MPI_Comm_get_errhandler

Get the error handler attached to a communicator

Synopsis

#ifdef ENABLE_QMPI
#ifndef MPICH_MPI_FROM_PMPI
int QMPI_Comm_get_errhandler(QMPI_Context context, int tool_id, MPI_Comm comm,
                             MPI_Errhandler *errhandler) MPICH_API_PUBLIC

Input Parameters

comm: communicator (handle)

Output Parameters

errhandler: error handler currently associated with communicator (handle)

Note on Implementation

The MPI Standard was unclear on whether this routine required the user to call MPI_Errhandler_free once for each call made to this routine in order to free the error handler. After some debate, the MPI Forum added an explicit statement that users are required to call MPI_Errhandler_free when the return value from this routine is no longer needed. This behavior is similar to the other MPI routines for getting objects; for example, MPI_Comm_grouprequires that the user call MPI_Group_free when the group returned by MPI_Comm_group is no longer needed.

Thread and Interrupt Safety

This routine is thread and interrupt safe only if no MPI routine that updates or frees the same MPI object may be called concurrently with this routine.

The MPI standard defined a thread-safe interface but this does not mean that all routines may be called without any thread locks. For example, two threads must not attempt to change the contents of the same MPI_Info object concurrently. The user is responsible in this case for using some mechanism, such as thread locks, to ensure that only one thread at a time makes use of this routine.

Notes for Fortran

All MPI routines in Fortran (except for MPI_WTIME and MPI_WTICK) have an additional argument ierr at the end of the argument list. ierris an integer and has the same meaning as the return value of the routine in C. In Fortran, MPI routines are subroutines, and are invoked with the call 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 last argument. Before the value is returned, the current MPI error handler is called. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job. The error handler may be changed with MPI_Comm_set_errhandler (for communicators), MPI_File_set_errhandler (for files), and MPI_Win_set_errhandler (for RMA windows). The MPI-1 routine MPI_Errhandler_set may be used but its use is deprecated. The predefined error handler MPI_ERRORS_RETURN may be used to cause error values to be returned. Note that MPI does not guarantee that an MPI program can continue past an error; however, MPI implementations will attempt to continue whenever possible.

MPI_SUCCESS: No error; MPI routine completed successfully.

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

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_OTHER: Other error; use MPI_Error_string to get more information about this error code.