MPI_Keyval_free(3) MPI MPI_Keyval_free(3)NAMEMPI_Keyval_free - Frees an attribute key for communicators
SYNOPSIS
int MPI_Keyval_free(int *keyval)
INPUT PARAMETER
keyval - Frees the integer key value (integer)
NOTE
Key values are global (they can be used with any and all communicators)
DEPRECATED FUNCTION
The MPI-2 standard deprecated a number of routines because MPI-2 pro‐
vides better versions. This routine is one of those that was depre‐
cated. The routine may continue to be used, but new code should use
the replacement routine. The replacement for this routine is
MPI_Comm_free_keyval .
THREAD AND INTERRUPT SAFETY
This routine is thread-safe. This means that this routine may be
safely used by multiple threads without the need for any user-provided
thread locks. However, the routine is not interrupt safe. Typically,
this is due to the use of memory allocation routines such as malloc or
other non-MPICH runtime routines that are themselves not interrupt-
safe.
NOTES FOR FORTRAN
All MPI routines in Fortran (except for MPI_WTIME and MPI_WTICK ) have
an additional argument ierr at the end of the argument list. ierr is
an integer and has the same meaning as the return value of the routine
in C. In Fortran, MPI routines are subroutines, and are invoked with
the call statement.
All MPI objects (e.g., MPI_Datatype , MPI_Comm ) are of type INTEGER in
Fortran.
ERRORS
All MPI routines (except MPI_Wtime and MPI_Wtick ) return an error
value; C routines as the value of the function and Fortran routines in
the last argument. Before the value is returned, the current MPI error
handler is called. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job.
The error handler may be changed with MPI_Comm_set_errhandler (for com‐
municators), MPI_File_set_errhandler (for files), and
MPI_Win_set_errhandler (for RMA windows). The MPI-1 routine
MPI_Errhandler_set may be used but its use is deprecated. The prede‐
fined error handler MPI_ERRORS_RETURN may be used to cause error values
to be returned. Note that MPI does not guarentee that an MPI program
can continue past an error; however, MPI implementations will attempt
to continue whenever possible.
MPI_SUCCESS
- No error; MPI routine completed successfully.
MPI_ERR_ARG
- Invalid argument. Some argument is invalid and is not identi‐
fied by a specific error class (e.g., MPI_ERR_RANK ).
MPI_ERR_ARG
- This error class is associated with an error code that indi‐
cates that an attempt was made to free one of the permanent
keys.
SEE ALSO
MPI_Keyval_create, MPI_Comm_free_keyval
LOCATION
src/mpi/attr/keyval_free.c
9/20/2012 MPI_Keyval_free(3)
