Sun MPI 4.0 Programming and Reference Guide

Standard Error Classes

Listed below are the error return classes you may encounter in your MPI programs. Error values may also be found in mpi.h (for C), mpif.h (for Fortran), and mpi++.h (for C++).

Table B-1 Sun MPI Standard Error Classes

Error Code 

Value 

Meaning 

MPI_SUCCESS

0

Successful return code. 

MPI_ERR_BUFFER

1

Invalid buffer pointer. 

MPI_ERR_COUNT

2

Invalid count argument. 

MPI_ERR_TYPE

3

Invalid datatype argument. 

MPI_ERR_TAG

4

Invalid tag argument. 

MPI_ERR_COMM

5

Invalid communicator. 

MPI_ERR_RANK

6

Invalid rank. 

MPI_ERR_ROOT

7

Invalid root. 

MPI_ERR_GROUP

8

Null group passed to function. 

MPI_ERR_OP

9

Invalid operation. 

MPI_ERR_TOPOLOGY

10

Invalid topology. 

MPI_ERR_DIMS

11

Illegal dimension argument. 

MPI_ERR_ARG

12

Invalid argument. 

MPI_ERR_UNKNOWN

13

Unknown error. 

MPI_ERR_TRUNCATE

14

Message truncated on receive. 

MPI_ERR_OTHER

15

Other error; use Error_string.

MPI_ERR_INTERN

16

Internal error code. 

MPI_ERR_IN_STATUS

17

Look in status for error value. 

MPI_ERR_PENDING

18

Pending request.  

MPI_ERR_REQUEST

19

Illegal MPI_Request handle.

MPI_ERR_KEYVAL

36

Illegal key value.  

MPI_ERR_INFO

37

Invalid info object.  

MPI_ERR_INFO_KEY

38

Illegal info key.  

MPI_ERR_INFO_NOKEY

39

No such key. 

MPI_ERR_INFO_VALUE

40

Illegal info value.  

MPI_ERR_TIMEDOUT

41

Timed out.  

MPI_ERR_RESOURCES

42

Out of resources.  

MPI_ERR_TRANSPORT

43

Transport layer error.  

MPI_ERR_HANDSHAKE

44

Error accepting/connecting.  

MPI_ERR_SPAWN

45

Error spawning.  

MPI_ERR_LASTCODE

46

Last error code.  

MPI I/O message are listed separately, in Table B-2.