[petsc-users] Is it possible to keep track of original elements # after a call to DMPlexDistribute ?

Eric Chamberland Eric.Chamberland at giref.ulaval.ca
Sun Oct 24 22:49:38 CDT 2021


Hi Matthew,

ok, I started back from your ex44.c example and added the global array 
of coordinates.  I just have to code the creation of the local 
coordinates now.

Eric

On 2021-10-20 6:55 p.m., Matthew Knepley wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 3:06 PM Eric Chamberland 
> <Eric.Chamberland at giref.ulaval.ca 
> <mailto:Eric.Chamberland at giref.ulaval.ca>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Matthew,
>
>     we tried to reproduce the error in a simple example.
>
>     The context is the following: We hard coded the mesh and initial
>     partition into the code (see sConnectivity and sInitialPartition)
>     for 2 ranks and try to create a section in order to use the
>     DMPlexNaturalToGlobalBegin function to retreive our initial
>     element numbers.
>
>     Now the call to DMPlexDistribute give different errors depending
>     on what type of component we ask the field to be created.  For our
>     objective, we would like a global field to be created on elements
>     only (like a P0 interpolation).
>
>     We now have the following error generated:
>
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message
>     --------------------------------------------------------------
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: Petsc has generated inconsistent data
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: Inconsistency in indices, 18 should be 17
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: See
>     https://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html
>     <https://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html> for trouble
>     shooting.
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.15.0, Mar 30, 2021
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: ./bug on a  named rohan by ericc Wed Oct 20
>     14:52:36 2021
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: Configure options
>     --prefix=/opt/petsc-3.15.0_debug_openmpi-4.1.0_gcc7
>     --with-mpi-compilers=1 --with-mpi-dir=/opt/openmpi-4.1.0_gcc7
>     --with-cxx-dialect=C++14 --with-make-np=12
>     --with-shared-libraries=1 --with-debugging=yes --with-memalign=64
>     --with-visibility=0 --with-64-bit-indices=0 --download-ml=yes
>     --download-mumps=yes --download-superlu=yes --download-hpddm=yes
>     --download-slepc=yes --download-superlu_dist=yes
>     --download-parmetis=yes --download-ptscotch=yes
>     --download-metis=yes --download-strumpack=yes
>     --download-suitesparse=yes --download-hypre=yes
>     --with-blaslapack-dir=/opt/intel/oneapi/mkl/2021.1.1/env/../lib/intel64
>     --with-mkl_pardiso-dir=/opt/intel/oneapi/mkl/2021.1.1/env/..
>     --with-mkl_cpardiso-dir=/opt/intel/oneapi/mkl/2021.1.1/env/..
>     --with-scalapack=1
>     --with-scalapack-include=/opt/intel/oneapi/mkl/2021.1.1/env/../include
>     --with-scalapack-lib="-L/opt/intel/oneapi/mkl/2021.1.1/env/../lib/intel64
>     -lmkl_scalapack_lp64 -lmkl_blacs_openmpi_lp64"
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: #1 PetscSFCreateSectionSF() at
>     /tmp/ompi-opt/petsc-3.15.0-debug/src/vec/is/sf/utils/sfutils.c:409
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: #2 DMPlexCreateGlobalToNaturalSF() at
>     /tmp/ompi-opt/petsc-3.15.0-debug/src/dm/impls/plex/plexnatural.c:184
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: #3 DMPlexDistribute() at
>     /tmp/ompi-opt/petsc-3.15.0-debug/src/dm/impls/plex/plexdistribute.c:1733
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: #4 main() at bug_section.cc:159
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: No PETSc Option Table entries
>     [0]PETSC ERROR: ----------------End of Error Message -------send
>     entire error message to petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov
>     <mailto:petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov>----------
>
>     Hope the attached code is self-explaining, note that to make it
>     short, we have not included the final part of it, just the buggy
>     part we are encountering right now...
>
>     Thanks for your insights,
>
> Thanks for making the example. I tweaked it slightly. I put in a test 
> case that just makes a parallel 7 x 10 quad mesh. This works
> fine. Thus I think it must be something connected with the original 
> mesh. It is hard to get a handle on it without the coordinates.
> Do you think you could put the coordinate array in? I have added the 
> code to load them (see attached file).
>
>   Thanks,
>
>      Matt
>
>     Eric
>
>     On 2021-10-06 9:23 p.m., Matthew Knepley wrote:
>>     On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 5:43 PM Eric Chamberland
>>     <Eric.Chamberland at giref.ulaval.ca
>>     <mailto:Eric.Chamberland at giref.ulaval.ca>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hi Matthew,
>>
>>         we tried to use that.  Now, we discovered that:
>>
>>         1- even if we "ask" for sfNatural creation with
>>         DMSetUseNatural, it is not created because
>>         DMPlexCreateGlobalToNaturalSF looks for a "section": this is
>>         not documented in DMSetUseNaturalso we are asking ourselfs:
>>         "is this a permanent feature or a temporary situation?"
>>
>>     I think explaining this will help clear up a lot.
>>
>>     What the Natural2Global map does is permute a solution vector
>>     into the ordering that it would have had prior to mesh distribution.
>>     Now, in order to do this permutation, I need to know the original
>>     (global) data layout. If it is not specified _before_
>>     distribution, we
>>     cannot build the permutation.  The section describes the data
>>     layout, so I need it before distribution.
>>
>>     I cannot think of another way that you would implement this, but
>>     if you want something else, let me know.
>>
>>         2- We then tried to create a "section" in different manners:
>>         we took the code into the example
>>         petsc/src/dm/impls/plex/tests/ex15.c. However, we ended up
>>         with a segfault:
>>
>>         corrupted size vs. prev_size
>>         [rohan:07297] *** Process received signal ***
>>         [rohan:07297] Signal: Aborted (6)
>>         [rohan:07297] Signal code:  (-6)
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 0]
>>         /lib64/libpthread.so.0(+0x13f80)[0x7f6f13be3f80]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 1]
>>         /lib64/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x10b)[0x7f6f109b718b]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 2] /lib64/libc.so.6(abort+0x175)[0x7f6f109b8585]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 3] /lib64/libc.so.6(+0x7e2f7)[0x7f6f109fb2f7]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 4] /lib64/libc.so.6(+0x857ea)[0x7f6f10a027ea]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 5] /lib64/libc.so.6(+0x86036)[0x7f6f10a03036]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 6] /lib64/libc.so.6(+0x861a3)[0x7f6f10a031a3]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 7] /lib64/libc.so.6(+0x88740)[0x7f6f10a05740]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 8]
>>         /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_malloc+0x1b8)[0x7f6f10a070c8]
>>         [rohan:07297] [ 9]
>>         /lib64/libc.so.6(__backtrace_symbols+0x134)[0x7f6f10a8b064]
>>         [rohan:07297] [10]
>>         /home/mefpp_ericc/GIREF/bin/MEF++.dev(_Z12reqBacktraceRNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEE+0x4e)[0x4538ce]
>>         [rohan:07297] [11]
>>         /home/mefpp_ericc/GIREF/bin/MEF++.dev(_Z15attacheDebuggerv+0x120)[0x4523c0]
>>         [rohan:07297] [12]
>>         /home/mefpp_ericc/GIREF/lib/libgiref_dev_Util.so(traitementSignal+0x612)[0x7f6f28f503a2]
>>         [rohan:07297] [13] /lib64/libc.so.6(+0x3a210)[0x7f6f109b7210]
>>
>>         [rohan:07297] [14]
>>         /opt/petsc-3.15.0_debug_openmpi-4.1.0_gcc7/lib/libpetsc.so.3.15(PetscTrMallocDefault+0x6fd)[0x7f6f22f1b8ed]
>>         [rohan:07297] [15]
>>         /opt/petsc-3.15.0_debug_openmpi-4.1.0_gcc7/lib/libpetsc.so.3.15(PetscMallocA+0x5cd)[0x7f6f22f19c2d]
>>         [rohan:07297] [16]
>>         /opt/petsc-3.15.0_debug_openmpi-4.1.0_gcc7/lib/libpetsc.so.3.15(PetscSFCreateSectionSF+0xb48)[0x7f6f23268e18]
>>         [rohan:07297] [17]
>>         /opt/petsc-3.15.0_debug_openmpi-4.1.0_gcc7/lib/libpetsc.so.3.15(DMPlexCreateGlobalToNaturalSF+0x13b2)[0x7f6f241a5602]
>>         [rohan:07297] [18]
>>         /opt/petsc-3.15.0_debug_openmpi-4.1.0_gcc7/lib/libpetsc.so.3.15(DMPlexDistribute+0x39b1)[0x7f6f23fdca21]
>>
>>     I am not sure what happened here, but if you could send a sample
>>     code, I will figure it out.
>>
>>         If we do not create a section, the call to DMPlexDistribute
>>         is successful, but DMPlexGetGlobalToNaturalSF return a null
>>         SF pointer...
>>
>>     Yes, it just ignores it in this case because it does not have a
>>     global layout.
>>
>>         Here are the operations we are calling ( this is almost the
>>         code we are using, I just removed verifications and creation
>>         of the connectivity which use our parallel structure and code):
>>
>>         ===========
>>
>>           PetscInt* lCells      = 0;
>>           PetscInt  lNumCorners = 0;
>>           PetscInt  lDimMail    = 0;
>>           PetscInt  lnumCells   = 0;
>>
>>           //At this point we create the cells for PETSc expected
>>         input for DMPlexBuildFromCellListParallel and set
>>         lNumCorners, lDimMail and lnumCells to correct values.
>>           ...
>>
>>           DM       lDMBete = 0
>>           DMPlexCreate(lMPIComm,&lDMBete);
>>
>>           DMSetDimension(lDMBete, lDimMail);
>>
>>           DMPlexBuildFromCellListParallel(lDMBete,
>>                                           lnumCells,
>>         PETSC_DECIDE,
>>         pLectureElementsLocaux.reqNbTotalSommets(),
>>                                           lNumCorners,
>>                                           lCells,
>>                                           PETSC_NULL);
>>
>>           DM lDMBeteInterp = 0;
>>           DMPlexInterpolate(lDMBete, &lDMBeteInterp);
>>           DMDestroy(&lDMBete);
>>           lDMBete = lDMBeteInterp;
>>
>>           DMSetUseNatural(lDMBete,PETSC_TRUE);
>>
>>           PetscSF lSFMigrationSansOvl = 0;
>>           PetscSF lSFMigrationOvl = 0;
>>           DM lDMDistribueSansOvl = 0;
>>           DM lDMAvecOverlap = 0;
>>
>>           PetscPartitioner lPart;
>>           DMPlexGetPartitioner(lDMBete, &lPart);
>>           PetscPartitionerSetFromOptions(lPart);
>>
>>           PetscSection   section;
>>           PetscInt       numFields   = 1;
>>           PetscInt       numBC       = 0;
>>           PetscInt       numComp[1]  = {1};
>>           PetscInt       numDof[4]   = {1, 0, 0, 0};
>>           PetscInt       bcFields[1] = {0};
>>           IS             bcPoints[1] = {NULL};
>>
>>           DMSetNumFields(lDMBete, numFields);
>>
>>           DMPlexCreateSection(lDMBete, NULL, numComp, numDof, numBC,
>>         bcFields, bcPoints, NULL, NULL, &section);
>>           DMSetLocalSection(lDMBete, section);
>>
>>           DMPlexDistribute(lDMBete, 0, &lSFMigrationSansOvl,
>>         &lDMDistribueSansOvl); // segfault!
>>
>>         ===========
>>
>>         So we have other question/remarks:
>>
>>         3- Maybe PETSc expect something specific that is missing/not
>>         verified: for example, we didn't gave any coordinates since
>>         we just want to partition and compute overlap for the mesh...
>>         and then recover our element numbers in a "simple way"
>>
>>         4- We are telling ourselves it is somewhat a "big price to
>>         pay" to have to build an unused section to have the global to
>>         natural ordering set ?  Could this requirement be avoided?
>>
>>     I don't think so. There would have to be _some_ way of describing
>>     your data layout in terms of mesh points, and I do not see how
>>     you could use less memory doing that.
>>
>>         5- Are there any improvement towards our usages in 3.16 release?
>>
>>     Let me try and run the code above.
>>
>>       Thanks,
>>
>>          Matt
>>
>>         Thanks,
>>
>>         Eric
>>
>>
>>         On 2021-09-29 7:39 p.m., Matthew Knepley wrote:
>>>         On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 5:18 PM Eric Chamberland
>>>         <Eric.Chamberland at giref.ulaval.ca
>>>         <mailto:Eric.Chamberland at giref.ulaval.ca>> wrote:
>>>
>>>             Hi,
>>>
>>>             I come back with _almost_ the original question:
>>>
>>>             I would like to add an integer information (*our*
>>>             original element
>>>             number, not petsc one) on each element of the DMPlex I
>>>             create with
>>>             DMPlexBuildFromCellListParallel.
>>>
>>>             I would like this interger to be distribruted by or the
>>>             same way
>>>             DMPlexDistribute distribute the mesh.
>>>
>>>             Is it possible to do this?
>>>
>>>
>>>         I think we already have support for what you want. If you call
>>>
>>>         https://petsc.org/main/docs/manualpages/DM/DMSetUseNatural.html
>>>         <https://petsc.org/main/docs/manualpages/DM/DMSetUseNatural.html>
>>>
>>>         before DMPlexDistribute(), it will compute a PetscSF
>>>         encoding the global to natural map. You
>>>         can get it with
>>>
>>>         https://petsc.org/main/docs/manualpages/DMPLEX/DMPlexGetGlobalToNaturalSF.html
>>>         <https://petsc.org/main/docs/manualpages/DMPLEX/DMPlexGetGlobalToNaturalSF.html>
>>>
>>>         and use it with
>>>
>>>         https://petsc.org/main/docs/manualpages/DMPLEX/DMPlexGlobalToNaturalBegin.html
>>>         <https://petsc.org/main/docs/manualpages/DMPLEX/DMPlexGlobalToNaturalBegin.html>
>>>
>>>         Is this sufficient?
>>>
>>>           Thanks,
>>>
>>>              Matt
>>>
>>>             Thanks,
>>>
>>>             Eric
>>>
>>>             On 2021-07-14 1:18 p.m., Eric Chamberland wrote:
>>>             > Hi,
>>>             >
>>>             > I want to use DMPlexDistribute from PETSc for
>>>             computing overlapping
>>>             > and play with the different partitioners supported.
>>>             >
>>>             > However, after calling DMPlexDistribute, I noticed the
>>>             elements are
>>>             > renumbered and then the original number is lost.
>>>             >
>>>             > What would be the best way to keep track of the
>>>             element renumbering?
>>>             >
>>>             > a) Adding an optional parameter to let the user
>>>             retrieve a vector or
>>>             > "IS" giving the old number?
>>>             >
>>>             > b) Adding a DMLabel (seems a wrong good solution)
>>>             >
>>>             > c) Other idea?
>>>             >
>>>             > Of course, I don't want to loose performances with the
>>>             need of this
>>>             > "mapping"...
>>>             >
>>>             > Thanks,
>>>             >
>>>             > Eric
>>>             >
>>>             -- 
>>>             Eric Chamberland, ing., M. Ing
>>>             Professionnel de recherche
>>>             GIREF/Université Laval
>>>             (418) 656-2131 poste 41 22 42
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>         -- 
>>>         What most experimenters take for granted before they begin
>>>         their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any
>>>         results to which their experiments lead.
>>>         -- Norbert Wiener
>>>
>>>         https://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/
>>>         <http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/>
>>
>>         -- 
>>         Eric Chamberland, ing., M. Ing
>>         Professionnel de recherche
>>         GIREF/Université Laval
>>         (418) 656-2131 poste 41 22 42
>>
>>
>>
>>     -- 
>>     What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
>>     experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to
>>     which their experiments lead.
>>     -- Norbert Wiener
>>
>>     https://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/
>>     <http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/>
>
>     -- 
>     Eric Chamberland, ing., M. Ing
>     Professionnel de recherche
>     GIREF/Université Laval
>     (418) 656-2131 poste 41 22 42
>
>
>
> -- 
> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their 
> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which 
> their experiments lead.
> -- Norbert Wiener
>
> https://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/ 
> <http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/>

-- 
Eric Chamberland, ing., M. Ing
Professionnel de recherche
GIREF/Université Laval
(418) 656-2131 poste 41 22 42

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