source: trunk/WRF.COMMON/WRFV3/external/RSL_LITE/rsl_bcast.c @ 3964

/* #define LEARN_BCAST */
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#define MOD_9707

#ifndef MS_SUA
# include <stdio.h>
#endif
#include <stdlib.h>
#ifndef STUBMPI
#  include "mpi.h"
#endif
#include "rsl_lite.h"

typedef struct bcast_point_desc {
  int ig ;
  int jg ;
} bcast_point_desc_t ;


static destroy_par_info ( p )
  char * p ;
{
  if ( p != NULL ) RSL_FREE( p ) ;
}

static rsl_list_t *Xlist, *Xp, *Xprev ;
static rsl_list_t *stage ;
static int stage_len = 0 ;              /* 96/3/15 */

static int  Sendbufsize ;
static int  Sendbufcurs ;
static char *Sendbuf ;
static int  Sdisplacements[RSL_MAXPROC] ;
static int  Ssizes[RSL_MAXPROC] ;

static int  Recsizeindex ;

static int  Rbufsize ;
static int  Rbufcurs ;
static int  Rpointcurs ;
static char *Recvbuf ;
static int  Rdisplacements[RSL_MAXPROC+1] ;
static int  Rsizes[RSL_MAXPROC] ;
static int  Rreclen ;

static int s_d ;
static int s_nst ;
static int s_msize ;
static int s_idim ;
static int s_jdim ;
static int s_idim_nst ;
static int s_jdim_nst ;
static int s_irax_n ;
static int s_irax_m ;
static int s_ntasks_x ;
static int s_ntasks_y ;
static rsl_list_t **Plist ;
static int Psize[RSL_MAXPROC] ;
static char *s_parent_msgs ;
static int s_parent_msgs_curs ;
static int s_remaining ;  /* number of bytes left in a parent message before
                           the next point descriptor */

/* add a field to a message outgoing for the specified child domain cell */
/* relies on rsl_ready_bcast having been called already */
/* sends are specified in terms of coarse domain */

static int s_i, s_j, s_ig, s_jg, s_cm, s_cn,
           s_nig, s_njg ;

static int Pcurs ;
static rsl_list_t *Pptr ; 

#ifdef LEARN_BCAST
static int s_putmsg = 0 ;
#endif

/* parent->nest */
RSL_LITE_TO_CHILD_INFO ( Fcomm, msize_p,
                         cips_p, cipe_p, cjps_p, cjpe_p, /* patch dims of SOURCE DOMAIN */
                         iids_p, iide_p, ijds_p, ijde_p, /* domain dims of INTERMEDIATE DOMAIN */
                         nids_p, nide_p, njds_p, njde_p, /* domain dims of CHILD DOMAIN */
                         pgr_p,  shw_p ,                 /* nest ratio and stencil half width */
                         ntasks_x_p , ntasks_y_p ,       /* proc counts in x and y */
                         min_subdomain ,                 /* minimum width allowed for a subdomain in a dim ON PARENT */
                         icoord_p, jcoord_p,
                         idim_cd_p, jdim_cd_p,
                         ig_p, jg_p,
                         retval_p )
  
  int_p
     Fcomm                            /* Fortran version of MPI communicator */
    ,cips_p, cipe_p, cjps_p, cjpe_p   /* (i) c.d. patch dims */
    ,iids_p, iide_p, ijds_p, ijde_p   /* (i) n.n. global dims */
    ,nids_p, nide_p, njds_p, njde_p   /* (i) n.n. global dims */
    ,pgr_p                            /* nesting ratio */
    ,ntasks_x_p , ntasks_y_p          /* proc counts in x and y */
    ,min_subdomain
    ,icoord_p       /* i coordinate of nest in cd */
    ,jcoord_p       /* j coordinate of nest in cd */
    ,shw_p          /* stencil half width */
    ,idim_cd_p      /* i width of nest in cd */
    ,jdim_cd_p      /* j width of nest in cd */
    ,msize_p        /* (I) Message size in bytes. */
    ,ig_p           /* (O) Global N index of parent domain point. */
    ,jg_p           /* (O) Global N index of parent domain point. */
    ,retval_p ;     /* (O) =1 if a valid point returned; =0 (zero) otherwise. */
{
  int P, Px, Py ;

  rsl_list_t *q ;
  int *r ;
  int i, j, ni, nj ;
  int coords[2] ;
  int ierr ;
#ifndef STUBMPI
  MPI_Comm *comm, dummy_comm ;

  comm = &dummy_comm ;
  *comm = MPI_Comm_f2c( *Fcomm ) ;
#endif

  if ( Plist == NULL ) {
    s_ntasks_x = *ntasks_x_p ;
    s_ntasks_y = *ntasks_y_p ;
    /* construct Plist */
    Sendbufsize = 0 ;
    Plist = RSL_MALLOC( rsl_list_t * , s_ntasks_x * s_ntasks_y ) ;  /* big enough for nest points */
    for ( j = 0 ; j < s_ntasks_x * s_ntasks_y ; j++ ) {
       Plist[j] = NULL ;
       Sdisplacements[j] = 0 ;
       Ssizes[j] = 0 ;
    }
    ierr = 0 ;
    for ( j = *cjps_p ; j <= *cjpe_p ; j++ )
    {
      for ( i = *cips_p ; i <= *cipe_p ; i++ )
      {
        if ( ( *jcoord_p <= j && j <= *jcoord_p+*jdim_cd_p-1 ) && ( *icoord_p <= i && i <= *icoord_p+*idim_cd_p-1 ) ) {
           ni = ( i - (*icoord_p + *shw_p) ) * *pgr_p + 1 + 1 ; /* add 1 to give center point */
           nj = ( j - (*jcoord_p + *shw_p) ) * *pgr_p + 1 + 1 ;

#ifndef STUBMPI
           TASK_FOR_POINT ( &ni, &nj, nids_p, nide_p, njds_p, njde_p, &s_ntasks_x, &s_ntasks_y, &Px, &Py, 
                            min_subdomain, min_subdomain, &ierr ) ;
           coords[1] = Px ; coords[0] = Py ;
           MPI_Cart_rank( *comm, coords, &P ) ;
#else
           P = 0 ;
#endif
           q = RSL_MALLOC( rsl_list_t , 1 ) ;
           q->info1 = i ;
           q->info2 = j ;
           q->next = Plist[P] ;
           Plist[P] = q ;
           Sendbufsize += *msize_p + 3 * sizeof( int ) ;  /* point data plus 3 ints for i, j, and size */
        }
      }
    }
    if ( ierr != 0 ) {
      fprintf(stderr,"rsl_to_child_info: ") ;
      TASK_FOR_POINT_MESSAGE () ;
    }
    Sendbuf = RSL_MALLOC( char , Sendbufsize ) ;
    Sendbufcurs = 0 ;
    Recsizeindex = -1 ;
    Pcurs = -1 ;
    Pptr = NULL ;
  }

  if ( Pptr != NULL ) {
    Pptr = Pptr->next ;
  } 

  if ( Recsizeindex >= 0 ) {
          r = (int *) &(Sendbuf[Recsizeindex]) ;
          *r = Sendbufcurs - Recsizeindex + 2 * sizeof(int) ;
          Ssizes[Pcurs] += *r ;
  }

  while ( Pptr == NULL ) {
      Pcurs++ ;
      while ( Pcurs < s_ntasks_x * s_ntasks_y && Plist[Pcurs] == NULL  ) Pcurs++ ;
      if ( Pcurs < s_ntasks_x * s_ntasks_y ) {
        Sdisplacements[Pcurs] = Sendbufcurs ;
        Ssizes[Pcurs] = 0 ;
        Pptr = Plist[Pcurs] ;
      } else {
        *retval_p = 0 ;
        return ;  /* done */
      }
  }

  *ig_p = Pptr->info1 ;
  *jg_p = Pptr->info2 ;

  r = (int *) &(Sendbuf[Sendbufcurs]) ;
  *r++ = Pptr->info1 ; Sendbufcurs += sizeof(int) ;  /* ig to buffer */
  *r++ = Pptr->info2 ; Sendbufcurs += sizeof(int) ;  /* jg to buffer */
  Recsizeindex = Sendbufcurs ;
  *r++ =           0 ; Sendbufcurs += sizeof(int) ;  /* store start for size */
  *retval_p = 1 ;

  return ;
}

/********************************************/

/* nest->parent */
RSL_LITE_TO_PARENT_INFO ( Fcomm, msize_p,
                          nips_p, nipe_p, njps_p, njpe_p, /* patch dims of SOURCE DOMAIN (CHILD) */
                          cids_p, cide_p, cjds_p, cjde_p, /* domain dims of TARGET DOMAIN (PARENT) */
                          ntasks_x_p , ntasks_y_p ,       /* proc counts in x and y */
                          min_subdomain ,
                          icoord_p, jcoord_p,
                          idim_cd_p, jdim_cd_p,
                          ig_p, jg_p,
                          retval_p )
  int_p
     Fcomm                            /* Fortran version of MPI communicator */
    ,nips_p, nipe_p, njps_p, njpe_p   /* (i) n.d. patch dims */
    ,cids_p, cide_p, cjds_p, cjde_p   /* (i) n.n. global dims */
    ,ntasks_x_p , ntasks_y_p          /* proc counts in x and y */
    ,min_subdomain
    ,icoord_p       /* i coordinate of nest in cd */
    ,jcoord_p       /* j coordinate of nest in cd */
    ,idim_cd_p      /* i width of nest in cd */
    ,jdim_cd_p      /* j width of nest in cd */
    ,msize_p        /* (I) Message size in bytes. */
    ,ig_p           /* (O) Global N index of parent domain point. */
    ,jg_p           /* (O) Global N index of parent domain point. */
    ,retval_p ;     /* (O) =1 if a valid point returned; =0 (zero) otherwise. */
{
  int P, Px, Py ;
  rsl_list_t *q ;
  int *r ;
  int i, j ;
  int coords[2] ;
  int ierr ;
#ifndef STUBMPI
  MPI_Comm *comm, dummy_comm ;

  comm = &dummy_comm ;
  *comm = MPI_Comm_f2c( *Fcomm ) ;
#endif

  if ( Plist == NULL ) {
    s_ntasks_x = *ntasks_x_p ;
    s_ntasks_y = *ntasks_y_p ;
    /* construct Plist */
    Sendbufsize = 0 ;
    Plist = RSL_MALLOC( rsl_list_t * , s_ntasks_x * s_ntasks_y ) ;
    for ( j = 0 ; j < s_ntasks_x * s_ntasks_y ; j++ ) {
       Plist[j] = NULL ;
       Sdisplacements[j] = 0 ;
       Ssizes[j] = 0 ;
    }
    ierr = 0 ;
    for ( j = *njps_p ; j <= *njpe_p ; j++ )
    {
      for ( i = *nips_p ; i <= *nipe_p ; i++ )
      {
        if ( ( *jcoord_p <= j && j <= *jcoord_p+*jdim_cd_p-1 ) && ( *icoord_p <= i && i <= *icoord_p+*idim_cd_p-1 ) ) {
#ifndef STUBMPI
          TASK_FOR_POINT ( &i, &j, cids_p, cide_p, cjds_p, cjde_p, &s_ntasks_x, &s_ntasks_y, &Px, &Py, 
                           min_subdomain, min_subdomain, &ierr ) ;
          coords[1] = Px ; coords[0] = Py ;
          MPI_Cart_rank( *comm, coords, &P ) ;
#else
          P = 0 ;
#endif
          q = RSL_MALLOC( rsl_list_t , 1 ) ;
          q->info1 = i ;
          q->info2 = j ;
          q->next = Plist[P] ;
          Plist[P] = q ;
          Sendbufsize += *msize_p + 3 * sizeof( int ) ;  /* point data plus 3 ints for i, j, and size */
        }
      }
    }
    if ( ierr != 0 ) {
      fprintf(stderr,"rsl_to_parent_info: ") ;
      TASK_FOR_POINT_MESSAGE () ;
    }
    Sendbuf = RSL_MALLOC( char , Sendbufsize ) ;
    Sendbufcurs = 0 ;
    Recsizeindex = -1 ;
    Pcurs = -1 ;
    Pptr = NULL ;
  }
  if ( Pptr != NULL ) {
    Pptr = Pptr->next ;
  } 

  if ( Recsizeindex >= 0 ) {
          r = (int *) &(Sendbuf[Recsizeindex]) ;
          *r = Sendbufcurs - Recsizeindex + 2 * sizeof(int) ;
          Ssizes[Pcurs] += *r ;
  }

  while ( Pptr == NULL ) {
      Pcurs++ ;
      while ( Pcurs < s_ntasks_x * s_ntasks_y && Plist[Pcurs] == NULL ) Pcurs++ ;
      if ( Pcurs < s_ntasks_x * s_ntasks_y ) {
        Sdisplacements[Pcurs] = Sendbufcurs ;
        Ssizes[Pcurs] = 0 ;
        Pptr = Plist[Pcurs] ;
      } else {
        *retval_p = 0 ;
        return ;  /* done */
      }
  }

  *ig_p = Pptr->info1 ;
  *jg_p = Pptr->info2 ;

  r = (int *) &(Sendbuf[Sendbufcurs]) ;
  *r++ = Pptr->info1 ; Sendbufcurs += sizeof(int) ;  /* ig to buffer */
  *r++ = Pptr->info2 ; Sendbufcurs += sizeof(int) ;  /* jg to buffer */
  Recsizeindex = Sendbufcurs ;
  *r++ =           0 ; Sendbufcurs += sizeof(int) ;  /* store start for size */
  *retval_p = 1 ;

  return ;
}


/********************************************/

/*@
  RSL_TO_CHILD_MSG -- Pack force data into a message for a nest point.

@*/

/* parent->nest */
RSL_LITE_TO_CHILD_MSG ( nbuf_p, buf )
  int_p
    nbuf_p ;     /* (I) Number of bytes to be packed. */
  char *
    buf ;        /* (I) Buffer containing the data to be packed. */
{
   rsl_lite_to_peerpoint_msg ( nbuf_p, buf ) ;
}

/* nest->parent */
RSL_LITE_TO_PARENT_MSG ( nbuf_p, buf )
  int_p
    nbuf_p ;     /* (I) Number of bytes to be packed. */
  char *
    buf ;        /* (I) Buffer containing the data to be packed. */
{
   rsl_lite_to_peerpoint_msg ( nbuf_p, buf ) ;
}

/* common code */
rsl_lite_to_peerpoint_msg ( nbuf_p, buf )
  int_p
    nbuf_p ;     /* (I) Number of bytes to be packed. */
  char *
    buf ;        /* (I) Buffer containing the data to be packed. */
{
  int nbuf ;
  int *p, *q ;
  char *c, *d ;
  int i ;
  char mess[4096] ;

  RSL_TEST_ERR(buf==NULL,"2nd argument is NULL.  Field allocated?") ;

  nbuf = *nbuf_p ;

  if ( Sendbufcurs + nbuf >= Sendbufsize ) {
    sprintf(mess,"RSL_LITE_TO_CHILD_MSG: Sendbufcurs + nbuf (%d) would exceed Sendbufsize (%d)\n",
           Sendbufcurs + nbuf , Sendbufsize ) ;
    RSL_TEST_ERR(1,mess) ;
  }

  if ( nbuf % sizeof(int) == 0 ) {
    for ( p = (int *)buf, q = (int *) &(Sendbuf[Sendbufcurs]), i = 0 ; i < nbuf ; i += sizeof(int) )
    {
      *q++ = *p++ ;
    }
  }
  else
  {
    for ( c = buf, d = &(Sendbuf[Sendbufcurs]), i = 0 ; i < nbuf ; i++ )
    {
      *d++ = *c++ ;
    }
  }

  Sendbufcurs += nbuf ;

}

/********************************************/

/* parent->nest */
RSL_LITE_BCAST_MSGS ( mytask_p, ntasks_p, Fcomm )
  int_p mytask_p, ntasks_p, Fcomm ;
{
#ifndef STUBMPI
  MPI_Comm comm ;

  comm = MPI_Comm_f2c( *Fcomm ) ;
#else
  int comm ;
#endif
  rsl_lite_allgather_msgs ( mytask_p, ntasks_p, comm ) ;
}

/* nest->parent */
RSL_LITE_MERGE_MSGS ( mytask_p, ntasks_p, Fcomm )
  int_p mytask_p, ntasks_p, Fcomm ;
{
#ifndef STUBMPI
  MPI_Comm comm ;

  comm = MPI_Comm_f2c( *Fcomm ) ;
#else
  int comm ;
#endif
  rsl_lite_allgather_msgs ( mytask_p, ntasks_p, comm ) ;
}

/* common code */
rsl_lite_allgather_msgs ( mytask_p, ntasks_p, comm )
  int_p mytask_p, ntasks_p ;
#ifndef STUBMPI
  MPI_Comm comm ;
#else
  int comm ;
#endif
{
  int P ;
  char *work ;
  int * r ;
  bcast_point_desc_t pdesc ;
  int curs ;
  int msglen, mdest, mtag ;
  int ntasks, mytask ;
  int ii, i, j ;
  int ig, jg ;
  int *Psize_all ;
  int *sp, *bp ;
  int rc ;

#ifndef STUBMPI
  ntasks = *ntasks_p ;
  mytask = *mytask_p ;
#else
  ntasks = 1 ;
  mytask = 0 ;
#endif

  RSL_TEST_ERR( Plist == NULL,
    "RSL_BCAST_MSGS: rsl_to_child_info not called first" ) ;

  RSL_TEST_ERR( ntasks == RSL_MAXPROC ,
    "RSL_BCAST_MSGS: raise the compile time value of MAXPROC" ) ;
  
  Psize_all = RSL_MALLOC( int, ntasks * ntasks ) ;

#ifndef STUBMPI
  MPI_Allgather( Ssizes, ntasks, MPI_INT , Psize_all, ntasks, MPI_INT, comm ) ;
#else
  Psize_all[0] = Ssizes[0] ;
#endif

  for ( j = 0 ; j < ntasks ; j++ ) 
    Rsizes[j] = 0 ;

  for ( j = 0 ; j < ntasks ; j++ ) 
  {
    Rsizes[j] += Psize_all[ INDEX_2( j , mytask , ntasks ) ] ;
  }

  for ( Rbufsize = 0, P = 0, Rdisplacements[0] = 0 ; P < ntasks ; P++ )
  {
    Rdisplacements[P+1] = Rsizes[P] + Rdisplacements[P] ;
    Rbufsize += Rsizes[P] ;
  }

  /* this will be freed later */

  Recvbuf = RSL_MALLOC( char , Rbufsize + 3 * sizeof(int) ) ; /* for sentinal record */
  Rbufcurs = 0 ;
  Rreclen = 0 ;

#ifndef STUBMPI
  rc = MPI_Alltoallv ( Sendbuf, Ssizes, Sdisplacements, MPI_BYTE , 
                       Recvbuf, Rsizes, Rdisplacements, MPI_BYTE ,  comm ) ;
#else
  work = Sendbuf ;
  Sendbuf = Recvbuf ;
  Recvbuf = work ;
#endif

/* add sentinel to the end of Recvbuf */

  r = (int *)&(Recvbuf[Rbufsize + 2 * sizeof(int)]) ;
  *r = RSL_INVALID ;

  RSL_FREE( Sendbuf ) ;
  RSL_FREE( Psize_all ) ;

  for ( j = 0 ; j < *ntasks_p ; j++ )  {
    destroy_list ( &(Plist[j]), NULL ) ;
  }
  RSL_FREE( Plist ) ;
  Plist = NULL ;

}

/********************************************/

/* parent->nest */
RSL_LITE_FROM_PARENT_INFO ( ig_p, jg_p, retval_p )
  int_p
    ig_p        /* (O) Global index in M dimension of nest. */
   ,jg_p        /* (O) Global index in N dimension of nest. */
   ,retval_p ;  /* (O) Return value; =1 valid point, =0 done. */
{
  rsl_lite_from_peerpoint_info ( ig_p, jg_p, retval_p ) ;
}

/* nest->parent */
RSL_LITE_FROM_CHILD_INFO ( ig_p, jg_p, retval_p )
  int_p
    ig_p        /* (O) Global index in M dimension of nest. */
   ,jg_p        /* (O) Global index in N dimension of nest. */
   ,retval_p ;  /* (O) Return value; =1 valid point, =0 done. */
{
  rsl_lite_from_peerpoint_info ( ig_p, jg_p, retval_p ) ;
}

/* common code */
rsl_lite_from_peerpoint_info ( ig_p, jg_p, retval_p )
  int_p
    ig_p        /* (O) Global index in M dimension of nest. */
   ,jg_p        /* (O) Global index in N dimension of nest. */
   ,retval_p ;  /* (O) Return value; =1 valid point, =0 done. */
{
  int ii ;

  Rbufcurs = Rbufcurs + Rreclen ;
  Rpointcurs = 0 ;
  *ig_p    = *(int *)&( Recvbuf[Rbufcurs + Rpointcurs ] ) ; Rpointcurs += sizeof(int) ;
  *jg_p    = *(int *)&( Recvbuf[Rbufcurs + Rpointcurs ] ) ; Rpointcurs += sizeof(int) ;
/* read sentinel */
  Rreclen  = *(int *)&( Recvbuf[Rbufcurs + Rpointcurs ] ) ; Rpointcurs += sizeof(int) ;
  *retval_p = 1 ;
  if ( Rreclen == RSL_INVALID ) {
    *retval_p = 0 ;
    RSL_FREE( Recvbuf ) ;
  }
     
  return ;
}

/********************************************/

/* parent->nest */
RSL_LITE_FROM_PARENT_MSG ( len_p, buf )
  int_p
    len_p ;          /* (I) Number of bytes to unpack. */
  int *
    buf ;            /* (O) Destination buffer. */
{
  rsl_lite_from_peerpoint_msg ( len_p, buf ) ;
}

/* nest->parent */
RSL_LITE_FROM_CHILD_MSG ( len_p, buf )
  int_p
    len_p ;          /* (I) Number of bytes to unpack. */
  int *
    buf ;            /* (O) Destination buffer. */
{
  rsl_lite_from_peerpoint_msg ( len_p, buf ) ;
}

/* common code */
rsl_lite_from_peerpoint_msg ( len_p, buf )
  int_p
    len_p ;          /* (I) Number of bytes to unpack. */
  int *
    buf ;            /* (O) Destination buffer. */
{
  int *p, *q ;
  char *c, *d ;
  int i ;

  if ( *len_p % sizeof(int) == 0 ) {
    for ( p = (int *)&(Recvbuf[Rbufcurs+Rpointcurs]), q = buf , i = 0 ; i < *len_p ; i += sizeof(int) ) 
    {
      *q++ = *p++ ;
    }
  } else {
    for ( c = &(Recvbuf[Rbufcurs+Rpointcurs]), d = (char *) buf , i = 0 ; i < *len_p ; i++ )
    {
      *d++ = *c++ ;
    }
  }

  Rpointcurs += *len_p ;
}

/********************************************/

destroy_list( list, dfcn )
  rsl_list_t ** list ;          /* pointer to pointer to list */
  int (*dfcn)() ;               /* pointer to function for destroying
                                   the data field of the list */
{
  rsl_list_t *p, *trash ;
  if ( list == NULL ) return(0) ;
  if ( *list == NULL ) return(0) ;
  for ( p = *list ; p != NULL ; )
  {
    if ( dfcn != NULL ) (*dfcn)( p->data ) ;
    trash = p ;
    p = p->next ;
    RSL_FREE( trash ) ;
  }
  *list = NULL ;
  return(0) ;
}

/********************************************/