MPI_SCATTER(sendbuf, sendcount, sendtype, recvbuf, recvcount,
recvtype, root, comm)
IN sendbuf address of send buffer
IN sendcount number of elements send to
each process
IN sendtype datatype of send buffer elements
OUT recvbuf address of receive buffer
IN recvcount number of elements in
receive buffer
IN recvtype data type of recv buffer elements
IN root rank of sending process
IN comm communicator
MPI_Scatter(void* sendbuf, int sendcount, MPI_Datatype sendtype, void* recvbuf, int recvcount, MPI_Datatype recvtype, int root, MPI_Comm comm)
MPI_SCATTER(SENDBUF, SENDCOUNT, SENDTYPE, RECVBUF, RECVCOUNT, RECVTYPE, ROOT, COMM, IERROR) <type> SENDBUF(*), RECVBUF(*)
INTEGER SENDCOUNT, SENDTYPE, RECVCOUNT, RECVTYPE, ROOT, COMM, IERROR
MPI_SCATTER is the inverse operation to MPI_GATHER.
The outcome is as if the root executed n send operations, MPI_Send(sendbuf+i-sendcount-extent(sendtype), sendcount, sendtype, i,...), i = 0 to n - 1. and each process executed a receive, MPI_Recv(recvbuf, recvcount, recvtype, root,...).
An alternative description is that the root sends a message with MPI_Send(sendbuf, sendcount-n, sendtype, ...). This message is split into n equal segments, the ith segment is sent to the ith process in the group, and each process receives this message as above.
The type signature associated with sendcount and sendtype at the root must be equal to the type signature associated with recvcount and recvtype at all processes. This implies that the amount of data sent must be equal to the amount of data received, pairwise between each process and the root. Distinct type maps between sender and receiver are still allowed.
All arguments to the function are significant on process root, while on other processes, only arguments recvbuf, recvcount, recvtype, root, comm are significant. The argument root must have identical values on all processes and comm must represent the same intragroup communication domain. The send buffer is ignored for all non-root processes.
The specification of counts and types should not cause any location on the root to be read more than once.
Rationale. Though not essential, the last restriction is imposed so as to acheive symmetry with MPI_GATHER, where the corresponding restriction(a multiple-write restriction) is necessary. (End of rational)