17.2.184. MPI_Group_difference
MPI_Group_difference - Makes a group from the difference of two groups.
17.2.184.1. Syntax
17.2.184.1.1. C Syntax
#include <mpi.h>
int MPI_Group_difference(MPI_Group group1, MPI_Group group2,
MPI_Group *newgroup)
17.2.184.1.2. Fortran Syntax
USE MPI
! or the older form: INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
MPI_GROUP_DIFFERENCE(GROUP1, GROUP2, NEWGROUP, IERROR)
INTEGER GROUP1, GROUP2, NEWGROUP, IERROR
17.2.184.1.3. Fortran 2008 Syntax
USE mpi_f08
MPI_Group_difference(group1, group2, newgroup, ierror)
TYPE(MPI_Group), INTENT(IN) :: group1, group2
TYPE(MPI_Group), INTENT(OUT) :: newgroup
INTEGER, OPTIONAL, INTENT(OUT) :: ierror
17.2.184.2. Input Parameters
group1 : First group (handle).
group2 : Second group (handle).
17.2.184.3. Output Parameters
newgroup : Difference group (handle).
IERROR : Fortran only: Error status (integer).
17.2.184.4. Description
The set-like operations are defined as follows:
union – All elements of the first group (group1), followed by all elements of second group (group2) that are not in the first group
intersect – all elements of the first group that are also in the second group, ordered as in first group
difference – all elements of the first group that are not in the second group, ordered as in the first group
Note that for these operations the order of processes in the output group is determined primarily by order in the first group (if possible) and then, if necessary, by order in the second group. Neither union nor intersection are commutative, but both are associative.
The new group can be empty, that is, equal to MPI_GROUP_EMPTY.
17.2.184.5. Errors
Almost all MPI routines return an error value; C routines as the value of the function and Fortran routines in the last argument.
Before the error value is returned, the current MPI error handler is called. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job, except for I/O function errors. The error handler may be changed with MPI_Comm_set_errhandler; the predefined error handler MPI_ERRORS_RETURN may be used to cause error values to be returned. Note that MPI does not guarantee that an MPI program can continue past an error.
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