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35 /*! \libinternal \file
36 * \brief
37 * Declares functionality for communicators across physical nodes.
39 * \inlibraryapi
40 * \ingroup module_utility
42 #ifndef GMX_MDTYPES_PHYSICALNODECOMMUNICATOR_H
43 #define GMX_MDTYPES_PHYSICALNODECOMMUNICATOR_H
45 #include "gromacs/utility/gmxmpi.h"
46 #include "gromacs/utility/unique_cptr.h"
48 namespace gmx
51 /*! \brief Wrapper function for RAII-style cleanup.
53 * This is needed to discard the return value so it can be used as a
54 * deleter by a smart pointer. */
55 void MPI_Comm_free_wrapper(MPI_Comm* comm);
57 //! Make a smart pointer for MPI communicators.
58 using MPI_Comm_ptr = gmx::unique_cptr<MPI_Comm, MPI_Comm_free_wrapper>;
60 /*! \libinternal \brief Holds a communicator for the physical node of this rank
62 * This communicator should only be used for appropriate tasks,
63 * e.g. during initialization and finalization. It can contain ranks
64 * from PP, PME and multiple simulations with multisim, so is not
65 * suited for general-purpose communication. */
66 class PhysicalNodeCommunicator
68 public:
69 /*! \brief Constructor.
71 * Communicates within \c world to make intra-communicator \c
72 * comm_ between all ranks that share \c physicalNodeId. */
73 PhysicalNodeCommunicator(MPI_Comm world, int physicalNodeId);
74 //! Communicator for all ranks on this physical node
75 MPI_Comm comm_;
76 //! Number of ranks on this physical node, corresponds to MPI_Comm_size of comm.
77 int size_;
78 //! Rank ID within this physical node, corresponds to MPI_Comm_rank of comm.
79 int rank_;
80 //! RAII handler for cleaning up \c comm_ only when appropriate.
81 MPI_Comm_ptr commGuard_;
82 //! Creates a barrier for all ranks on this physical node.
83 void barrier() const;
86 } // namespace gmx
88 #endif