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In a code written in Fortran, I have a problem with this part : if (num_node == 0) then ... else down_node = num_node-1 ! send to down recive from down CALL MPI_SENDRECV(tab1(3 :4,:,:), size( tab1(3 :4, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, down_node, 101, tab1(1:2, : ,:), size(tab1(1:2, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, down_node, 11, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) CALL MPI_SENDRECV(tab2(3 :4, : ,:), size( tab2(3 : 4, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, down_node, 201, tab2(1:2, : ,:), size(tab2(1:2, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, down_node, 21, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) endif if (num_node+1 == max_node) then ... else up_node = num_node+1 ! send to up recived from up CALL MPI_SENDRECV(tab1(n - 3:n - 2, : ,:), size( tab1(n - 3:n - 2, : ,:) ), & & MPI_REAL8, up_node, 11, tab1(n - 1:n, : ,:), size(tab1(n - 1:n, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, up_node, 101, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) CALL MPI_SENDRECV(tab2(n - 3:n - 2, : ,:), size( tab2(n - 3:n - 2, : ,:) ), & & MPI_REAL8, up_node, 21, tab2(n - 1:n, : ,:), size(tab2(n - 1:n, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, up_node, 201, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) endif I obtain the following error : [comp104:17175] *** An error occurred in MPI_Sendrecv [comp104:17175] *** on communicator MPI_COMM_WORLD [comp104:17175] *** MPI_ERR_BUFFER: invalid buffer pointer [comp104:17175] *** MPI_ERRORS_ARE_FATAL (goodbye) and if I change MPI_SENDRECEV by MPI_SEND + MPI_RECEV only for tab1, it works correctly. if (num_node == 0) then ... else down_node = num_node-1 ! send to down recive from down CALL MPI_SEND(tab1(3 :4,:,:), size( tab1(3 :4, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, down_node, 101 MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) CALL MPI_RECV(tab1(1:2, : ,:), size(tab1(1:2, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, down_node, 11, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) CALL MPI_SENDRECV(tab2(3 :4, : ,:), size( tab2(3 : 4, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, down_node, 201, tab2(1:2, : ,:), size(tab2(1:2, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, down_node, 21, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) endif if (num_node+1 == max_node) then ... else up_node = num_node+1 ! send to up recived from up CALL MPI_RECV(tab1(n - 3:n - 2, : ,:), size( tab1(n - 3:n - 2, : ,:) ), & & MPI_REAL8, up_node, 11, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) CALL MPI_SEND(tab1(n - 1:n, : ,:), size(tab1(n - 1:n, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, up_node, 101, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) CALL MPI_SENDRECV(tab2(n - 3:n - 2, : ,:), size( tab2(n - 3:n - 2, : ,:) ), & & MPI_REAL8, up_node, 21, tab2(n - 1:n, : ,:), size(tab2(n - 1:n, : ,:)), & & MPI_REAL8, up_node, 201, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE, ierr) endif I don't understand why MPI_SENDRECEV works why tab2 but not with tab1, they have the same size.