MPI DataTypes and Message Exchange

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What is the purpose of the MPI_Init function?

To send a message between processes

To finalize the MPI environment

To initialize the MPI environment (correct)

To receive a message from another process

What is the purpose of the MPI_Comm_size function?

To get the rank of the current process

To get the total number of processes in the communicator (correct)

To send a message to another process

To receive a message from another process

What is the purpose of the MPI_Comm_rank function?

To receive a message from another process

To send a message to another process

To get the total number of processes in the communicator

To get the rank of the current process (correct)

What is the purpose of the MPI_Finalize function?

To finalize the MPI environment Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the MPI_Send function?

To send a message to another process Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the MPI_Get_count function?

To get the number of elements received by the last message Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the MPI_Recv function?

To receive a message from another process Signup and view all the answers

What happens if the next message received does not match the reception parameters?

The program may block Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'datatype' parameter in MPI_Send specify?

The type of data being sent Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the Send and Ssend functions?

Ssend is synchronous while Send is asynchronous Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a message communication to be successful?

There must be an alignment between the sending function and receiving function Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'status' parameter in MPI_Recv return?

The status of the receive operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of collectives?

To optimize group communication Signup and view all the answers

What happens when using the Ssend function?

The function blocks until the message reaches the destination Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the MPI_Datatype?

To specify the type of data of the message Signup and view all the answers

What happens if the receiver does not have room to receive the sent message?

The process may be blocked Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the MPI_Barrier function?

To synchronize processes before proceeding Signup and view all the answers

Which MPI function is used for sending messages to everyone, including oneself?

MPI_Bcast Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the sendbuf parameter in the MPI_Reduce function?

To point to the memory address of the data to be collected from all processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the root process in MPI_Bcast?

It sends data to all other processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the count parameter in the MPI_Reduce function?

To specify the number of items in the buffer to be collected Signup and view all the answers

What is the MPI_Op parameter used for in the MPI_Reduce function?

To specify the operation to apply to the data Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between MPI_Bcast and MPI_Reduce?

MPI_Bcast sends data from one process to all, while MPI_Reduce sends data from all to one Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the comm parameter in MPI functions?

To specify the communication group Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'tag' parameter in MPI_Send?

To distinguish message channels Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the MPI_Init function?

To initialize MPI execution Signup and view all the answers

How do you compile an MPI program?

Using the command 'mpicc exemplo.c -o exemplo' Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'rank' value in MPI?

To specify the process identifier Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'comm' parameter in MPI_Send?

To specify the process group Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'count' parameter in MPI_Recv?

To specify the number of elements in the message Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a point-to-point communication to be successful?

That the sender and receiver are aligned in their execution Signup and view all the answers

How do you execute an MPI program with 4 processes?

Using the command 'mpirun -n 4 ./exemplo' Signup and view all the answers

What does the MPI_Get_count function return?

The number of elements received by the last message Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between the Send and Ssend functions?

The Send function is asynchronous, while the Ssend function is synchronous Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a successful message communication?

The sender and receiver must have the same datatype and count Signup and view all the answers

What happens if the next message received does not match the reception parameters?

The program will block Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of MPI Datatypes?

To specify the type of data to be sent or received Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Recv function?

To receive a message from another process Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of collectives?

To exchange messages between all processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between synchronous and deferred sending?

Synchronous sending blocks until the message is received, while deferred sending returns immediately Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of parallel architectures?

Scalability by adding new nodes Signup and view all the answers

Which library provides an open-source implementation of the Message Passing Interface standard?

Open MPI Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the MPI_Comm_rank function?

To retrieve the process identifier within a process set Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to compile an MPI program?

mpicc mpiprogram.c -o mpiprogram Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the MPI_Init function?

To initiate the MPI library Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the MPI_Comm_size function?

It returns the size of the process set Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to execute an MPI program?

mpirun mpiprogram Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the MPI_COMM_WORLD constant?

It represents the set of all processes in an execution Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

MPI DataTypes

MPI_Get_count returns the number of elements received by the last message.
It takes three parameters: status, datatype, and count.

Message Exchange

Send function can have a synchronous or deferred sending behavior.
Synchronous: blocks until the receiver receives the message.
Deferred: returns at the sender, before the receiver receives the message.
Recv function is always synchronous, blocking until it receives the message.
Parameters: sender rank, tag, message data type, count, and comm group.

Synchronization Model

MPI_Ssend function has the same behavior as Send function, but it is always synchronous and blocking.

Sender/Receiver Symmetry

For a message communication to be successful, there needs to be an alignment between the sending function and receiving function.
Both functions must be symmetrical in sender and receiver.
The message must be of the same type.
The receiver must have room to receive the sent message.

Collectives

Motivation: exchange messages between all processes, not just two.
This group communication can be optimized by the implementation of the library and the communication hardware.

MPI Basic Example

MPI_Init initializes the MPI environment.
MPI_Comm_rank returns the rank of the process.
MPI_Comm_size returns the total number of processes.
MPI_Finalize finalizes the MPI environment.

MPI Compilation and Execution

Compile using the wrapper around the system compiler: mpicc exemplo.c -o exemplo.
Execute with 4 processes: mpirun -n 4 ./exemplo.
Option: --use-hwthread-cpus.

Point-to-Point Communication

Communication happens by sending and receiving messages.
Each process executes a different part of the same code, through "if"s.
Each process is identified by its rank value.
A process executes Send; another process executes Recv.

MPI Send

MPI_Send sends a message to another process.
Parameters: buffer, count, datatype, destination, tag, and comm.
Buffer: memory pointer to data.
Count: number of elements in the message.
Datatype: type of data sent (MPI constant).
Destination: rank of the destination process.
Tag: tag (integer value) used to distinguish message channels.
Comm: process group (general: MPI_COMM_WORLD).

MPI Receive

MPI_Recv receives a message from another process.
Parameters: buffer, count, datatype, source, tag, comm, and status.
Buffer: memory pointer to receive message.
Count: maximum number of possible elements to receive.
Datatype: type of data of the message.
Source: rank of the sender process (general: MPI_ANY_SOURCE).
Tag: message tag (general: MPI_ANY_TAG).
Comm: set of processes in communication (general: MPI_COMM_WORLD).
Status: status of the result of the operation, to be consulted later.

MPI Barrier

MPI_Barrier is a synchronization function that blocks all processes until all processes in the comm group call the function.

MPI Broadcast

MPI_Bcast sends data from one process to all processes in the comm group.
Parameters: buffer, count, datatype, root, and comm.
Buffer: memory address with data.
Count: number of data to send.
Datatype: type of data to send.
Root: rank of the process that sends the data.
Comm: communication group.

MPI Reduce

MPI_Reduce collects a value from all processes, applies an aggregation function, and merges the result in the root process.
Parameters: sendbuf, recvbuf, count, datatype, op, root, and comm.
Sendbuf: memory pointer to data to be collected in all processes.
Recvbuf: memory pointer to the final aggregate value (in the root process).
Count: number of items in the buffer.
Datatype: type of data to send.
Op: operation to apply to aggregate the results (e.g., MPI_SUM).
Root: rank of the process which will have the only global result.
Comm: communication group.
Example: MPI_Reduce(&x, &result, 1, MPI_INT, MPI_SUM, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD).

MPI Basics

MPI (Message Passing Interface) is a standard for parallel computing in high-performance computing.
Example MPI program:
- MPI_Init initializes MPI.
- MPI_Comm_rank gets the process rank.
- MPI_Comm_size gets the total number of processes.
- printf prints a message with rank and world.
- MPI_Finalize terminates MPI.

MPI Compilation and Execution

To compile an MPI program, use the mpicc wrapper: $ mpicc exemplo.c -o exemplo.
To execute an MPI program with 4 processes, use: $ mpirun -n 4 ./exemplo.
Optional flag: --use-hwthread-cpus.

Point-to-Point Communication

Communication happens by sending and receiving messages.
Each process executes a different part of the same code using "if" statements.
Each process is identified by its rank value.
A process executes a "Send" function to send a message.
Another process executes a "Recv" function to receive a message.

MPI Send

MPI_Send function sends a message:
- buf: memory pointer to data.
- count: number of elements in the message.
- datatype: type of data sent (MPI constant).
- dest: rank of the destination process.
- tag: tag (integer value) to distinguish message channels.
- comm: process group (general: MPI_COMM_WORLD).

MPI Receive

MPI_Recv function receives a message:
- buf: memory pointer to receive message.
- count: maximum number of possible elements to receive.
- datatype: type of data of the message.
- source: rank of the sender process (general: MPI_ANY_SOURCE).
- tag: message tag (general: MPI_ANY_TAG).
- comm: set of processes in communication (general: MPI_COMM_WORLD).
- status: status of the result of the operation.

MPI DataTypes

MPI datatypes define the type of data sent or received.

MPI Count

MPI_Get_count function returns the number of elements received:
- status: status of the receive operation.
- datatype: type of data of the message.
- count: number of elements received.

Synchronization Model

MPI_Send can have synchronous or deferred sending behavior.
MPI_Recv is always synchronous and blocks until it receives a message.
If the next message received does not match the reception parameters, the program may block!

MPI Ssend

MPI_Ssend function is similar to MPI_Send but is always synchronous and blocking.

Sender/Receiver Symmetry

For message communication to be successful, there needs to be an alignment between the sending function and receiving function.
Both functions must be symmetrical in sender and receiver.
The message must be of the same type.
The receiver must have room to receive the sent message.

Collectives

Motivation for collectives: exchange messages between all processes, not just two.
Collective communication can be optimized by the library and communication hardware.

Message Passing Interface (MPI)

MPI defines an API for processes to exchange data among themselves.
Single Program Multiple Data (SPMD) approach is used.

Open MPI Library

Open MPI is an open-source implementation of MPI for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Header file: #include .

MPI API Initialization

MPI_Init initializes MPI and receives the address of the main function parameters or NULL.
MPI_Finalize terminates the MPI library in the process.
MPI_Comm_rank returns a process identifier within the process set.
MPI_Comm_size returns the size of the process set.
MPI_COMM_WORLD is a constant representing the set of all processes in an execution.

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This quiz covers MPI data types and message exchange in parallel computing, including MPI_get_count and synchronization models.