)*b(i,j)


DOT PATCH

Dot product of patches of global arrays
double NGA_Ddot_patch       (int g_a, char ta, int alo[], int ahi[],
                             int g_b, char tb, int blo[], int bhi[])
int NGA_Idot_patch          (int g_a, char ta, int alo[], int ahi[],
                             int g_b, char tb, int blo[], int bhi[])
long NGA_Ldot_patch         (int g_a, char ta, int alo[], int ahi[],
                             int g_b, char tb, int blo[], int bhi[])
DoubleComplex NGA_Zdot_patch(int g_a, char ta, int alo[], int ahi[],
                             int g_b, char tb, int blo[], int bhi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_barray handlesinput
int*alo[], ahi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput
int*blo[], bhi[]g_b patch coordinatesinput
charta, tbtranspose flagsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise dot product of the two (possibly transposed) patches which must be of the same type and have the same number of elements.

See Also:

DOT

DUPLICATE

Creates a new array with the same properties as the given array
int GA_Duplicate(int g_a, char* array_name)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*array_namea character stringinput
intg_ainteger handle for reference arrayinput
intinteger handle for duplicated arrayoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Creates a new array by applying all the properties of another existing array. It returns an array handle.

Return value: a non-zero array handle means the call was succesful.


ELEM DIVIDE

Element-wise division of global arrays
void GA_Elem_divide(int g_a, int g_b, int g_c)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_barray handlesinput
intg_carray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise quotient of the two arrays which must be of the same types and same number of elements. For two-dimensional arrays,

        c(i,j) = a(i,j)/b(i,j)

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b). If one of the elements of array g_b is zero, the quotient for the element of g_c will be set to GA_NEGATIVE_INFINITY.


ELEM DIVIDE PATCH

Element-wise division of global array patches
void GA_Elem_divide_patch(int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                          int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[],
                          int g_c, int clo[], int chi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_barray handlesinput
intg_carray handleinput
int*alo[], ahi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput
int*blo[], bhi[]g_b patch coordinatesinput
int*clo[], chi[]g_c patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise quotient of the two patches which must be of the same types and same number of elements. For two-dimensional arrays,

        c(i,j)  = a(i,j)/b(i,j)

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b).

See Also:

ELEM DIVIDE

ELEM MAXIMUM

Element-wise maximum of global arrays
void GA_Elem_maximum(int g_a, int g_b, int g_c)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_barray handlesinput
intg_carray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise maximum of the two arrays which must be of the same types and same number of elements. For two dimensional arrays,

    c(i,j)  = max{a(i,j), b(i,j)}

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b).


ELEM MAXIMUM PATCH

Element-wise maximum of global array patches
void GA_Elem_maximum_patch(int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                           int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[],
                           int g_c, int clo[], int chi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_barray handlesinput
intg_carray handleinput
int*alo[], ahi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput
int*blo[], bhi[]g_b patch coordinatesinput
int*clo[], chi[]g_c patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise maximum of the two patches which must be of the same types and same number of elements. For two-dimensional noncomplex arrays,

        c(i,j)  = max{a(i,j), b(i,j)}

If the data type is complex, then

        c(i,j).real = max{ |a(i,j)|, |b(i,j)| } while c(i,j).image = 0.

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b).


ELEM MINIMUM

Element-wise minimum of global arrays
void GA_Elem_minimum(int g_a, int g_b, int g_c)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_barray handlesinput
intg_carray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise minimum of the two arrays which must be of the same types and same number of elements. For two dimensional arrays,

        c(i,j)  = min{a(i,j), b(i,j)}

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b).


ELEM MINIMUM PATCH

Element-wise minimum of global array patches
void GA_Elem_minimum_patch(int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                           int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[],
                           int g_c, int clo[], int chi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_barray handlesinput
intg_carray handleinput
int*alo[], ahi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput
int*blo[], bhi[]g_b patch coordinatesinput
int*clo[], chi[]g_c patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise minimum of the two patches which must be of the same types and same number of elements. For two-dimensional of noncomplex arrays,

        c(i,j)  = min{a(i,j), b(i,j)}

If the data type is complex, then

        c(i,j).real = min{ |a(i,j)|, |b(i,j)| } while c(i,j).image = 0.

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b).

See Also:

ELEM MINIMUM

ELEM MULTIPLY

Element-wise multiplication of global arrays
void GA_Elem_multiply(int g_a, int g_b, int g_c)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_binput array handlesinput
intg_coutput array handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise product of the two arrays which must be of the same types and same number of elements. For two-dimensional arrays,

        c(i, j)  = a(i,j)*b(i,j)

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b).


ELEM MULTIPLY PATCH

Element-wise multiplication of global array patches
void GA_Elem_multiply_patch(int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                            int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[],
                            int g_c, int clo[], int chi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_binput array handlesinput
intg_coutput array handleinput
int*alo[], ahi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput
int*blo[], bhi[]g_b patch coordinatesinput
int*clo[], chi[]g_c patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the element-wise product of the two patches which must be of the same types and same number of elements. For two-dimensional arrays,

        c(i,j)  = a(i,j)*b(i,j)

The result (c) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b).

See Also:

ELEM MULTIPLY

ERROR

Aborts with an error
void GA_Error(char *message, int code)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
char*messagestring to printinput
intcodecode to printinput

Local operation.

To be called in case of an error. Print an error message and an integer value that represents an error code as well as releasing some system resources. This is the required way of aborting the program execution.


FENCE

Fences all GA data movement operations initiated by the calling process
void GA_Fence()

One-sided (non-collective).

Blocks the calling process until all the data transfers corresponding to GA operations called after ga_init_fence complete. For example, since ga_put might return before the data reaches the final destination, ga_init_fence and ga_fence allow the process to wait until the data tranfer is fully completed:

        ga_init_fence();
        ga_put(g_a, ...);
        ga_fence();

ga_fence must be called after ga_init_fence. A barrier, ga_sync, assures the completion of all data transfers and implicitly cancels all outstanding ga_init_fence calls. ga_init_fence and ga_fence must be used in pairs, multiple calls to ga_fence require the same number of corresponding ga_init_fence calls. ga_init_fence/ga_fence pairs can be nested.

ga_fence works for multiple GA operations. For example:

        ga_init_fence();
        ga_put(g_a, ...);
        ga_scatter(g_a, ...);
        ga_put(g_b, ...);
        ga_fence();

The calling process will be blocked until data movements initiated by two calls to ga_put and one ga_scatter complete.


FILL

Fills a global array with a specific value
void GA_Fill(int g_a, void *value)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
void*valuepointer to the value of appropriate type (double/double complex/long) that matches array typeinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Assign a single value to all elements in the array.


FILL PATCH

Fills a patch of a global array with a specified value
void NGA_Fill_patch(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void *val)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handlesinput
int*lo[], hi[]patch of g_ainput
void*valvalue to fillinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Fill the patch of g_a with value of `val'

See Also:

FILL

FREE GATSCAT BUF

Frees an internal buffer for gather/scatter operations
void NGA_Free_gatscat_buf()

Local operation.

This function is used to free up internal buffers that were set with the corresponding allocation call. The buffers can be used to improve performance if multiple calls are being made to the gather/scatter operations.

See Also:

ALLOC GATSCAT BUF

GATHER

Gathers elements from a global array
void NGA_Gather(int g_a, void *v, int* subsArray[], int n)
void NGA_Gather_flat(int g_a, void *v, int* subsArray, int n)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
void*v[n]array containing valuesinput
int**subsArray[n][ndim]array of subscripts for each elementinput
int*subsArray[n*ndim](flat) array of subscripts for each elementinput
intnnumber of elementsinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Gathers array elements from a global array into a local array. The contents of the input arrays (v, subsArray) are preserved.

for (k=0; k<= n; k++)
   {v[k] = a[subsArray[k][0]][subsArray[k][1]][subsArray[k][2]]...;}

See Also:

GET

GEMM

Performs matrix multiplication of global arrays
void GA_Dgemm(char ta, char tb, int m, int n, int k, double alpha,
              int g_a, int g_b, double beta, int g_c)
void GA_Sgemm(char ta, char tb, int m, int n, int k, float alpha,
              int g_a, int g_b, float beta, int g_c)
void GA_Zgemm(char ta, char tb, int m, int n, int k, double complex alpha,
              int g_a, int g_b, double complex beta, int g_c)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_ahandle to input arraysinput
intg_bhandle to input arraysinput
intg_chandle to output arrayinput
chartatranspose operator for g_ainput
chartbtranspose operator for g_binput
intmnumber of rows of op(A) and of matrix Cinput
intnnumber of columns of op(B) and of matrix Cinput
intknumber of columns of op(A) and rows of matrix op(B)input
alpha, betascale factorsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Performs one of the matrix-matrix operations:

      C := alpha*op( A )*op( B ) + beta*C,

where op( X ) is one of

      op( X ) = X   or   op( X ) = X',

alpha and beta are scalars, and A, B, and C are matrices, with op( A ) an m by k matrix, op( B ) a k by n matrix and C an m by n matrix.

On entry, transa specifies the form of op( A ) to be used in the matrix multiplication as follows:

           ta = `N' or `n', op( A ) = A.
           ta = `T' or `t', op( A ) = A'.


GET

Gets data from a global array
void NGA_Get(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void* buf, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data goesoutput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Copies data from global array section to the local array buffer. The local array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array. Any detected inconsistencies or errors in the input arguments are fatal.

Example: For the ga_get operation transfering data from the [10:14, 0:4] section of 2-dimensional 15x10 global array into a local buffer 5x10 array we have:

lo={10,0,} hi={14,4}, ld={10}

Figure "get" below shows the GET operation.

Return: The local array buffer.


GET BLOCK INFO

Returns information on block-cyclic distribution for a GA
void GA_Get_block_info(int g_a, int num_blocks[], int block_dims[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*num_blocks[ndim]number of blocks along each axisoutput
int*block_dims[ndim]dimensions of blockoutput

Local operation.

This subroutine returns information about the block-cyclic distribution associated with global array g_a. The number of blocks along each of the array axes are returned in the array num_blocks and the dimensions of the individual blocks, specified in the GA_Set_block_cyclic or GA_Set_block_cyclic_proc_grid subroutines, are returned in block_dims.

This is a local function.

See Also:

SET BLOCK CYCLIC, SET BLOCK CYCLIC PROC GRID, SET TILED PROC GRID

GET DEBUG

Returns value of GA debug flag
int GA_Get_debug()

Local operation.

This function returns the value of an internal flag in the GA library whose value can be set using the GA_Set_debug subroutine.


GET DIAG

Copies diagonal elements of a global array into another global array
void GA_Get_diag(int g_a, int g_v)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_varray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Inserts the diagonal elements of this matrix g_a into the vector g_v.


GET GHOST BLOCK

Gets data, including ghost cells, from a global array with ghost cells
void NGA_Get_ghost_block(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void* buf, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data goesoutput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput

One-sided (non-collective).

This operation behaves similarly to the GA Get operation and will default to a standard Get if the global array has no ghost cells or the request does not fit into the ghost cell region of the calling processor. It is easier to use than the NGA_Access_ghosts function but it may be slower and requires more memory. The operation will copy data from the locally held portions of the global array, including the ghost cells, if the requested block falls within the region defined by visible block held by the process plus the ghost cell region. For example, if the process holds the visible block [2:8, 2:8] with a ghost cell width that is one element deep, then a request for the block [1:9,1:9] will use the local ghost cells to fill the local buffer. In this case, the data transfer is completely local. If the request is for a block such as [1:10,1:10], which would require data from another process, then the NGA_Get_ghost_block call reverts to an ordinary NGA_Get operation and ignores the locally held ghost data.

Return: The local array buffer.

See Also:

GET, ACCESS GHOSTS, RELEASE GHOSTS, RELEASE UPDATE GHOSTS

GOP

Global commutative vector operations of elements among all processes
void GA_Fgop(float x[], int n, char *op)
void GA_Dgop(double x[], int n, char *op)
void GA_Igop(int x[], int n, char *op)
void GA_Lgop(long x[], int n, char *op)
void GA_Cgop(SingleComplex x[], int n, char *op)
void GA_Zgop(DoubleComplex x[], int n, char *op)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
float*x[n]array of elementsinput/output
double*x[n]array of elementsinput/output
int*x[n]array of elementsinput/output
long*x[n]array of elementsinput/output
SingleComplex*x[n]array of elementsinput/output
DoubleComplex*x[n]array of elementsinput/output
intnnumber of elementsinput
charopoperatorinput

Collective on the world processor group.

Global OPeration.

X(1:N) is a vector present on each process. GOP `sums' elements of X accross all nodes using the commutative operator OP. The result is broadcast to all nodes. Supported operations include `+', `*', `max', `min', `absmax', `absmin'. The use of lowerecase for operators is necessary.

This operation is provided only for convenience purposes: it is available regardless of the message-passing library that GA is running with.


HAS GHOSTS

Checks whether a GA has ghost cells
int GA_Has_ghosts(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int1 if array has ghost cellsoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function returns 1 if the global array has some dimensions for which the ghost cell width is greater than zero, it returns 0 otherwise.


INIT FENCE

Initializes tracing of completion of data movement operations
void GA_Init_fence()

Local operation.

Initializes tracing of the completion status of data movement operations.


INITIALIZE

Initializes GA
void NGA_Initialize()
void GA_Initialize()

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Allocate and initialize internal data structures in Global Arrays.

See Also:

INITIALIZE LTD

INITIALIZE LTD

Initializes GA with memory limit
void GA_Initialize_ltd(size_t limit)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
size_tlimitamount of memory in bytes per processinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Allocate and initialize internal data structures and set the limit for memory used in Global Arrays. The limit is per process: it is the amount of memory that the given processor can contribute to collective allocation of Global Arrays. It does not include temporary storage that GA might be allocating (and releasing) during execution of a particular operation.

*limit < 0 means "allow unlimited memory usage" in which case this operation is equivalent to GA_initialize.

See Also:

INITIALIZE, SET MEMORY LIMIT

INQUIRE

Inquires the data type and shape of a global array
void NGA_Inquire(int g_a, int *type, int *ndim, int dims[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*typedata typeoutput
int*ndimnumber of dimensionsoutput
int*dimsarray of dimensionsoutput

Local operation.

Returns data type and dimensions of the array.


INQUIRE MEMORY

Inquires the memory used by global arrays on the calling processor
size_t GA_Inquire_memory()

Returns the amount of memory (in bytes) used in the allocated global arrays on the calling processor.


INQUIRE NAME

Inquires a global array's name
char* GA_Inquire_name(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Local operation.

Returns the name of an array represented by the handle g_a.


IS MIRRORED

Checks whether a global array is mirrored
int GA_Is_mirrored(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Local operation.

This subroutine checks if the array is a mirrored array or not. Returns 1 if it is a mirrored array, else it returns 0.


LLT SOLVE

Cholesky factorization of a global array
int GA_Llt_solve(int g_a, int g_b)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_acoefficient matrixinput
intg_brhs/solution matrixinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Solves a system of linear equations

            A * X = B

using the Cholesky factorization of an NxN double precision symmetric positive definite matrix A (represented by handle g_a). On successful exit B will contain the solution X.

It returns:

         = 0 : successful exit
         > 0 : the leading minor of this order is not positive
               definite and the factorization could
               not be completed.


LOCATE

Locates the processor containing a specified element of a global array
int NGA_Locate(int g_a, int subscript[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*subscript[ndim]element subscriptinput
intprocess ID owning the element at subscriptoutput

Local operation.

Return the GA compute process ID that 'owns' the data. If any element of subscript[] is out of bounds "-1" is returned.


LOCATE REGION

Locates a region of a global array
int NGA_Locate_region(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], int map[], int procs[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for array sectioninput
int*map[]array with mapping informationoutput
int*procs[nproc]list of processes that own a part of array sectionoutput

Local operation.

Return a list of the GA processes ID that `own' the data. Parts of the specified patch might be actually `owned' by several processes. If lo/hi are out of bounds "0" is returned, otherwise the return value is equal to the number of processes that hold the data.

     map[n*2*ndim+i]         - lo[i] for block n
     map[n*2*ndim+ndim+i]    - hi[i] for block n
     procs[n]                - processor id that owns data in patch
                               described by lo,hi

See Also:

LOCATE

LOCK

Locks a specific mutex
void GA_Lock(int mutex)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intmutexmutex object idinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Locks a mutex object identified by the mutex number. It is a fatal error for a process to attempt to lock a mutex which was already locked by this process.

See Also:

CREATE MUTEXES, DESTROY MUTEXES, UNLOCK

LU SOLVE

LU decomposition of a global array
void GA_Lu_solve(char trans, int g_a, int g_b)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
chartranstranspose or not transposeinput
intg_acoefficient matrixinput
intg_brhs/solution matrixinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Solve the system of linear equations op(A)X = B based on the LU factorization.

op(A) = A or A' depending on the parameter trans:

     trans = `N' or `n' means that the transpose operator should not be applied.
     trans = `T' or `t' means that the transpose operator should be applied.

Matrix A is a general real matrix. Matrix B contains possibly multiple rhs vectors. The array associated with the handle g_b is overwritten by the solution matrix X.


MASK SYNC

Masks GA synchronization operations
void GA_Mask_sync(int first, int last)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intfirstmask (0/1) for prior internal synchronizationinput
intlastmask (0/1) for post internal synchronizationinput

Collective on the default processor group.

This subroutine can be used to remove synchronization calls from around collective operations. Setting the parameter first = .false. removes the synchronization prior to the collective operation, setting last = .false. removes the synchronization call after the collective operation. This call is applicable to all collective operations. It most be invoked before each collective operation.

See Also:

SYNC

MATMUL PATCH

Performs matrix multiplication of patches of global arrays
void GA_Matmul_patch (char transa, char transb, void* alpha, void *beta,
                      int g_a, int ailo, int aihi, int ajlo, int ajhi,
                      int g_b, int bilo, int bihi, int bjlo, int bjhi,
                      int g_c, int cilo, int cihi, int cjlo, int cjhi)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_b, g_carray handlesinput
intailo, aihi, ajlo, ajhipatch of g_ainput
intbilo, bihi, bjlo, bjhipatch of g_binput
intcilo, cihi, cjlo, cjhipatch of g_cinput
void*alpha, betascale factorsinput
chartransa, transbtranspose operatorsinput
void NGA_Matmul_patch(char transa, char transb, void* alpha, void *beta,
                      int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                      int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[],
                      int g_c, int clo[], int chi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_a, g_b, g_carray handlesinput
int*alo, ahipatch of g_ainput
int*blo, bhipatch of g_binput
int*clo, chipatch of g_cinput
void*alpha, betascale factorsinput
chartransa, transbtranspose operatorsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

ga_matmul_patch is a patch version of ga_dgemm and comes in 2-D and N-D versions. The 2-D interface performs the operation:

         C[cilo:cihi,cjlo:cjhi] := alpha* AA[ailo:aihi,ajlo:ajhi] *
                                   BB[bilo:bihi,bjlo:bjhi] ) +
                                   beta*C[cilo:cihi,cjlo:cjhi],

where AA = op(A), BB = op(B), and op(X) is one of

      op(X) = X   or   op(X) = X',

Valid values for transpose arguments: 'n', 'N', 't', 'T'. It works for both double and double complex data tape.

nga_matmul_patch is a N-dimensional patch version of ga_dgemm and is similar to the 2-D interface:

      C[clo[]:chi[]] := alpha* AA[alo[]:ahi[]] *
                               BB[blo[]:bhi[]] ) + beta*C[clo[]:chi[]],

See Also:

GEMM

MEDIAN

Computes the element-wise median of three arrays
void GA_Median(int g_a, int g_b, int g_c, int g_m)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_ainput array handleinput
intg_binput array handleinput
intg_cinput array handleinput
intg_moutput array handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the componentwise Median of three arrays g_a, g_b, and g_c, and stores the result in this array g_m. The result (m) may replace one of the input arrays (a/b/c).


MEDIAN PATCH

Computes the element-wise median of three global array patches
void GA_Median_patch(int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                     int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[],
                     int g_c, int clo[], int chi[],
                     int g_m, int mlo[], int mhi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_ainput array handleinput
intg_binput array handleinput
intg_cinput array handleinput
intg_moutput array handleinput
int*alo[],ahi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput
int*blo[],bhi[]g_b patch coordinatesinput
int*clo[],chi[]g_c patch coordinatesinput
int*mlo[],mhi[]g_m patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the componentwise Median of three patches g_a, g_b, and g_c, and stores the result in this patch g_m. The result (m) may replace one of the input patches (a/b/c).

See Also:

MEDIAN

MEMORY AVAIL

Inquires about memory available on the invoking processor to allocate global arrays
size_t GA_Memory_avail()

Local operation.

Returns amount of memory (in bytes) left for allocation of new global arrays on the calling processor.

Note: If GA_uses_ma returns true, then GA_Memory_avail returns the lesser of the amount available under the GA limit and the amount available from MA (according to ma_inquire_avail operation). If no GA limit has been set, it returns what MA says is available.

If ( !GA_Uses_ma() && !GA_Memory_limited() ) returns < 0, indicating that the bound on currently available memory cannot be determined.


MEMORY LIMITED

Checks whether memory available to GA's runtime is limited
int GA_Memory_limited()

Local operation.

Indicates if limit is set on memory usage in Global Arrays on the calling processor. "1" means "yes", "0" means "no".

Returns: True for "yes", False for "no"


MERGE DISTR PATCH

Merges a patched of a mirrored global array
int NGA_Merge_distr_patch(int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                          int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_barray handleinput
int*alo[],ahi[]g_a patch coordinatesinput
int*blo[],bhi[]g_b patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function merges all copies of a patch of a mirrored array (g_a) into a patch in a distributed array (g_b).

See Also:

MERGE MIRRORED

MERGE MIRRORED

Merges a mirrored global array
int GA_Merge_mirrored(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handlesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This subroutine merges mirrored arrays by adding the contents of each array across nodes. The result is that each mirrored copy of the array represented by g_a is the sum of the individual arrays before the merge operation. After the merge, all mirrored arrays are equal.


NBACC

Accumulates data into a global array without blocking the calling process
void NGA_NbAcc(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void* buf, int ld[],
               void *alpha, ga_nbhdl_t* nbhandle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data isinput
intld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput
void*alphadouble/double complex/long* scale factorinput
nbhandlepointer to the non-blocking request handleoutput

One-sided (non-collective).

A non-blocking version of the blocking accumulate operation. The accumulate operation can be completed locally by making a call to the wait (e.g., NGA_NbWait) routine.

Non-blocking version of ga.acc.

The accumulate operation can be completed locally by making a call to the ga.nbwait() routine.

Combines data from buffer with data in the global array patch.

The buffer array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array. If the buffer is not contiguous, a contiguous copy will be made.

global array section (lo[],hi[]) += alpha * buffer

See Also:

ACC

NBGET

Gets data from a global array without blocking the calling process
void NGA_NbGet(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[],
               void* buf, int ld[], ga_nbhdl_t* nbhandle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data goesinput/output
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput
ga_nbhdl_t*nbhandlepointer to the non-blocking request handleoutput

One-sided (non-collective).

A non-blocking version of the blocking get operation. The get operation can be completed locally by making a call to the wait (e.g., NGA_NbWait) routine.

Copies data from global array section to the local array buffer.

The local array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array. Any detected inconsitencies/errors in the input arguments are fatal.

Returns: The local array buffer.

See Also:

GET

NBLOCK

Inquires the number of blocks along each dimension of a global array
void GA_Nblock(int g_a, int nblock[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*nblock[ndim]number of partitions for each dimensionoutput

Local operation.

Given a distribution of an array represented by the handle g_a, returns the number of partitions of each array dimension.


NBPUT

Puts data into a global array without blocking the calling process
void NGA_NbPut(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[],
               void* buf, int ld[], ga_nbhdl_t* nbhandle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data isinput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput
ga_nbhdl_t*nbhandlepointer to the non-blocking request handleoutput

One-sided (non-collective).

A non-blocking version of the blocking put operation. The put operation can be completed locally by making a call to the wait (e.g., NGA_NbWait) routine.

Copies data from local array buffer to the global array section.

The local array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array. Any detected inconsitencies/errors in input arguments are fatal.

See Also:

PUT

NBTEST

Tests a non-blocking GA operation for completion
int NGA_NbTest(ga_nbhdl_t* nbhandle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
ga_nbhdl_t*nbhandlepointer to the non-blocking request handleinput
int1 if operation has completedoutput

One-sided (non-collective).

This function tests a non-blocking one-sided operation for completion. If true, the function is completed locally and the buffer is available for either use or reuse, depending on the operation. Once this operation has returned true, there is no need to call nbwait on the handle. The test function is properly implemented only on the Progress Ranks and RMA runtimes. For other runtimes, it defaults to the non-blocking wait function and always returns true.

See Also:

NBWAIT, NBGET, NBPUT, NBACC

NBWAIT

Waits for a non-blocking GA operation to complete
void NGA_NbWait(ga_nbhdl_t* nbhandle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
ga_nbhdl_t*nbhandlepointer to the non-blocking request handleinput

One-sided (non-collective).

This function completes a non-blocking one-sided operation locally. Waiting on a nonblocking put or an accumulate operation assures that data was injected into the network and the user buffer can now be reused. Completing a get operation assures data has arrived into the user memory and is ready for use. The wait operation ensures only local completion. Not all runtimes support true non-blocking capability. For those that don't all operations are blocking and the wait function is a no-op.

Unlike their blocking counterparts, the nonblocking operations are not ordered with respect to the destination. Performance being one reason, the other reason is that ensuring ordering would incur additional and possibly unnecessary overhead on applications that do not require their operations to be ordered. For cases where ordering is necessary, it can be done by calling a fence operation. The fence operation is provided to the user to confirm remote completion if needed.

See Also:

NBTEST, NBGET, NBPUT, NBACC

NDIM

Inquires the number of dimensions in a global array
int GA_Ndim(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Local operation.

Returns the number of dimensions in the array represented by the handle g_a.


NNODES

Returns the total number of GA ranks
int GA_Nnodes()

Local operation.

Returns the number of the GA compute (user) processes.


NODEID

Returns the GA rank of the invoking process
int GA_Nodeid()

Local operation.

Returns the GA process id (0, ..., ga_Nnodes()-1) of the requesting compute process.


NORM INFINITY

Computes a global array's infinite norm
void GA_Norm_infinity(int g_a, double *nm)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
double*nmmatrix/vector infinity-norm valueoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the infinity-norm of the matrix or vector g_a.


NORM1

Computes a global array's 1-norm
void GA_norm1(int g_a, double *nm)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
double*nmmatrix/vector 1-norm valueoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Computes the 1-norm of the matrix or vector g_a.


OVERLAY

Create a global array on top of an existing allocation
int GA_Overlay(int g_a, int g_p)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_ahandle for overlay arrayinput
intg_phandle for parent arrayinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

The overlay function is designed to allow users to create a global array on top of an existing global array. This can be used in situations where it is desirable to create and destroy a large number of global arrays in rapid succession and where the size of these global arrays can be bounded beforehand. A large global array is created at the start using conventional create or allocate calls and then is used as the parent for new global arrays that are allocated using the overlay call. This approach removes some collectives and memory allocation and deallocation calls from the process of creating a global array and should result in improved performance. Note that the parent global array should not be used while another array is overlayed on top of it.

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

See Also:

ALLOCATE

PACK

Compresses values from a source vector based on a corresponding integer mask
void GA_Pack(int g_src, int g_dest, int g_mask,
             int lo, int hi, int *icount)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_srchandle for source arrayinput
intg_desthandle for destination arrayinput
intg_maskhandle for integer array representing maskinput
intlo,hilow and high values of range on which operation is performedinput
int*icountnumber of values in compressed arrayoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

The pack subroutine is designed to compress the values in the source vector g_src into a smaller destination array g_dest based on the values in an integer mask array g_mask. The values lo and hi denote the range of elements that should be compressed and icount is a variable that on output lists the number of values placed in the compressed array. This operation is the complement of the GA_Unpack operation. An example is shown below

GA_Pack(g_src, g_dest, g_mask, 1, n, &icount);

g_mask:   1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  1  1  0
g_src:    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
g_dest:   1  7  9 12 15 16
icount:   6

The current implementation requires that the distribution of the g_mask array matches the distribution of the g_src array.


PATCH ENUM

Enumerates a global array patch
void GA_Patch_enum(int g_a, int lo, int hi, void *start, void *inc)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intlo,hipatch coordinatesinput
void*startstarting value of enumerationinput
void*incincrement valueinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This subroutine enumerates the values of an array between elements lo and hi starting with the value start and incrementing each subsequent value by inc. This operation is only applicable to 1-dimensional arrays. An example of its use is shown below:

GA_Patch_enum(g_a, 1, n, 7, 2);

g_a:  7  9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 ...


PERIODIC ACC

Accumulates data into a global array using periodic boundary conditions
void NGA_Periodic_acc(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void* buf, int ld[],
                      void* alpha)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer arrayinput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput
double/double complex/long*alphascale factorinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Same as nga_acc except the indices can extend beyond the array boundary/dimensions in which case the library wraps them around. For Python, this is the periodic version of ga.acc.

Combines data from buffer with data in the global array patch.

The buffer array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array. If the buffer is not contiguous, a contiguous copy will be made.

global array section (lo[],hi[]) += alpha * buffer

See Also:

ACC

PERIODIC GET

Gets data from a global array using periodic boundary conditions
void NGA_Periodic_get(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void* buf, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data goesoutput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Same as nga_get except the indices can extend beyond the array boundary/dimensions in which case the library wraps them around.

The local array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array. Any detected inconsitencies/errors in the input arguments are fatal.

Returns: The local Array buffer.

See Also:

GET

PERIODIC PUT

Puts data into a global array using periodic boundary conditions
void NGA_Periodic_put(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void* buf, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data isinput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Same as nga_put except the indices can extend beyond the array boundary/dimensions in which case the library wraps them around. The indices can extend beyond the array boundary/dimensions in which case the libray wraps them around. Copies data from local array buffer to the global array section. The local array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array. Any detected inconsitencies/errors in input arguments are fatal.

See Also:

PUT

PGROUP BRDCST

Broadcasts elements among processes in a processor group
void GA_Pgroup_brdcst(int p_handle, void* buf, int lenbuf, int root)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput
void*bufpointer to buffer containing datainput/output
intlenbuflength of data (in bytes)input
introotprocessor sending messageinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Broadcast data from processor specified by root to all other processors in the processor group specified by p_handle. The length of the message in bytes is specified by lenbuf. The initial and broadcasted data can be found in the buffer specified by the pointer buf.

If the buffer is not contiguous, an error is raised. This operation is provided only for convenience purposes: it is available regardless of the message-passing library that GA is running with.

Returns: The buffer in case a temporary was passed in.

See Also:

BRDCST

PGROUP CREATE

Creates a GA processor group
int GA_Pgroup_create(int *list, int size)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
int*list[size]list of processor IDs in groupinput
intsizenumber of processors in groupinput
intpgroup handleoutput

Collective on the default processor group.

This command is used to create a processor group. At present, it must be invoked by all processors in the current default processor group. The list of processors use the indexing scheme of the default processor group. If the default processor group is the world group, then these indices are the usual processor indices. This function returns a process group handle that can be used to reference this group by other functions.

See Also:

PGROUP DESTROY, PGROUP SET DEFAULT

PGROUP DESTROY

Destroys a GA processor group
int GA_Pgroup_destroy(int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput
int0 if processor group was not previously activeoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This command is used to free up a processor group handle. It returns 0 if the processor group handle was not previously active.

See Also:

PGROUP CREATE, PGROUP SET DEFAULT

PGROUP DUPLICATE

Duplicate an existing GA processor group
int GA_Pgroup_duplicate(int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput
inthandle to new processor groupoutput

Return a copy of an existing processor group.

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

See Also:

PGROUP CREATE

PGROUP GET DEFAULT

Sets default GA processor group
int GA_Pgroup_get_default()

Local operation.

This function will return a handle to the default processor group, which can then be used to create a global array using one of the NGA_create_*_config or GA_Set_pgroup calls.


PGROUP GET MIRROR

Gets the mirrored processor group
int GA_Pgroup_get_mirror()

Local operation.

This function will return a handle to the mirrored processor group, which can then be used to create a global array using one of the NGA_create_*_config or GA_Set_pgroup calls.


PGROUP GET WORLD

Gets the world processor group
int GA_Pgroup_get_world()

Local operation.

This function will return a handle to the world processor group, which can then be used to create a global array using one of the NGA_create_*_config or GA_Set_pgroup calls.


PGROUP GOP

Global operation with a processor group
void GA_Pgroup_fgop(int p_handle, float buf*, int n, char* op)
void GA_Pgroup_dgop(int p_handle, double buf*, int n, char* op)
void GA_Pgroup_igop(int p_handle, int buf*, int n, char* op)
void GA_Pgroup_lgop(int p_handle, long buf*, int n, char* op)
void GA_Pgroup_llgop(int p_handle, long long buf*, int n, char* op)
void GA_Pgroup_cgop(int p_handle, SingleComplex buf*, int n, char* op)
void GA_Pgroup_zgop(int p_handle, DoubleComplex buf*, int n, char* op)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput
float*bufbuffer containing datainput/output
double*bufbuffer containing datainput/output
int*bufbuffer containing datainput/output
long*bufbuffer containing datainput/output
long long*bufbuffer containing datainput/output
SingleComplex*bufbuffer containing datainput/output
DoubleComplex*bufbuffer containing datainput/output
intnnumber of elements in xinput
char*opoperation to be performedinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

The buf[n] is an array present on each processor in the processor group p_handle. The GA_Pgroup_dgop `sums' all elements in buf[n] across all processors in the group specified by p_handle using the commutative operation specified by the character string op. The result is broadcast to all processor in p_handle. Allowed strings are `+', `*', `max', `min', `absmax', `absmin'. The use of lowerecase for operators is necessary.

See Also:

GOP

See Also:

GOP

PGROUP NNODES

Returns number of GA ranks in a processor group
int GA_Pgroup_nnodes(int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput

Local operation.

This function returns the number of processors contained in the group specified by p_handle.

Returns the number of processors contained in the group specified by pgroup.

See Also:

NNODES

PGROUP NODEID

Returns GA rank of invoking process in a processor group
int GA_Pgroup_nodeid(int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput

Local operation.

This function returns the relative index of the processor in the processor group specified by p_handle. This index will generally differ from the absolute processor index returned by GA_Nodeid if the processor group is not the world group.

Returns the relative index of the processor in the processor group specified by pgroup.

See Also:

NODEID

PGROUP SELF

Create a process group with only the calling process in it
int GA_Pgroup_self()
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
inthandle to new processor groupoutput

Return a processor group that only contains the calling process.

One-sided (non-collective).

See Also:

PGROUP CREATE

PGROUP SET DEFAULT

Sets a default GA processor group
void GA_Pgroup_set_default(int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function can be used to reset the default processor group on a collection of processors. All processors in the group referenced by p_handle must make a call to this function. Any standard global array call that is made after resetting the default processor group will be restricted to processors in that group. Global arrays that are created after resetting the default processor group will only be defined on that group and global operations, such as GA_Sync or GA_Igop, and will be restricted to processors in that group. The GA_Pgroup_set_default call can be used to rapidly convert large applications, written with GA, into routines that run on processor groups.

The default processor group can be overridden by using GA calls that require an explicit group handle as one of the arguments.

See Also:

PGROUP CREATE, PGROUP DESTROY

PGROUP SYNC

Synchronizes processes in a processor group
void GA_Pgroup_sync(int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This operation executes a synchronization group across the processors in the processor group specified by p_handle. Nodes outside this group are unaffected.

See Also:

SYNC

PRINT

Prints the contents of a global array
void GA_Print(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
g_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Prints an entire array to the standard output.


Prints the distribution of a global array
void GA_Print_distribution(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Prints the array distribution.


Prints the contents of a global array to a file
void GA_Print_file(FILE *file, int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
filefile pointerinput
g_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Prints an entire array to a file.


Prints a patch of a global array to stdout
void NGA_Print_patch(int g_a, int lo[],int hi[],int pretty)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*lo[],hi[]coordinates of the patchinput
intprettyformatting flaginput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Prints a patch of g_a array to the standard output. If the variable pretty has the value 0 then output is printed in a dense fashion. If pretty has the value 1 then output is formatted and rows/columns are labeled.


Prints GA runtime statistics
void GA_Print_stats()

Local operation.

This non-collective (MIMD) operation prints information about:


PROC TOPOLOGY

Inquires the linear location of a processor in the processor topology employed by a global array
void NGA_Proc_topology(int g_a, int proc, int coordinates[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intndimnumber of array dimensionsinput
intprocprocess idinput
int*coordinates[ndim]coordinates in processor gridoutput

Local operation.

Based on the distribution of an array associated with handle g_a, determines coordinates of the specified processor in the virtual processor grid corresponding to the distribution of array g_a. The numbering starts from 0. The values of -1 means that the processor doesn't "own" any section of the array represented by g_a.

See Also:

SET BLOCK CYCLIC PROC GRID

PUT

Puts data into a global array
void NGA_Put(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void* buf, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data isinput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Copies data from the local array buffer to the global array section. The local array is assumed to have the same number of dimensions as the global array. Any detected inconsistencies or errors in input arguments are fatal.


READ INC

Atomically read and increment an element in a global array
long NGA_Read_inc(int g_a, int subscript[], long inc)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
int*subscript[ndim]subscript array for the referenced elementinput
longincamount element is incremented after readinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Atomically read and increment an element in an integer array.

   *BEGIN CRITICAL SECTION*
   old_value = a(subscript)
   a(subscript) += inc
   *END CRITICAL SECTION*
   return old_value


RECIP

Translates a global array to contain reciprocal of its elements
void GA_Recip(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Take the element-wise reciprocal of the array.


RECIP PATCH

Translates a global array patch to contain reciprocal of its elements
void GA_Recip_patch(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*lo[], hi[]patch coordinatesinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Take element-wise reciprocal of the patch.

See Also:

RECIP

RELEASE

Releases access to a global array
void NGA_Release(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for array sectioninput

Local operation.

Releases access to a global array when the data was read only.

Your code should look like:

        NGA_Distribution(g_a, myproc, lo,hi);
        NGA_Access(g_a, lo, hi, \&ptr, ld);

             
        GA_Release(g_a, lo, hi);

NOTE: see restrictions specified for ga_access.

See Also:

ACCESS

RELEASE BLOCK

Releases access to a block of a global array
void NGA_Release_block(int g_a, int index)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intindexblock indexinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the block of data specified by the integer index when data was accessed as read only. This is only applicable to block-cyclic data distributions created using the simple block-cyclic distribution.

See Also:

ACCESS BLOCK

RELEASE BLOCK GRID

Releases access to a block-cyclic distributed global array
void NGA_Release_block_grid(int g_a, int subscript[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*subscript[ndim]indices of block in arrayinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the block of data specified by the subscript array when data was accessed as read only. This is only applicable to block-cyclic data distributions created using the SCALAPACK data distribution.

See Also:

ACCESS BLOCK GRID

RELEASE BLOCK SEGMENT

Releases access to a block in a GA
void NGA_Release_block_segment(int g_a, int iproc)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intiprocprocessor IDinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the block of locally held data for a block-cyclic array, when data was accessed as read-only.

See Also:

ACCESS BLOCK SEGMENT

RELEASE GHOST ELEMENT

Releases access to ghost cells in a GA
void NGA_Release_ghost_element(int g_a, int subscript[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*subscript[ndim]element subscriptinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the locally held data for an array with ghost elements, when data was accessed as read-only.

See Also:

ACCESS GHOST ELEMENT

RELEASE GHOSTS

Releases access to ghost cells
void NGA_Release_ghosts(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the locally held block of data containing ghost elements, when data was accessed as read-only.

See Also:

ACCESS GHOSTS

RELEASE UPDATE

Releases access to a global array after an update
void NGA_Release_update(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for array sectioninput

Local operation.

Releases access to the data. It must be used if the data was accessed for writing.

NOTE: see restrictions specified for ga_access.

See Also:

ACCESS

RELEASE UPDATE BLOCK

Releases after update access to a block in a global array
void NGA_Release_update_block(int g_a, int index)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intindexblock indexinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the block of data specified by the integer index when data was accessed in read-write mode. This is only applicable to block-cyclic data distributions created using the simple block-cyclic distribution.

See Also:

ACCESS BLOCK

RELEASE UPDATE BLOCK GRID

Releases after update access to a block in a block-cyclic distributed global array
void NGA_Release_update_block_grid(int g_a, int subscript[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*subscript[ndim]indices of block in arrayinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the block of data specified by the subscript array when data was accessed in read-write mode. This is only applicable to block-cyclic data distributions created using the SCALAPACK data distribution.

See Also:

ACCESS BLOCK GRID

RELEASE UPDATE BLOCK SEGMENT

Releases access to a block of a GA
void NGA_Release_block_segment(int g_a, int iproc)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intiprocprocessor IDinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the block of locally held data for a block-cyclic array, when data was accessed as read-only.

See Also:

ACCESS BLOCK SEGMENT

RELEASE UPDATE GHOST ELEMENT

Releases after update access to ghost cells in a GA
void NGA_Release_update_ghost_element(int g_a, int subscript[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*subscript[ndim]element subscriptinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the locally held data for an array with ghost elements, when data was accessed in read-write mode.

See Also:

ACCESS GHOST ELEMENT

RELEASE UPDATE GHOSTS

Releases after access to ghosts
void NGA_Release_update_ghosts(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Local operation.

Releases access to the locally held block of data containing ghost elements, when data was accessed in read-write mode.

See Also:

ACCESS GHOSTS

SCALE

Scales a global array by the specified value
void GA_Scale(int g_a, void *value)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
void*valuepointer to the value of appropriate type (double/double complex/long) that matches array typeinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Scales an array by the constant s. Note that the library is unable to detect errors when the pointed value is of a different type than the array.


SCALE COLS

Scales columns of a global array with elements in another gobal array
void GA_Scale_cols(int g_a, int g_v)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_varray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Scales the columns of this matrix g_a using the vector g_v.


SCALE PATCH

Scales elements in the patch of a global array
void NGA_Scale_patch(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], void *val)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handlesinput
int*lo[], hi[]patch of g_ainput
void*valscale factorinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Scale an array by the factor `val'

See Also:

SCALE

SCALE ROWS

Scales the rows of a global array with elements in another global array
void GA_Scale_rows(int g_a, int g_v)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_varray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Scales the rows of this matrix g_a using the vector g_v.


SCAN ADD

Adds successive elements in a source vector based on a corresponding intenger mask
void GA_Scan_add(int g_src, int g_dest, int g_mask, int lo, int hi, int excl)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_srchandle for source arrayinput
intg_desthandle for destination arrayinput
intg_maskhandle for integer array representing maskinput
intlo,hilow and high values of range on which operation is performedinput
intexclvalue to signify if masked values are included in addinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This operation will add successive elements in a source vector g_src and put the results in a destination vector g_dest. The addition will restart based on the values of the integer mask vector g_mask. The scan is performed within the range specified by the integer values lo and hi. Note that this operation can only be applied to 1-dimensional arrays. The excl flag determines whether the sum starts with the value in the source vector corresponding to the location of a 1 in the mask vector (excl=0) or whether the first value is set equal to 0 (excl=1). Some examples of this operation are given below.

GA_Scan_add(g_src, g_dest, g_mask, 1, n, 0);

g_mask:   1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  1  1  0
g_src:    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
g_dest:   1  3  6 10 16 21  7 15  9 19 30 12 25 39 15 16 33

GA_Scan_add(g_src, g_dest, g_mask, 1, n, 1);

g_mask:   1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  1  1  0
g_src:    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
g_dest:   0  1  3  6 10 15  0  7  0  9 19  0 12 25  0  0 16


SCAN COPY

Copies successive elements in a source vector based on a corresponding intenger mask
void GA_Scan_copy(int g_src, int g_dest, int g_mask, int lo, int hi)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_srchandle for source arrayinput
intg_desthandle for destination arrayinput
intg_maskhandle for integer array representing maskinput
intlo,hilow and high values of range on which operation is performedinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This subroutine does a segmented scan-copy of values in the source array g_src into a destination array g_dest with segments defined by values in the integer mask array g_mask. The scan-copy operation is only applied to the range between the lo and hi indices. This operation is restriced to 1-dimensional arrays. The resulting destination array will consist of segments of consecutive elements with the same value. An example is shown below.

GA_Scan_copy(g_src, g_dest, g_mask, 1, n);

g_mask:   1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  1  1  0
g_src:    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
g_dest:   1  1  1  1  1  1  7  7  9  9  9 12 12 12 15 16 16


SCATTER

Scatters elements into a global array
void NGA_Scatter(int g_a, void *v, int* subsArray[], int n)
void NGA_Scatter_flat(int g_a, void *v, int* subsArray, int n)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
void*v[n]array containing valuesinput
int**subsArray[n][ndim]array of subscripts for each elementinput
int*subsArray[n*ndim](flat) array of subscripts for each elementinput
intnnumber of elementsinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Scatters array elements into a global array. The contents of the input arrays (v,subsArray) are preserved.

for (k=0; k<= n; k++)
   {a[[subsArray[k][0]][subsArray[k][1]][subsArray[k][2]]... = v[k];}

See Also:

PUT

SCATTER ACC

Scatters and accumulates elements into a global array
void NGA_Scatter_acc(int g_a, void *v, int* subsArray[], int n, void *alpha)
void NGA_Scatter_acc_flat(int g_a, void *v, int* subsArray, int n, void *alpha)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
void*v[n]array containing valuesinput
int**subsArray[n][ndim]array of subscripts for each elementinput
int*subsArray[n*ndim](flat) array of subscripts for each elementinput
void*alphamultiplicative factorinput
intnnumber of elementsinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Scatters array elements from a local array into a global array. Adds values from the local array to existing values in the global array after multiplying by alpha. The contents of the input arrays (v, subsArray) are preserved.

for (k=0; k<= n; k++)
   {a[subsArray[k][0]][subsArray[k][1]][subsArray[k][2]]... += v[k];}

Like scatter, but adds values to existing values in the global array after multiplying by alpha.

See Also:

ACC

SELECT ELEM

Selects an element in a global returned by the chosen operation (eg., min, max, etc.)
void NGA_Select_elem(int g_a, char *op, void* val, int index[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handle Controlinput
char*opoperator {`min',`max'}input
void*valaddress where value should be storedoutput
int*index[ndim]array index for the selected elementoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Returns the value and index for an element that is selected by the specified operator ("min" or "max") in a global array corresponding to g_a handle.


SET ARRAY NAME

Specifies what the name will be for the GA handle
void GA_Set_array_name (int g_a, char *name)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
char*namearray nameinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function can be used to assign a unique character string name to a Global Array handle that was obtained using the GA_Create_handle function.

See Also:

ALLOCATE

SET BLOCK CYCLIC

Specifies GA handle will have a round-robin distribution
void GA_Set_block_cyclic(int g_a, int dims[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
int*dims[]array of block dimensionsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This subroutine is used to create a global array with a simple block-cyclic data distribution. The array is broken up into blocks of size dims and each block is numbered sequentially using a column major indexing scheme. The blocks are then assigned in a simple round-robin fashion to processors.

Figure "stblkcy" below illustrates an array containing 25 blocks distributed on 4 processors.

Blocks at the edge of the array may be smaller than the block size specified in dims. In the example below, blocks 4, 9, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 might be smaller than the remaining blocks. Most global array operations are insensitive to whether or not a block-cyclic data distribution is used, although performance may be slower in some cases if the global array is using a block-cyclic data distribution. Individual data blocks can be accessesed using the block-cyclic access functions.


SET BLOCK CYCLIC PROC GRID

Specifies the GA handle will have a block-cyclic processor distribution
void GA_Set_block_cyclic_proc_grid(int g_a, int dims[], int proc_grid[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
int*dims[]array of block dimensionsinput
int*proc_grid[]processor grid dimensionsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This subroutine is used to create a global array with a SCALAPACK-type block cyclic data distribution. The user specifies the dimensions of the processor grid in the array proc_grid. The product of the processor grid dimensions must equal the number of total number of processors and the number of dimensions in the processor grid must be the same as the number of dimensions in the global array. The data blocks are mapped onto the processor grid in a cyclic manner along each of the processor grid axes.

Figure "setblkcyprocgrid" below illustrates an array consisting of 25 data blocks distributed on 6 processors.

The 6 processors are configured in a 3 by 2 processor grid. Blocks at the edge of the array may be smaller than the block size specified in dims. Most global array operations are insensitive to whether or not a block-cyclic data distribution is used, although performance may be slower in some cases if the global array is using a block-cyclic data distribution. Individual data blocks can be accessesed using the block-cyclic access functions.


SET CHUNK

Specifies GA handle will have the given chunk size
void GA_Set_chunk(int g_a, int chunk[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*chunk[]array of chunk widthsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function is used to set the chunk array for a global array handle that was obtained using the GA_Create_handle function. The chunk array is used to determine the minimum number of array elements assigned to each processor along each coordinate direction.


SET DATA

Specifies what the array shape and data type wlll be for a GA handle
void GA_Set_data (int g_a, int ndim, int dims[], int type)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intndimdimension of global arrayinput
int*dims[]dimensions of global arrayinput
inttypedata type of global arrayinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function can be used to set the array dimension, the coordinate dimensions, and the data type assigned to a Global Array handle obtained using the GA_Create_handle function.

See Also:

ALLOCATE

SET DEBUG

Sets GA debug flag
void GA_Set_debug(int dbg)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intdbgvalue to set internal flaginput

Local operation.

This function sets an internal flag in the GA library to either true or false. The value of this flag can be recovered at any time using the GA_Get_debug function. The flag is set to false when the the GA library is initialized. This can be useful in a number of debugging situations, especially when examining the behavior of routines that are called in multiple locations in a code.


SET DIAGONAL

Sets the diagonal elements of a global array
void GA_Set_diagonal(int g_a, int g_v)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_varray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Sets the diagonal elements of this matrix g_a with the elements of the vector g_v.


SET GHOSTS

Specifies the GA handle will have ghost cells
void GA_Set_ghosts(int g_a, int width[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*width[ndim]array of ghost cell widthsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function can be used to set the ghost cell widths for a global array handle that was obtained using the GA_Create_handle function. The ghosts cells widths indicate how many ghost cells are used to pad the locally held array data along each dimension. The padding can be set independently for each coordinate dimension.


SET IRREG DISTR

Specifies that the GA handle will have an irregular distribution
void GA_Set_irreg_distr(int g_a, int mapc[], int nblock[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
int*mapc[s]starting index for each block; the size s is the sum of all elements of the array nblockinput
int*nblock[ndim]number of blocks that each dimension is divided intoinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function can be used to partition the array data among the individual processors for a global array handle obtained using the GA_Create_handle function.

The distribution is specified as a Cartesian product of distributions for each dimension. For example, the following figure demonstrates the distribution of a 2-dimensional array 8x10 on 6 processors. nblock(2)={3,2}, the size of mapc array is s=5 and array mapc contains the following elements mapc={0,2,6,0,5}. The distribution is nonuniform because, P1 and P4 get 20 elements each and processors P0, P2, P3, and P5 only 10 elements each.

The array width() is used to control the width of the ghost cell boundary around the visible data on each processor. The local data of the global array residing on each processor will have a layer width(n) ghosts cells wide on either side of the visible data along the dimension n.

An example is shown in Figure "setirregdist" below .

See Also:

ALLOCATE

SET MEMORY DEV

Specify the type of memory used for the global array
void GA_Set_memory_dev(int g_a, char *device)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
char*devicecharacter string specifying the memory typeinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function allows users to specify what type of memory is used for allocating global arrays. This functionality relies on the Simpified Interface for Complex Memory library, available at https://github.com/lanl/SICM. If Global Arrays is not linked to SICM, then this property is ignored and the array will be allocated on ordinary memory. This should still produce correct code, but performance may be lower.

The type of memory available depends on the hardware being used. Currently supported options are "dram" (this is widely available but only corresponds to regular memory), "knl_hbm", and "ppc_hbm". The "hbm" options are high-bandwidth memory on the KNL and Power PC chips, respectively. If Global Arrays has not been compiled using SICM, the memory device option is ignored and a conventional global array is created.


SET MEMORY LIMIT

Limits the internal memory used by the GA runtime
void GA_Set_memory_limit(size_t limit)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
size_tlimitthe amount of memory in bytes per processinput

Local operation.

Sets the amount of memory to be used (in bytes) per process

See Also:

INITIALIZE LTD

SET PGROUP

Specifies what the processor group will be for a GA handle
void GA_Set_pgroup(int g_a, int p_handle)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intp_handleprocessor group handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function can be used to set the processor configuration assigned to a global array handle that was obtained using the GA_Create_handle function. It can be used to create mirrored arrays by using the mirrored array processor configuration in this function call. It can also be used to create an array on a processor group by using a processor group handle in this call.

See Also:

ALLOCATE

SET PROPERTY

Assign a property to a global array
void GA_Set_property(int g_a, char *property)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
char*propertycharacter string representing the propertyinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function allows users to assign properties to an array if there is advanced knowledge that an array will be used in a certain way. The two properties currently supported are "read_only" and "read_cache". These can both be set after the global array is allocated.

The read_only property is similar to creating a mirrored array in that the global array is replicated across an SMP node. This speeds up access to array data since all transfers can occur by shared memory copies on the same node. However, memory utilization increases since the global array is replicated across nodes even though it is distributed within a node. Setting the read_only property results in significant overhead since data for the array must be copied and redistributed. However, if the array is only used for read operations after initialization, this setting may be usefull in applications.

The read_cache property is useful when an application may be repeatedly accessing the same data. The read_cache property stores the recent blocks of data obtained via "get" operations. If a subsequent "get" requests the same data or a subset of the data, the data is obtained from the stored request instead of requesting it over the network. This can speed up performance if there are many duplicate requests for data. The total number of requests that are cached is limited and requests are stored in the cache on a first in, first out basis.

See Also:

UNSET PROPERTY

SET RESTRICTED

Specifies a GA handle will be allocated on a subset of processors
void GA_Set_restricted(int g_a, int list[], int nproc)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
int*list[nproc]list of processor IDs that contain datainput
intnprocnumber of processors that contain datainput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function restricts data in the global array g_a to only the nproc processors listed in the array list. The value of nproc must be less than or equal to the number of available processors. If this call is used in conjunction with GA_Set_irreg_distr, then the decomposition in the GA_Set_irreg_distr call must be done assuming that the number of processors is nproc. The data that ordinarily would be mapped to process 0 is mapped to the process in list[0], the data that would be mapped to process 1 will be mapped to list[1], etc. This can be used to remap the data distribution to different processors, even if nproc equals the number of available processors.

See Also:

SET RESTRICTED RANGE

SET RESTRICTED RANGE

Specifies a GA handle will be created on a subset (as a range) of processors
void GA_set_restricted_range(int g_a, int lo_proc, int hi_proc)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intlo_procrange of processors (inclusive) that contain datainput
inthi_procrange of processors (inclusive) that contain datainput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function restricts data in the global array to the range of processors beginning with lo_proc and ending with hi_proc. Both lo_proc and hi_proc must be less than or equal to the total number of processors minus one (e.g., in the range [0,N-1], where N is the total number of processors) and lo_proc must be less than or equal to hi_proc. If lo_proc = 0 and hi_proc = N-1 then this call has no effect on the data distribution.

See Also:

SET RESTRICTED

SET TILED IRREG PROC GRID

This function specifies that the GA will use a distribution of irregularly sized blocks that will be assigned to processors using SCALAPACK-type block cyclic data distribution with individual blocks being contiguous in memory
void GA_Set_tiled_irreg_proc_grid(int g_a, int mapc[], int nblocks[], int proc_grid[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intmapc[]starting index of each blockinput
intnblocks[]array containing the number of blocks in each dimensioninput
intproc_grid[]processor grid dimensionsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This subroutine is a combination of the function that set an irregular distribution and the function for creating a tiled block-cyclic distribution. Like the conventional tiled block-cylic distribution, individual blocks are contiguous in memory. Unlike the conventional tiled distribution, individual blocks can vary in size. The mapc array consists of the starting index of each block along each dimension and the number of blocks along each axis is stored in the nblocks array. The number of entries in mapc equals the sum of the entries in nblocks. The proc_grid array describes how blocks are distributed over processors using a block-cylic distribution. The product of the entries in proc_grid is equal to the number of processors in the group that the global array is created on.

Note that the values in the nblocks arrays should be greater than or equal to the corresponding values in the proc_grid array.

See Also:

SET BLOCK CYCLIC PROC GRID, SET IRREG DISTR

SET TILED PROC GRID

This function specifies that the GA will use a regular SCALAPACK-type block cyclic data distribution but individual blocks will be contiguous in memory
void GA_Set_tiled_proc_grid(int g_a, int block_dims[], int proc_grid[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
int*block_dims[]array of block dimensionsinput
int*proc_grid[]processor grid dimensionsinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This subroutine is used to create a global array with a SCALAPACK-type block cyclic data distribution but with individual blocks that are contiguous in memory. This layout may be preferable for algorithms that are moving single blocks of data since the corresponding messages will involve contiguous data transfers instead of strided calls. This may result in performance gains for communication bound programs. Otherwise, the data layout is similar to that created by the block-cyclic processor grid function.

The user specifies the dimensions of the processor grid in the array proc_grid. The product of the processor grid dimensions must equal the number of total number of processors and the number of dimensions in the processor grid must be the same as the number of dimensions in the global array. The data blocks are mapped onto the processor grid in a cyclic manner along each of the processor grid axes. The dimensions of individual blocks are located in the block_dims array.

See Also:

SET BLOCK CYCLIC PROC GRID

SHIFT DIAGONAL

Adds specified constant to diagonal elements of a global array
void GA_Shift_diagonal(int g_a, void *c)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
void*cdouble/complex/int/long/float shift valueinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Adds this constant to the diagonal elements of the matrix.


SOLVE

Solves a system of linear equations
int GA_solve(int g_a, int g_b)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_acoefficient matrixinput
intg_brhs/solution matrixinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Solves a system of linear equations

            A * X = B

It first will call the Cholesky factorization routine and, if sucessfully, will solve the system with the Cholesky solver. If Cholesky will be not be able to factorize A, then it will call the LU factorization routine and will solve the system with forward/backward substitution. On exit B will contain the solution X.

It returns

         = 0 : Cholesky factoriztion was succesful
         > 0 : the leading minor of this order
               is not positive definite, Cholesky factorization
               could not be completed and LU factoriztion was used


SPD INVERT

Inverts a symmetric positive definite matrix
int GA_Spd_invert(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_amatrixinput/output

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

It computes the inverse of a double precision using the Cholesky factorization of a NxN double precision symmetric positive definite matrix A stored in the global array represented by g_a. On successful exit, A will contain the inverse.

It returns

         = 0 : successful exit
         > 0 : the leading minor of this order is not positive
               definite and the factorization could not be completed
         < 0 : it returns the index i of the (i,i)
               element of the factor L/U that is zero and
               the inverse could not be computed


STEP MAX

Computes a global array's step max
void GA_Step_max(int g_a, int g_b, void *step)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_barray handle; step directioninput
void*stepmaximum step sizeoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Calculates the largest multiple of a vector g_b that can be added to this vector g_a while keeping each element of this vector non-negative.


STEP MAX PATCH

Computes a global array patch's step max
void GA_Step_max_patch(int g_a, int alo[], int ahi[],
                       int g_b, int blo[], int bhi[],
                       void *step)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intg_barray handle; step directioninput
void*stepthe maximum stepoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Calculates the largest multiple of a vector g_b that can be added to this vector g_a while keeping each element of this vector non-negative.


STRIDED ACC

Accumulates strided data into a global array
void NGA_Strided_acc(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], int skip[], void* buf,
                     int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
int*skip[ndim]array of strides for each dimensioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data goesinput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput
double/DoubleComplex/long*alphascale factorinput

One-sided (non-collective).

This operation is the same as NGA_Acc, except that the values corresponding to dimension n in buf are accumulated to every skip[n] values of the global array g_a.

Combines data from buffer with data in the global array patch.

The buffer array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array.

global array section (lo[],hi[]) += alpha * buffer

See Also:

ACC

STRIDED GET

Get strided data from a global array
void NGA_Strided_get(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], int skip[],
                     void* buf, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput
intndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
int*lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
int*hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
int*skip[ndim]array of strides for each dimensioninput
void*bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data goesoutput
int*ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput

One-sided (non-collective).

This operation is the same as NGA_Get, except that the values corresponding to dimension n in buf correspond to every skip[n] values of the global array g_a.

The local array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array. Any detected inconsitencies/errors in the input arguments are fatal.

Returns: The local array buffer.

See Also:

GET

STRIDED PUT

Puts strided data into a global array
void NGA_Strided_put(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[], int skip[],
                     void* buf, int ld[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
g_aglobal array handleinput
ndimnumber of dimensions of the global arrayinput
lo[ndim]array of starting indices for global array sectioninput
hi[ndim]array of ending indices for global array sectioninput
skip[ndim]array of strides for each dimensioninput
bufpointer to the local buffer array where the data goesoutput
ld[ndim-1]array specifying leading dimensions/strides/extents for buffer arrayinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Strided version of put. This operation is the same as NGA_Put, except that the values corresponding to dimension n in buf are copied to every skip[n] values of the global array g_a.

Copies data from local array buffer to the global array section.

The local array is assumed to be have the same number of dimensions as the global array.

Any detected inconsitencies/errors in input arguments are fatal.

See Also:

PUT

SUMMARIZE

Prints summary information on a global array
void GA_Summarize(int verbose)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intverboseIf true print distribution infoinput

Local operation.

Prints info about allocated arrays.


SYMMETRIZE

Symmetrizes a global array
void GA_Symmetrize(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Symmetrizes matrix A represented with handle g_a: A:= .5 * (A+A').


SYNC

Synchronizes all processes in the default processor group
void GA_Sync()

Collective on the default processor group.

Synchronize processes (a barrier) and ensure that all GA operations completed.


TERMINATE

Terminates GA
void GA_Terminate()

Collective on the world processor group.

Delete all active arrays and destroy internal data structures.


TOTAL BLOCKS

Returns number of blocks allocated when using block-cyclic distribution
int GA_Total_blocks(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
inttotal number of blocks in the block-cyclic distributionoutput

Local operation.

This function returns the total number of blocks contained in a global array with a block-cyclic data distribution.

See Also:

SET BLOCK CYCLIC, SET BLOCK CYCLIC PROC GRID

TRANSPOSE

Transposes a global array
void GA_Transpose(int g_a, int g_b)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aoriginal matrixinput
intg_bsolution matrixinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Transposes a matrix: B = A', where A and B are represented by handles g_a and g_b.


UNLOCK

Unlocks a mutex
void GA_Unlock(int mutex)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intmutexmutex object idinput

One-sided (non-collective).

Unlocks a mutex object identified by the mutex number. It is a fatal error for a process to attempt to unlock a mutex which has not been locked by this process.

See Also:

CREATE MUTEXES, DESTROY MUTEXES, LOCK

UNPACK

Expands values from a source vector based on a corresponding integer mask
void GA_Unpack(int g_src, int g_dest, int g_mask,
               int lo, int hi, int *icount)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_srchandle for source arrayinput
intg_desthandle for destination arrayinput
intg_maskhandle for integer array representing maskinput
intlo,hilow and high values of range on which operation is performedinput
int*icountnumber of values in uncompressed arrayoutput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

The unpack subroutine is designed to expand the values in the source vector g_src into a larger destination array g_dest based on the values in an integer mask array g_mask. The values lo and hi denote the range of elements that should be compressed and icount is a variable that on output lists the number of values placed in the uncompressed array. This operation is the complement of the GA_Pack operation. An example is shown below.

GA_Unpack(g_src, g_dest, g_mask, 1, n, &icount);

g_src:    1  7  9 12 15 16
g_mask:   1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  1  1  0
g_dest:   1  0  0  0  0  0  7  0  9  0  0 12  0  0 15 16  0
icount:   6

The current implementation requires that the distribution of the g_mask array matches the distribution of the g_dest array.


UNSET PROPERTY

Assign a property to a global array
void GA_Unset_property(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aglobal array handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function clears properties from the global array.

See Also:

SET PROPERTY

UPDATE GHOST DIR

Updates ghost cells along a specific direction
int NGA_Update_ghost_dir(int g_a, int dimension, int idir, int cflag)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput
intdimensionarray dimension that is to be updatedinput
intidirdirection of update (+/- 1)input
intcflagflag (0/1) to include corners in updateinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This function can be used to update the ghost cells along individual directions. It is designed for algorithms that can overlap updates with computation. The variable dimension indicates which coordinate direction is to be updated (e.g. dimension = 1 would correspond to the y axis in a two or three dimensional system), the variable idir can take the values +/-1 and indicates whether the side that is to be updated lies in the positive or negative direction, and cflag indicates whether or not the corners on the side being updated are to be included in the update. The following calls would be equivalent to a call to GA_Update_ghosts for a 2-dimensional system:

     status = NGA_Update_ghost_dir(g_a,0,-1,1);
     status = NGA_Update_ghost_dir(g_a,0,1,1);
     status = NGA_Update_ghost_dir(g_a,1,-1,0);
     status = NGA_Update_ghost_dir(g_a,1,1,0);

The variable cflag is set equal to 1 (or non-zero) in the first two calls so that the corner ghost cells are update, it is set equal to 0 in the second two calls to avoid redundant updates of the corners. Note that updating the ghosts cells using several independent calls to the nga_update_ghost_dir functions is generally not as efficient as using GA_Update_ghosts unless the individual calls can be effectively overlapped with computation.


UPDATE GHOSTS

Updates ghost cells
void GA_Update_ghosts(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

This call updates the ghost cell regions on each processor with the corresponding neighbor data from other processors. The operation assumes that all data is wrapped around using periodic boundary data so that ghost cell data that goes beyound an array boundary is wrapped around to the other end of the array. The GA_Update_ghosts call contains two GA_Sync calls before and after the actual update operation. For some applications these calls may be unecessary, if so they can be removed using the GA_Mask_sync subroutine.


USES MA

Checks whether GA uses MA
int GA_Uses_ma()

Local operation.

Returns "1" if memory in global arrays comes from the Memory Allocator (MA). "0" means that memory comes from another source, for example System V shared memory is used.

TODO


WTIME

Returns time in seconds since an arbitrary time in the past
double GA_Wtime()

Local operation.

This function returns a wall (or elapsed) time on the calling processor. Returns time in seconds representing elapsed wall-clock time since an arbitrary time in the past. Example:

double starttime, endtime;
starttime = GA_Wtime();
.... code snippet to be timed ....
endtime   = GA_Wtime();
printf("Time taken = %lf seconds\n", endtime-starttime);

This function is only available in release 4.1 or greater.


ZERO

Zeros a global array
void GA_Zero(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Sets value of all elements in the array to zero.


ZERO DIAGONAL

Zeros the diagonal elements of a global array
void GA_Zero_diagonal(int g_a)
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handleinput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Sets the diagonal elements of this matrix g_a with zeros.


ZERO PATCH

Zeros a patch of a global array
void NGA_Zero_patch(int g_a, int lo[], int hi[])
TypeNameDescriptionIntent
intg_aarray handlesinput
int*lo[], hi[]patch of g_ainput

Collective on the processor group inferred from the arguments.

Set all the elements in the patch to zero.

See Also:

ZERO