use of VecPlaceArray in parallel with fortran

[Wienand Drenth]

Hello all,

In my research code I solve a linear system of equations, and (of
course) I use PetSc routines for that. However, in the code we have
our own data arrays for the right handside vector B, and solution
vector X. Only just prior to the call to KSPSolve, we use the routine
VecPlaceArray to synchronize the Fortran array B and X with their
PetSc counterparts (M_B and M_X, for example, respectively).

I was wondering if this would work in parallel as well? I have adapted
one of the tutorial examples  (ex2f from the ksp tutorials) to utilize
the VecPlaceArray mechanism. I encountered no problems, except when I
want to run the program in parallel.

When I do that, and print my own vector X afterwards, different
processors show different parts of the solution. For example, for a
vector of length 10, and with two processors, processor one will have
values for the first five elements (remainder is zero), and processor
two will have values for the last five elements in the array.

>From the same ksp tutorials, I have tried ex13 as well, the c program.
Here I do not get partial outputs for different processors.

I wonder whether one cannot use VecPlaceArray in a parralel setting in
Fortran, except by doing extra bookkeeping? I hope someone can
enlighten me, and indicate where I missed something in my programming
or otherwise.

Thanks in advance,

Wienand Drenth



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Wienand Drenth PhD
Eindhoven, the Netherlands