MPI_Keyval_create

Generates a new attribute key

Synopsis

#include "mpi.h"
int MPI_Keyval_create ( copy_fn, delete_fn, keyval, extra_state )
MPI_Copy_function   *copy_fn;
MPI_Delete_function *delete_fn;
int                 *keyval;
void                *extra_state;

Input Parameters

copy_fn: Copy callback function for keyval

delete_fn: Delete callback function for keyval

extra_state: Extra state for callback functions

Output Parameter

keyval: key value for future access (integer)

Notes

Key values are global (available for any and all communicators).

There are subtle differences between C and Fortran that require that thecopy_fn be written in the same language that MPI_Keyval_createis called from. This should not be a problem for most users; only programers using bothFortran and C in the same program need to be sure that they follow this rule.

Notes for Fortran

All MPI routines in Fortran (except for MPI_WTIME and MPI_WTICK) havean additional argument ierr at the end of the argument list. ierris an integer and has the same meaning as the return value of the routinein C. In Fortran, MPI routines are subroutines, and are invoked with thecall statement.

All MPI objects (e.g., MPI_Datatype, MPI_Comm) are of type INTEGERin Fortran.

Errors

All MPI routines (except MPI_Wtime and MPI_Wtick) return an error value; C routines as the value of the function and Fortran routines in the lastargument. Before the value is returned, the current MPI error handler iscalled. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job. The error handlermay be changed with MPI_Errhandler_set; the predefined error handlerMPI_ERRORS_RETURN may be used to cause error values to be returned. Note that MPI does not guarentee that an MPI program can continue pastan error.

MPI_SUCCESS: No error; MPI routine completed successfully.

MPI_ERR_INTERN: This error is returned when some part of the MPICH implementation is unable to acquire memory.

MPI_ERR_ARG: Invalid argument. Some argument is invalid and is not identified by a specific error class (e.g., MPI_ERR_RANK).

Location:keyvalcreate.c