Hello All,
I am currently using ScaLapack to perform research at the University of
Saskatchewan and have encountered some peculiar problems. I am using
the PDSYEVD routine to perform the diagonalization of a matrix however
occasionally I get the wrong results. I believe the problem may be a
memory issue, but I am unable to determine what is causing it. I am
hoping somebody can give me an idea as to where this problem may be
occurring.
The matrix I am trying to diagonalize is 3200x3200 and I am using a
block size of 32x32. I've noticed that the eigenvalues returned by
PDSYEVD are different depending on the particular shape of the process
grid I choose. Inside my program I have the lines which perform:
PRINT Matrix A
Diagonalize ( A, Z)
PRINT Matrix(Z)
Where A is the input matrix, and Z is the matrix of eigenvectors
returned from PDSYEVD. I want to perform this calculation using 4
processors, so I can choose process grids of 1x4, 2x2, or 4x1. Here are
the results of performing such calculations:
1) Matrix A is independent of the grid shape. It is the same in all cases.
2) Matrix Z is INCORRECT for grid shapes of 2x2 and 1x4.
3) Process grid 4x1 gives the CORRECT values for MatrixZ.
As I have mentioned before, I believe this may be some kind of memory
issue. The reason I think this is because I can perform the previous
calculations on a different machine (called vortex) with no errors.
Identical code ran on Vortex gives correct values of MatrixZ for all
grid shapes. Only on this specific machine (iglu) do the process grid
problems arise. To my knowledge the only difference between the
machines is that Vortex is a quad core machine with 8 GB of RAM, while
iglu is a dual core machine ( with hyperthreading enabled ) and 4 GB of
RAM.
First I should ask are there any known issues with ScaLapack's memory
distribution scheme and hyperthreading technology? I realize this email
is quite lengthy, but I am completely baffled as to why this problem is
occurring. Any ideas or comments as to where I should be looking would
be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jason Sadowski
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Cell: 1-306-227-6066
/"He who never made a mistake never made a discovery"/ - Samuel Smiles
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