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37 /*! \libinternal \file
39 * \brief This file declares functions for inter-rank signalling by mdrun
41 * This handles details of responding to termination conditions,
42 * coordinating checkpoints, and coordinating multi-simulations.
44 * \author Berk Hess <hess@kth.se>
45 * \author Mark Abraham <mark.j.abraham@gmail.com>
47 * \ingroup module_mdlib
49 #ifndef GMX_MDLIB_MDRUN_SIGNALLING_H
50 #define GMX_MDLIB_MDRUN_SIGNALLING_H
52 #include "gromacs/mdtypes/inputrec.h"
53 #include "gromacs/utility/real.h"
65 /*! \brief Simulation conditions to transmit.
67 * Keep in mind that they are transmitted to other ranks through an
68 * MPI_Reduce after casting them to a real (so the signals can be sent
69 * together with other data). This means that the only meaningful
70 * values are positive, negative or zero. */
72 eglsCHKPT
, eglsSTOPCOND
, eglsRESETCOUNTERS
, eglsNR
76 * \brief Object used by mdrun ranks to signal to each other
78 * Note that xlc on BG/Q requires sig to be of size char (see unit tests
79 * of ArrayRef for details). */
80 struct gmx_signalling_t
{
81 int nstms
; /**< The frequency for inter-simulation communication */
82 signed char sig
[eglsNR
]; /**< The signal set by this rank in do_md */
83 signed char set
[eglsNR
]; /**< The communicated signal, equal for all ranks once communication has occurred */
84 real mpiBuffer
[eglsNR
]; /**< Buffer for communication */
87 /*! \brief Construct a struct gmx_signalling_t */
88 void init_global_signals(struct gmx_signalling_t
*gs
,
93 /*! \brief Fill the array of reals in which inter- and
94 * intra-simulation signals will be communicated
95 * with the signal values to be sent. */
97 prepareSignalBuffer(struct gmx_signalling_t
*gs
);
99 /*! \brief Handle intra- and inter-simulation signals recieved
101 * If a multi-simulation signal should be handled, communicate between
102 * simulation-master ranks, then propagate from the masters to the
103 * rest of the ranks for each simulation.
105 * Then, set the flags that mdrun will use to respond to the signals
108 handleSignals(struct gmx_signalling_t
*gs
,