MPI_Scatter

Sends data from one task to all other tasks in a group

Synopsis

#include "mpi.h"
int MPI_Scatter ( sendbuf, sendcnt, sendtype, 
    recvbuf, recvcnt, recvtype, 
    root, comm )
void             *sendbuf;
int               sendcnt;
MPI_Datatype      sendtype;
void             *recvbuf;
int               recvcnt;
MPI_Datatype      recvtype;
int               root;
MPI_Comm          comm;

Input Parameters

	sendbuf	address of send buffer (choice, significant only at `root`)
	sendcount	number of elements sent to each process (integer, significant only at `root`)
	sendtype	data type of send buffer elements (significant only at `root`) (handle)
	recvcount	number of elements in receive buffer (integer)
	recvtype	data type of receive buffer elements (handle)
	root	rank of sending process (integer)
	comm	communicator (handle)

Output Parameter

recvbuf: address of receive buffer (choice)

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_COMM: Invalid communicator. A common error is to use a null communicator in a call (not even allowed in MPI_Comm_rank).

MPI_ERR_COUNT: Invalid count argument. Count arguments must be non-negative; a count of zero is often valid.

MPI_ERR_TYPE: Invalid datatype argument. May be an uncommitted MPI_Datatype (see MPI_Type_commit).

MPI_ERR_BUFFER: Invalid buffer pointer. Usually a null buffer where one is not valid.

Location:scatter.c