Table of Contentslibpvm3.a, libfpvm3.a - PVM C and Fortran programming libraries
All PVM applications must be linked with the libpvm library to allow them to communicate with other entities in the PVM system. The base library (libpvm3.a) is written in C and directly supports C and C++ applications. The Fortran library (libfpvm3.a) consists of wrapper functions to convert Fortran calling sequences to C.
Applications written in C must be linked with at least the base PVM library, libpvm3.a. Fortran applications must be linked with both libfpvm3.a and libpvm3.a. On some operating systems, PVM programs must be linked with other vendor-provided libraries (containing for example, socket or XDR functions).
Programs that use group functions must also be linked with libgpvm3.a.
The libpvm subroutines can be divided into roughly five classes:
- Message Passing
- pvm_bufinfo, pvm_freebuf, pvm_getrbuf, pvm_getsbuf, pvm_initsend, pvm_mcast, pvm_mkbuf, pvm_nrecv, pvm_pack, pvm_precv, pvm_probe, pvm_psend, pvm_recv, pvm_recvf, pvm_send, pvm_sendsig, pvm_setmwid, pvm_setrbuf, pvm_setsbuf, pvm_trecv, pvm_unpack
- Task Control
- pvm_exit, pvm_kill, pvm_mytid, pvm_parent, pvm_pstat, pvm_spawn, pvm_tasks
- Group Library Functions
- pvm_barrier, pvm_bcast, pvm_gather, pvm_getinst, pvm_gettid, pvm_gsize, pvm_joingroup, pvm_lvgroup, pvm_reduce, pvm_scatter
- Virtual Machine Control
- pvm_addhosts, pvm_config, pvm_delhosts, pvm_halt, pvm_mstat, pvm_reg_hoster, pvm_reg_rm, pvm_reg_tasker, pvm_start_pvmd
- Miscellaneous
- pvm_archcode, pvm_catchout, pvm_getopt, pvm_hostsync, pvm_notify, pvm_perror, pvm_setopt, pvm_settmask, pvm_tidtohost
On success, most libpvm functions return the constant PvmOk. The following error conditions can be returned by libpvm functions:
- PvmBadParam
- A bad parameter was passed to the function.
- PvmMismatch
- The count parameter does not match the count used in peer tasks.
- PvmNoData
- The end of a message buffer was reached while trying to unpack data.
- PvmNoHost
- There is no host in the virtual machine with the given name, or the name could not be resolved to an address.
- PvmNoFile
- The named executable does not exist.
- PvmNoMem
- Malloc failed to get memory for libpvm.
- PvmBadMsg
- The received messages has a data format native to another machine, which cannot be decoded by libpvm.
- PvmSysErr
- Libpvm could not contact a pvmd on the local host, or the pvmd failed during an operation.
- PvmNoBuf
- There is no current message buffer to pack or unpack.
- PvmNoSuchBuf
- There is no message buffer with the given buffer handle.
- PvmNullGroup
- A null group name was passed to a function.
- PvmDupGroup
- The task has already a member of the group it attempted to join.
- PvmNoGroup
- The named group does not exist.
- PvmNotInGroup
- The named group has no such member task.
- PvmNoInst
- The named group has no member with this instance.
- PvmHostFail
- A foreign host in the virtual machine failed during the requested operation.
- PvmNoParent
- This task has no parent task.
- PvmNotImpl
- This libpvm function or option is not implemented.
- PvmDSysErr
- Some internal mechanism in the pvmd failed during the requested operation.
- PvmBadVersion
- Two PVM components (pvmd and task, two pvmds or two tasks) have incompatible protocol versions and cannot interoperate. Version mismatch
- PvmOutOfRes
- The requested operation could not be completed due to lack of resources.
- PvmDupHost
- An attempt was made to add the same host to a virtual machine more than once, or to add a host already a member of another virtual machine owned by the same user.
- PvmCantStart
- A pvmd could not be started on the local host, or a slave pvmd could not be started on a remote host.
- PvmAlready
- The requested operation requires exclusive access, and another was already in progress.
- PvmNoTask
- No task exists with the given tid.
- PvmNoEntry
- The class server has no entry matching the lookup request.
- PvmDupEntry
- The class server already has an entry matching the insert request.
- $PVM_ROOT/include/fpvm3.h
- Fortran header file
- $PVM_ROOT/include/pvm3.h
- C header file
- $PVM_ROOT/include/pvmsdpro.h
- Header file for tasker, hoster and resource manager tasks
- $PVM_ROOT/include/pvmtev.h
- Header file for tasks manipulating trace events
- $PVM_ROOT/lib/$PVM_ARCH/libpvm3.a
- C (base) library
- $PVM_ROOT/lib/$PVM_ARCH/libfpvm3.a
- Fortran wrapper library
- $PVM_ROOT/lib/$PVM_ARCH/libgpvm3.a
- Group function library
aimk(1PVM), pvm(1PVM), pvm_intro(1PVM), pvmd3(1PVM)
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