int MPI_Type_delete_attr(
  MPI_Datatype type,
  int type_keyval
);

Parameters

type

[in] MPI datatype to which attribute is attached (handle)

type_keyval

[in] The key value of the deleted attribute (integer)

Remarks

Deletes an attribute value associated with a key on a datatype.

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 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 communicators), 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 predefined 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_OTHER

Other error; use MPI_Error_string to get more information about this error code.

MPI_ERR_KEYVAL

Invalid keyval

Example Code

The following sample code illustrates MPI_Type_delete_attr.

#include "mpi.h"
#include <stdio.h>
 
/* Test creating and inserting attributes in different orders to ensure that the list management code handles all cases. */
 
int checkAttrs( MPI_Datatype type, int n, int key[], int attrval[] );
int checkNoAttrs( MPI_Datatype type, int n, int key[] );
 
int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
    int errs = 0;
    int key[3], attrval[3];
    int i;
    MPI_Datatype type;
 
    MPI_Init( &argc, &argv );

    type = MPI_INT;
    /* Create key values */
    for (i=0; i<3; i++) {
        MPI_Type_create_keyval( MPI_NULL_COPY_FN, MPI_NULL_DELETE_FN, &key[i], (void *)0 );
        attrval[i] = 1024 * i;
    }
 
    /* Insert attribute in several orders. Test after put with get, then delete, then confirm delete with get. */
 
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[2], &attrval[2] );
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[1], &attrval[1] );
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[0], &attrval[0] );
    errs += checkAttrs( type, 3, key, attrval );
 
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[0] );
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[1] );
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[2] );
    errs += checkNoAttrs( type, 3, key );
 
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[1], &attrval[1] );
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[2], &attrval[2] );
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[0], &attrval[0] );
    errs += checkAttrs( type, 3, key, attrval );
 
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[2] );
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[1] );
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[0] );
    errs += checkNoAttrs( type, 3, key );
 
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[0], &attrval[0] );
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[1], &attrval[1] );
    MPI_Type_set_attr( type, key[2], &attrval[2] );
    errs += checkAttrs( type, 3, key, attrval );
 
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[1] );
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[2] );
    MPI_Type_delete_attr( type, key[0] );
    errs += checkNoAttrs( type, 3, key );
 
    for (i=0; i<3; i++) {
        MPI_Type_free_keyval( &key[i] );
    }
 
    MPI_Finalize();
    return 0;
}
 
int checkAttrs( MPI_Datatype type, int n, int key[], int attrval[] )
{
    int errs = 0;
    int i, flag, *val_p;
 
    for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
        MPI_Type_get_attr( type, key[i], &val_p, &flag );
        if (!flag) {
            errs++;
            fprintf( stderr, "Attribute for key %d not set\n", i );fflush(stderr);
        }
        else if (val_p != &attrval[i]) {
            errs++;
            fprintf( stderr, "Atribute value for key %d not correct\n", i );fflush(stderr);
        }
    }
    return errs;
}
 
int checkNoAttrs( MPI_Datatype type, int n, int key[] )
{
    int errs = 0;
    int i, flag, *val_p;
 
    for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
        MPI_Type_get_attr( type, key[i], &val_p, &flag );
        if (flag) {
            errs++;
            fprintf( stderr, "Attribute for key %d set but should be deleted\n", i );fflush(stderr);
        }
    }
    return errs;
}