SNES Problem
Barry Smith
bsmith at mcs.anl.gov
Mon Feb 27 09:07:18 CST 2006
SNES works by computing p = -approxinv(J)*F(uold) and
then does a line search on unew = uold + lambda*p to get the
new u. First it uses a test value of 1 for lambda so it
tries to compute F(uold + p). It is possible that uold + p
has some "non-physical" values in it. There are two ways
you can try handling it:
1) Before doing the linesearch SNES calls a "precheck" function,
that can change the step if it decides there is a problem
with the step (like it is too long). You can provide your
own precheck function with SNESLineSearchSetPreCheck() it could,
for example, shrink the Newton direction to make it remain physical.
or 2) when your form function detects an illegal value it calls
SETERRQ(PETSC_ERR_ARG_DOMAIN,"Nonphysical function input"); Note:
this is before it takes the square root of the negative number,
so check the number and call the error before calling SETERRQ().
(If using Fortran then simply set ierr = PETSC_ERR_ARG_DOMAIN and
then immediately return). Then replace your call to SNESSolve with
ierr = PetscExceptionTry1(SNESSolve(snes,b,x),PETSC_ERR_ARG_DOMAIN);
if (PetscExceptionCaught(ierr,PETSC_ERR_ARG_DOMAIN)) {
/* this means your function found a non-physical value so
cut your time-step and continue through the loop again. */
Put code to do this here.
}
If using fortran then do
call PetscExceptionPush(PETSC_ERR_ARG_DOMAIN,ierr)
call SNESSolve(snes,b,x,ierr)
call PetscExceptionPop(PETSC_ERR_ARG_DOMAIN,anotherierr)
if (ierr == PETSC_ERR_ARG_DOMAIN) then
non-physical value so cut the time-step and try again
else ! everything is normal so take the next time-step
Barry
The Fortran interface may be missing PetscExceptionPush() and Pop()
if so let us know and we'll provide the patch.
On Mon, 27 Feb 2006, Nils Erik Svangård wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have problems solving some CFD problems using SNES and my custom
> back-euler. I have 7 equations that I want to solve.
>
> First my FormFunction copies the values from the Vec that SNES uses to
> the variables that my code use:
>
> RO(L)=xx(1,L)
> RU(L)=xx(2,L)
> RV(L)=xx(3,L)
> RW(L)=xx(4,L)
> ET(L)=xx(5,L)
> RQ(L)= xx(6,L)
> REPS(L)=xx(7,L)
>
> Here I also print the values of ET(2) for debugging:
>
> write(6,*)"ET(2) = xx(5,2) : ",ET(2)," = ",xx(5,2)
>
> Then I get the fluxes by calling custom functions
>
> call AUXVR
> call VGRAD
> call FLUX
> call KESRC
>
> Then I perform back-euler save the new value to so that I can use it
> in the next iterationi (TSF(L) is Time step function, which is set by
> hand and is the same for all L):
>
> ff(1,L) = RO(L)-OLD(1,L)-TSF(L)*DRO(L)
> ff(2,L) = RU(L)-OLD(2,L)-TSF(L)*DRU(L)
> ff(3,L) = RV(L)-OLD(3,L)-TSF(L)*DRV(L)
> ff(4,L) = RW(L)-OLD(4,L)-TSF(L)*DRW(L)
> ff(5,L) = ET(L)-OLD(5,L)-TSF(L)*DET(L)
> ff(6,L) = RQ(L)-OLD(6,L)-TSF(L)*DRQ(L)
> ff(7,L) = REPS(L)-OLD(7,L)-TSF(L)*DREPS(L)
>
> And save the new value of RO-REPS to use in the next iteration of back-euler:
>
> OLD(1,L)=RO(L)
> OLD(2,L)=RU(L)
> OLD(3,L)=RV(L)
> OLD(4,L)=RW(L)
> OLD(5,L)=ET(L)
> OLD(6,L)=RQ(L)
> OLD(7,L)=REPS(L)
>
> Here I print the values of L=2 as above for debugging:
>
> write(6,*)ff(5,2)," = ",ET(2),"-",OLD(5,2),"-",TSF(2),"*",DET(2)
>
>
>
> The program exit abnormaly after 33 runs of the FormFunction. The
> cause of this is that AUXVR tries to perform sqrt(ET(2)) when ET(2) is
> negative, ET is the total energy and should never be negative. It
> seems that all of a sudden the PETSc SNES solver decides to supply the
> FormFunction with a negative ET value. I need help understanding why
> and how to fix it (if it is fixable).
>
> Here is the output of:
> write(6,*)"ET(2) = xx(5,2) : ",ET(2)," = ",xx(5,2)
> Which is in the beginning of my FormFunction.
> And:
> write(6,*)ff(5,2)," = ",ET(2),"-",OLD(5,2),"-",TSF(2),"*",DET(2)
> Which is in the end of my Formfunction.
>
> 1. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000000000
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 2. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000010259
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 3. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999999988
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4132419437260 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941324E+08
> 4. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000048432
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 5. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999999872
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4177283437784 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941773E+08
> 6. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000071113
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 7. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999980115
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4453347441010 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.944533E+08
> 8. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000037298
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4082723436679 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.940827E+08
> 9. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999942706
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4082723436679 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.940827E+08
> 10. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999948703
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 11. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000007808
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.7283811474088 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.972838E+08
> 12. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000018146
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 13. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000001865
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 28.3742819315846 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.837428E+08
> 14. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999997296
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 15. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000000049
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 30.6548963582361 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -3.065490E+08
> 16. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000022870
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 17. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999999716
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.5326051451209 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.953260E+08
> 18. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000074328
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4165187437643 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941652E+08
> 19. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000049809
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4085059436707 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.940851E+08
> 20. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000019253
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 21. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000000189
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.8851075492403 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.988511E+08
> 22. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999997897
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4085059436707 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.940851E+08
> 23. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999975142
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.3961539435263 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.939615E+08
> 24. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000018324
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4085059436707 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.940851E+08
> 25. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999987073
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4165187437643 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941652E+08
> 26. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999980982
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4165187437643 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941652E+08
> 27. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999994645
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 28. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999962364
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4165187437643 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941652E+08
> 29. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253249.999999921
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 30. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000000058
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 28.4019971319085 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.840200E+08
> 31. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000040348
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4085059436707 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.940851E+08
> 32. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000005245
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 33. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : 253250. = 253250.000005245
> ff(5,2) = ET(2)-OLD(5,2)-TSF(2)*DET(2) : 29.4126563437192 =
> 253250. - 253250.000000000 - 1.000000E-07 * -2.941266E+08
> 34. ET(2) = xx(5,2) : -848141. = -848141.388090847
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Petsc Release Version 2.3.0, Patch 32, April, 26, 2005
> See docs/changes/index.html for recent updates.
> See docs/faq.html for hints about trouble shooting.
> See docs/index.html for manual pages.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ./SNESG3D2 on a linux-gnu named sethnx004.vac.com by yy26539 Mon Feb
> 27 14:21:13 2006
> Libraries linked from /home/yy26539/work/NISSE/petsc-2.3.0/lib/linux-gnu
> Configure run at Thu Oct 13 08:23:56 2005
> Configure options --with-cc=gcc --with-fc="f77 -N109"
> --download-mpich=1 --download-mpich-pm=gforker
> --download-f-blas-lapack=1 --with-shared=0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> [0]PETSC ERROR: Caught signal number 8 FPE: Floating Point
> Exception,probably divide by zero
> [0]PETSC ERROR: Try option -start_in_debugger or -on_error_attach_debugger
> [0]PETSC ERROR: likely location of problem given in stack below
> [0]PETSC ERROR: --------------- Stack Frames ---------------
> [0]PETSC ERROR: Note: The EXACT line numbers in the stack are not available,
> [0]PETSC ERROR: INSTEAD the line number of the start of the function
> [0]PETSC ERROR: is given.
> [0]PETSC ERROR: [0] SNES user function line 0 unknownunknown
> [0]PETSC ERROR: [0] SNESComputeFunction line 788 src/snes/interface/snes.c
> [0]PETSC ERROR: [0] SNESLineSearchCubic line 514 src/snes/impls/ls/ls.c
> [0]PETSC ERROR: --------------------------------------------
> [0]PETSC ERROR: User provided function() line 0 in unknown directory
> unknown file
> [0]PETSC ERROR: Signal received!
> [0]PETSC ERROR: !
>
>
> Suggestions and tips are very welcome!
> /nisse
>
>
> --
> Nils-Erik Svang�rd
> MSN: schweingaard at hotmail.com
> Skype: schweingaard
>
>
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