[petsc-users] Floating point exception

Barry Smith bsmith at mcs.anl.gov
Sat Apr 25 13:32:07 CDT 2015


  I told you this yesterday.

  It is probably stopping here on a harmless underflow. You need to edit the PETSc code to not worry about underflow.

Edit the file /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/sys/error/fp.c and locate  

#elif defined PETSC_HAVE_XMMINTRIN_H
   _MM_SET_EXCEPTION_MASK(_MM_MASK_INEXACT);
#else

change it to

#elif defined PETSC_HAVE_XMMINTRIN_H
   _MM_SET_EXCEPTION_MASK(_MM_MASK_INEXACT | _MM_MASK_UNDERFLOW);
#else

 Then run make gnumake in the PETSc directory to compile the new version. Now link and run the program again with -fp_trap and see where it gets stuck this time.

  Did you do this?

 Barry

> On Apr 25, 2015, at 1:05 AM, Danyang Su <danyang.su at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry and Satish,
> 
> How can I get rid of unknown floating point error when a very small value is multiplied.
> 
> e.g.,
> cinfrt_dg(i1) and diff(ic,idim) are  1.0250235986806329E-008 8.6178408169776945E-317 respectively,
> 
> cinfrt = cinfrt_dg(i1) * diff(ic,idim)
> 
> I get the following error when run with "-fp_trap -start_in_debugger".
> 
> Backtrace for this error:
> *** unknown floating point error occurred ***
> [2]PETSC ERROR: The specific exception can be determined by running in a debugger.  When the
> [2]PETSC ERROR: debugger traps the signal, the exception can be found with fetestexcept(0x3d)
> [2]PETSC ERROR:  cinfrt_dg(i1),diff(ic,idim) 1.0250235986806329E-008   8.6178408169776945E-317
> where the result is a bitwise OR of the following flags:
> [2]PETSC ERROR: FE_INVALID=0x1 FE_DIVBYZERO=0x4 FE_OVERFLOW=0x8 FE_UNDERFLOW=0x10 FE_INEXACT=0x20
> [2]PETSC ERROR: Try option -start_in_debugger
> [2]PETSC ERROR: likely location of problem given in stack below
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Danyang
> 
> On 15-04-24 01:54 PM, Danyang Su wrote:
>> On 15-04-24 01:23 PM, Satish Balay wrote:
>>>  c           4   1.0976214263087059E-067
>>> 
>>> I don't think this number can be stored in a real*4.
>>> 
>>> Satish
>> Thanks, Satish. It is caused by this number.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Danyang Su wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 15-04-24 11:12 AM, Barry Smith wrote:
>>>>>> On Apr 24, 2015, at 1:05 PM, Danyang Su <danyang.su at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> One of my case crashes because of floating point exception when using 4
>>>>>> processors, as shown below. But if I run this case with 1 processor, it
>>>>>> works fine. I have tested the codes with around 100 cases up to 768
>>>>>> processors, all other cases work fine. I just wonder if this kind of error
>>>>>> is caused because of NaN in jacobi matrix, RHS or preconditioner?
>>>>>     Yes, almost for sure it is one of these places.
>>>>> 
>>>>>     First run the bad case with -fp_trap  if all goes well you'll see the
>>>>> function where the FPE is generated. Then run also with -start_in_debugger
>>>>> and
>>>>> type cont in all four debugger windows. When the FPE happens the debugger
>>>>> should stop showing exactly where the FPE happens.
>>>>> 
>>>>>    Barry
>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>> 
>>>> If run with -fp_trap -start_in_debugger, I got the following error
>>>> 
>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: *** unknown floating point error occurred ***
>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: The specific exception can be determined by running in a
>>>> debugger.  When the
>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: debugger traps the signal, the exception can be found with
>>>> fetestexcept(0x3d)
>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: where the result is a bitwise OR of the following flags:
>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: FE_INVALID=0x1 FE_DIVBYZERO=0x4 FE_OVERFLOW=0x8
>>>> FE_UNDERFLOW=0x10 FE_INEXACT=0x20
>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: Try option -start_in_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] PetscDefaultFPTrap line 379
>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/sys/error/fp.c
>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: User provided function() line 0 in Unknown file trapped
>>>> floating point error
>>>> 
>>>> Program received signal SIGABRT: Process abort signal.
>>>> 
>>>> Backtrace for this error:
>>>> #0  0x7F4FEAB1C7D7
>>>> #1  0x7F4FEAB1CDDE
>>>> #2  0x7F4FE9E1AD3F
>>>> #3  0x7F4FE9E1ACC9
>>>> #4  0x7F4FE9E1E0D7
>>>> #5  0x7F4FEB0B6DCB
>>>> #6  0x7F4FEB0B1825
>>>> #7  0x7F4FEB0B817F
>>>> #8  0x7F4FE9E1AD3F
>>>> #9  0x6972C8 in tprfrtlc_ at tprfrtlc.F90:2393 (discriminator 3)
>>>> #10  0x4C6C87 in gcreact_ at gcreact.F90:678
>>>> #11  0x707E19 in initicrt_ at initicrt.F90:589
>>>> #12  0x4F42D0 in initprob_ at initprob.F90:430
>>>> #13  0x5AAF72 in driver_pc at driver_pc.F90:438
>>>> 
>>>> I checked the code at  tprfrtlc.F90:2393,
>>>> 
>>>>         realbuffer_gb(1:nvars) = (/time,(c(ic),ic=1,nc-1),     &
>>>>                                    (cx(ix),ix=1,nxout)/)
>>>> 
>>>> All the values (time, c, cx) are reasonable, as shown below. The only
>>>> possibility is that realbuffer_gb is in declared as real*4 if using sing
>>>> precision output while time, c, cx are declared in real*8. I have a lot of
>>>> similar data conversion from real*8 to real*4 output, other code does not
>>>> return error.
>>>> 
>>>>  time   0.0000000000000000
>>>>  c           1   9.9999999999999995E-008
>>>>  c           2   3.1555251077549618E-003
>>>>  c           3   7.1657814842179362E-008
>>>>  c           4   1.0976214263087059E-067
>>>>  c           5   5.2879822292305797E-004
>>>>  c           6   9.9999999999999964E-005
>>>>  c           7   6.4055731968811337E-005
>>>>  c           8   3.4607572892578404E-020
>>>>  cx           1   3.4376650636008101E-005
>>>>  cx           2   7.3989678854017763E-012
>>>>  cx           3   9.5317170613607207E-012
>>>>  cx           4   2.2344525794718353E-015
>>>>  cx           5   3.0624685689695889E-008
>>>>  cx           6   1.0046157902783967E-007
>>>>  cx           7   1.5320169154914984E-004
>>>>  cx           8   8.6930292776346176E-014
>>>>  cx           9   3.5944267559348721E-005
>>>>  cx          10   3.0072645866951157E-018
>>>>  cx          11   2.3592486321095017E-013
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Danyang
>>>> 
>>>>>> I can check all the entries of jacobi matrix to see if the value is valid,
>>>>>> but this seems not a good idea as it takes a long time to reach this
>>>>>> point. If I restart the simulation from a specified time (e.g., 7.685 in
>>>>>> this case), then the error does not occur.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Would you please give me any suggestion on debugging this case?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks and Regards,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Danyang
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> timestep:    2730 time: 7.665E+00 years   delt: 1.000E-02 years iter:  1
>>>>>> timestep:    max.sia: 0.000E+00 tol.sia: 0.000E+00
>>>>>> timestep:    2731 time: 7.675E+00 years   delt: 1.000E-02 years iter:  1
>>>>>> timestep:    max.sia: 0.000E+00 tol.sia: 0.000E+00
>>>>>> timestep:    2732 time: 7.685E+00 years   delt: 1.000E-02 years iter:  1
>>>>>> timestep:    max.sia: 0.000E+00 tol.sia: 0.000E+00
>>>>>> timestep:    2733 time: 7.695E+00 years   delt: 1.000E-02 years iter:  1
>>>>>> timestep:    max.sia: 0.000E+00 tol.sia: 0.000E+00
>>>>>> timestep:    2734 time: 7.705E+00 years   delt: 1.000E-02 years iter:  1
>>>>>> timestep:    max.sia: 0.000E+00 tol.sia: 0.000E+00
>>>>>> Reduce time step for reactive transport
>>>>>> timestep:    2734 time: 7.700E+00 years   delt: 5.000E-03 years iter:  1
>>>>>> timestep:    max.sia: 0.000E+00 tol.sia: 0.000E+00
>>>>>> Reduce time step for reactive transport
>>>>>> timestep:    2734 time: 7.697E+00 years   delt: 2.500E-03 years iter:  1
>>>>>> timestep:    max.sia: 0.000E+00 tol.sia: 0.000E+00
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message
>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: Floating point exception
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message
>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: Floating point exception
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: Vec entry at local location 0 is not-a-number or infinite
>>>>>> at end of function: Parameter number 3
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: See http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html
>>>>>> for trouble shooting.
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.5.2, Sep, 08, 2014
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: [1]PETSC ERROR: Vec entry at local location 0 is
>>>>>> not-a-number or infinite at end of function: Parameter number 3
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: See http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html
>>>>>> for trouble shooting.
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.5.2, Sep, 08, 2014
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: ../min3p_thcm_petsc_dbg on a linux-gnu-dbg named nwmop by
>>>>>> dsu Thu Apr 23 15:38:52 2015
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: Configure options PETSC_ARCH=linux-gnu-dbg --with-cc=gcc
>>>>>> --with-cxx=g++ --with-fc=gfortran --download-fblaslapack --download-mpich
>>>>>> --download-mumps --download-hypre --download-superlu_dist --download-metis
>>>>>> --download-parmetis --download-scalapack
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: #1 VecValidValues() line 34 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/vec/vec/interface/rvector.c
>>>>>> ../min3p_thcm_petsc_dbg on a linux-gnu-dbg named nwmop by dsu Thu Apr 23
>>>>>> 15:38:52 2015
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: Configure options PETSC_ARCH=linux-gnu-dbg --with-cc=gcc
>>>>>> --with-cxx=g++ --with-fc=gfortran --download-fblaslapack --download-mpich
>>>>>> --download-mumps --download-hypre --download-superlu_dist --download-metis
>>>>>> --download-parmetis --download-scalapack
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: #1 VecValidValues() line 34 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/vec/vec/interface/rvector.c
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: [1]PETSC ERROR: #2 PCApply() line 442 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/ksp/pc/interface/precon.c
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: #2 PCApply() line 442 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/ksp/pc/interface/precon.c
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: #3 KSP_PCApply() line 230 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/include/petsc-private/kspimpl.h
>>>>>> #3 KSP_PCApply() line 230 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/include/petsc-private/kspimpl.h
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: #4 KSPInitialResidual() line 63 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/ksp/ksp/interface/itres.c
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: #4 KSPInitialResidual() line 63 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/ksp/ksp/interface/itres.c
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: #5 KSPSolve_GMRES() line 234 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/ksp/ksp/impls/gmres/gmres.c
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: #5 KSPSolve_GMRES() line 234 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/ksp/ksp/impls/gmres/gmres.c
>>>>>> [2]PETSC ERROR: #6 KSPSolve() line 459 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/ksp/ksp/interface/itfunc.c
>>>>>> [1]PETSC ERROR: #6 KSPSolve() line 459 in
>>>>>> /home/dsu/Soft/PETSc/petsc-3.5.2/src/ksp/ksp/interface/itfunc.c
>>>>>> ^C[mpiexec at nwmop] Sending Ctrl-C to processes as requested
>>>>>> [mpiexec at nwmop] Press Ctrl-C again to force abort



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