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MPI_Group_size

Definition

MPI_Group_size gets the number of MPI processes in the group given.

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int MPI_Group_size(MPI_Group group,
                   int* size);

Parameters

group
The MPI group to explore.
size
A pointer on the variable in which write the size of the MPI group given.

Returned value

The error code returned from the group size retrieval.

MPI_SUCCESS
The routine successfully completed.

Example

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <mpi.h>

/**
 * @brief Display the number of MPI processes in the group of the default
 * communicator MPI_COMM_WORLD.
 * @details This code obtains the group from the default communicator, then
 * queries that group to know how many processes are part of it.
 **/
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);

    // Get the group from the default communicator
    MPI_Group group;
    MPI_Comm_group(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &group);

    // Get the size of the group
    int size;
    MPI_Group_size(group, &size);

    // Each process prints the number of processes in that group
    printf("We are %d MPI processes in the group of the default communicator MPI_COMM_WORLD.\n", size);

    MPI_Finalize();

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}