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Andrew Heather d8d6030ab6 INT: Integration of Mattijs' collocated parallel IO additions
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Parallel IO: New collated file format

When an OpenFOAM simulation runs in parallel, the data for decomposed fields and
mesh(es) has historically been stored in multiple files within separate
directories for each processor.  Processor directories are named 'processorN',
where N is the processor number.

This commit introduces an alternative "collated" file format where the data for
each decomposed field (and mesh) is collated into a single file, which is
written and read on the master processor.  The files are stored in a single
directory named 'processors'.

The new format produces significantly fewer files - one per field, instead of N
per field.  For large parallel cases, this avoids the restriction on the number
of open files imposed by the operating system limits.

The file writing can be threaded allowing the simulation to continue running
while the data is being written to file.  NFS (Network File System) is not
needed when using the the collated format and additionally, there is an option
to run without NFS with the original uncollated approach, known as
"masterUncollated".

The controls for the file handling are in the OptimisationSwitches of
etc/controlDict:

OptimisationSwitches
{
    ...

    //- Parallel IO file handler
    //  uncollated (default), collated or masterUncollated
    fileHandler uncollated;

    //- collated: thread buffer size for queued file writes.
    //  If set to 0 or not sufficient for the file size threading is not used.
    //  Default: 2e9
    maxThreadFileBufferSize 2e9;

    //- masterUncollated: non-blocking buffer size.
    //  If the file exceeds this buffer size scheduled transfer is used.
    //  Default: 2e9
    maxMasterFileBufferSize 2e9;
}

When using the collated file handling, memory is allocated for the data in the
thread.  maxThreadFileBufferSize sets the maximum size of memory in bytes that
is allocated.  If the data exceeds this size, the write does not use threading.

When using the masterUncollated file handling, non-blocking MPI communication
requires a sufficiently large memory buffer on the master node.
maxMasterFileBufferSize sets the maximum size in bytes of the buffer.  If the
data exceeds this size, the system uses scheduled communication.

The installation defaults for the fileHandler choice, maxThreadFileBufferSize
and maxMasterFileBufferSize (set in etc/controlDict) can be over-ridden within
the case controlDict file, like other parameters.  Additionally the fileHandler
can be set by:
- the "-fileHandler" command line argument;
- a FOAM_FILEHANDLER environment variable.

A foamFormatConvert utility allows users to convert files between the collated
and uncollated formats, e.g.
    mpirun -np 2 foamFormatConvert -parallel -fileHandler uncollated

An example case demonstrating the file handling methods is provided in:
$FOAM_TUTORIALS/IO/fileHandling

The work was undertaken by Mattijs Janssens, in collaboration with Henry Weller.
2017-07-07 11:39:56 +01:00

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/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
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#include "IOobject.H"
#include "Time.H"
#include "IFstream.H"
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
namespace Foam
{
defineTypeNameAndDebug(IOobject, 0);
}
const Foam::Enum
<
Foam::IOobject::fileCheckTypes
>
Foam::IOobject::fileCheckTypesNames
{
{ fileCheckTypes::timeStamp, "timeStamp" },
{ fileCheckTypes::timeStampMaster, "timeStampMaster" },
{ fileCheckTypes::inotify, "inotify" },
{ fileCheckTypes::inotifyMaster, "inotifyMaster" },
};
// Default fileCheck type
Foam::IOobject::fileCheckTypes Foam::IOobject::fileModificationChecking
(
fileCheckTypesNames.lookup
(
"fileModificationChecking",
debug::optimisationSwitches()
)
);
namespace Foam
{
// Register re-reader
class addfileModificationCheckingToOpt
:
public ::Foam::simpleRegIOobject
{
public:
addfileModificationCheckingToOpt(const char* name)
:
::Foam::simpleRegIOobject(Foam::debug::addOptimisationObject, name)
{}
virtual ~addfileModificationCheckingToOpt()
{}
virtual void readData(Foam::Istream& is)
{
IOobject::fileModificationChecking =
IOobject::fileCheckTypesNames.read(is);
}
virtual void writeData(Foam::Ostream& os) const
{
os << IOobject::fileCheckTypesNames
[IOobject::fileModificationChecking];
}
};
addfileModificationCheckingToOpt addfileModificationCheckingToOpt_
(
"fileModificationChecking"
);
}
// file-scope
//
// A file is 'outside' of the case if it has been specified using an
// absolute path (starts with '/')
//
static inline bool isOutsideOfCase(const std::string& file)
{
return !file.empty() && file[0] == '/';
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Member Functions * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
bool Foam::IOobject::fileNameComponents
(
const fileName& path,
fileName& instance,
fileName& local,
word& name
)
{
// Convert explicit relative file-system path to absolute file-system path.
if (path.startsWith("./") || path.startsWith("../"))
{
fileName absPath = cwd()/path;
absPath.clean();
return fileNameComponents(absPath, instance, local, name);
}
instance.clear();
local.clear();
name.clear();
// Called with directory
if (isDir(path))
{
WarningInFunction
<< " called with directory: " << path << endl;
return false;
}
const auto first = path.find('/');
const auto last = path.rfind('/');
// The raw length of name (without validating for word chars)
auto nameLen = path.size();
if (first == std::string::npos)
{
// No '/' found (or empty entirely)
// => no instance or local
name = word::validate(path);
}
else if (first == 0)
{
// Absolute path (starts with '/')
// => no local
instance = path.substr(0, last);
const std::string ending = path.substr(last+1);
nameLen = ending.size(); // The raw length of name
name = word::validate(ending);
}
else
{
// Normal case.
// First part is instance, remainder is local
instance = path.substr(0, first);
if (last > first)
{
// With local
local = path.substr(first+1, last-first-1);
}
const std::string ending = path.substr(last+1);
nameLen = ending.size(); // The raw length of name
name = word::validate(ending);
}
// Check for valid (and stripped) name, regardless of the debug level
if (!nameLen || nameLen != name.size())
{
WarningInFunction
<< "has invalid word for name: \"" << name
<< "\"\nwhile processing path: " << path << endl;
return false;
}
return true;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Foam::IOobject::IOobject
(
const word& name,
const fileName& instance,
const objectRegistry& registry,
readOption ro,
writeOption wo,
bool registerObject
)
:
name_(name),
headerClassName_(typeName),
note_(),
instance_(instance),
local_(),
db_(registry),
rOpt_(ro),
wOpt_(wo),
registerObject_(registerObject),
globalObject_(false),
objState_(GOOD)
{
if (objectRegistry::debug)
{
InfoInFunction
<< "Constructing IOobject called " << name_
<< " of type " << headerClassName_
<< endl;
}
}
Foam::IOobject::IOobject
(
const word& name,
const fileName& instance,
const fileName& local,
const objectRegistry& registry,
readOption ro,
writeOption wo,
bool registerObject,
bool globalObject
)
:
name_(name),
headerClassName_(typeName),
note_(),
instance_(instance),
local_(local),
db_(registry),
rOpt_(ro),
wOpt_(wo),
registerObject_(registerObject),
globalObject_(globalObject),
objState_(GOOD)
{
if (objectRegistry::debug)
{
InfoInFunction
<< "Constructing IOobject called " << name_
<< " of type " << headerClassName_
<< endl;
}
}
Foam::IOobject::IOobject
(
const fileName& path,
const objectRegistry& registry,
readOption ro,
writeOption wo,
bool registerObject,
bool globalObject
)
:
name_(),
headerClassName_(typeName),
note_(),
instance_(),
local_(),
db_(registry),
rOpt_(ro),
wOpt_(wo),
registerObject_(registerObject),
globalObject_(globalObject),
objState_(GOOD)
{
if (!fileNameComponents(path, instance_, local_, name_))
{
FatalErrorInFunction
<< " invalid path specification"
<< exit(FatalError);
}
if (objectRegistry::debug)
{
InfoInFunction
<< "Constructing IOobject called " << name_
<< " of type " << headerClassName_
<< endl;
}
}
Foam::IOobject::IOobject
(
const IOobject& io,
const objectRegistry& registry
)
:
name_(io.name_),
headerClassName_(io.headerClassName_),
note_(io.note_),
instance_(io.instance_),
local_(io.local_),
db_(registry),
rOpt_(io.rOpt_),
wOpt_(io.wOpt_),
registerObject_(io.registerObject_),
globalObject_(io.globalObject_),
objState_(io.objState_)
{}
Foam::IOobject::IOobject
(
const IOobject& io,
const word& name
)
:
name_(name),
headerClassName_(io.headerClassName_),
note_(io.note_),
instance_(io.instance_),
local_(io.local_),
db_(io.db_),
rOpt_(io.rOpt_),
wOpt_(io.wOpt_),
registerObject_(io.registerObject_),
globalObject_(io.globalObject_),
objState_(io.objState_)
{}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Foam::IOobject::~IOobject()
{}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
const Foam::objectRegistry& Foam::IOobject::db() const
{
return db_;
}
const Foam::Time& Foam::IOobject::time() const
{
return db_.time();
}
const Foam::fileName& Foam::IOobject::rootPath() const
{
return time().rootPath();
}
const Foam::fileName& Foam::IOobject::caseName() const
{
return time().caseName();
}
Foam::word Foam::IOobject::group() const
{
const auto i = name_.rfind('.');
if (i == std::string::npos || i == 0)
{
return word::null;
}
else
{
return name_.substr(i+1);
}
}
Foam::word Foam::IOobject::member() const
{
const auto i = name_.rfind('.');
if (i == std::string::npos || i == 0)
{
return name_;
}
else
{
return name_.substr(0, i);
}
}
Foam::fileName Foam::IOobject::path() const
{
if (isOutsideOfCase(instance()))
{
return instance();
}
else
{
return rootPath()/caseName()/instance()/db_.dbDir()/local();
}
}
Foam::fileName Foam::IOobject::path
(
const word& instance,
const fileName& local
) const
{
// Note: can only be called with relative instance since is word type
return rootPath()/caseName()/instance/db_.dbDir()/local;
}
Foam::fileName Foam::IOobject::localFilePath
(
const word& typeName,
const bool search
) const
{
// Do not check for undecomposed files
return fileHandler().filePath(false, *this, typeName, search);
}
Foam::fileName Foam::IOobject::globalFilePath
(
const word& typeName,
const bool search
) const
{
// Check for undecomposed files
return fileHandler().filePath(true, *this, typeName, search);
}
void Foam::IOobject::setBad(const string& s)
{
if (objState_ != GOOD)
{
FatalErrorInFunction
<< "Recurrent failure for object " << s
<< exit(FatalError);
}
if (error::level)
{
InfoInFunction
<< "Broken object " << s << info() << endl;
}
objState_ = BAD;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Operators * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
void Foam::IOobject::operator=(const IOobject& io)
{
name_ = io.name_;
headerClassName_ = io.headerClassName_;
note_ = io.note_;
instance_ = io.instance_;
local_ = io.local_;
rOpt_ = io.rOpt_;
wOpt_ = io.wOpt_;
globalObject_ = io.globalObject_;
objState_ = io.objState_;
}
// ************************************************************************* //