Hi,
Recently, Christopher Maestas reported a problem with -npernode in
Open MPI 1.4.2 ("running a ompi 1.4.2 job with -np versus -npernode").
I have also encountered this problem, with a simple "hello, world"
program:
% mpirun -np 16 ./a.out
myrank, icount = 0 16
myrank, icount = 2 16
myrank, icount = 5 16
myrank, icount = 7 16
myrank, icount = 1 16
myrank, icount = 4 16
myrank, icount = 6 16
myrank, icount = 3 16
myrank, icount = 8 16
myrank, icount = 9 16
myrank, icount = 10 16
myrank, icount = 12 16
myrank, icount = 13 16
myrank, icount = 15 16
myrank, icount = 11 16
myrank, icount = 14 16
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% mpirun -np 16 -npernode 8 ./a.out
[c1146:15313] *** Process received signal ***
[c1146:15313] Signal: Segmentation fault (11)
[c1146:15313] Signal code: Address not mapped (1)
[c1146:15313] Failing at address: 0x50
[c1146:15313] *** End of error message ***
Segmentation fault
[c1138:26571] [[62315,0],1] routed:binomial: Connection to lifeline
[[62315,0],0] lost
% module swap openmpi openmpi/1.4.1
% mpirun -np 16 -npernode 8 ./a.out
myrank, icount = 8 16
myrank, icount = 13 16
myrank, icount = 10 16
myrank, icount = 11 16
myrank, icount = 15 16
myrank, icount = 14 16
myrank, icount = 12 16
myrank, icount = 5 16
myrank, icount = 2 16
myrank, icount = 3 16
myrank, icount = 1 16
myrank, icount = 0 16
myrank, icount = 9 16
myrank, icount = 6 16
myrank, icount = 7 16
myrank, icount = 4 16
FORTRAN STOP
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Compilers are PGI/10.5, OS is Scientific Linux 5.4, resource manager is
torque 2.4.5. Please let me know if you need more information. Thanks!
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Best regards,
David Turner
User Services Group email: dptur...@lbl.gov
NERSC Division phone: (510) 486-4027
Lawrence Berkeley Lab fax: (510) 486-4316