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openmpi/opal/mca/base/mca_base_param.h
Nathan Hjelm 2acd0f83de Revert "Revert r27451 and r27456 - the cmd line parser is incorrectly marking the application as an MCA parameter".
It appears the problem was not with the command line parser but the rsh plm. I don't know why this problem was not occuring before the command line parser changes but it appears to be resolved now.

This commit was SVN r27527.

The following SVN revision numbers were found above:
  r27451 --> open-mpi/ompi@d59034e6ef
  r27456 --> open-mpi/ompi@ecdbf34937
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*
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*/
/** @file
* This file presents the MCA parameter interface.
*
* Note that there are two scopes for MCA parameters: "normal" and
* attributes. Specifically, all MCA parameters are "normal" -- some
* are special and may also be found on attributes on communicators,
* datatypes, or windows.
*
* In general, these functions are intended to be used as follows:
*
* - Creating MCA parameters
* -# Register a parameter, get an index back
* - Using MCA parameters
* -# Lookup a "normal" parameter value on a specific index, or
* -# Lookup an attribute parameter on a specific index and
* communicator / datatype / window.
*
* MCA parameters can be defined in multiple different places. As
* such, parameters are \em resolved to find their value. The order
* of resolution is as follows:
*
* - An "override" location that is only available to be set via the
* mca_base_param API.
* - Look for an environment variable corresponding to the MCA
* parameter.
* - See if a file contains the MCA parameter (MCA parameter files are
* read only once -- when the first time any mca_param_t function is
* invoked).
* - If nothing else was found, use the parameter's default value.
*
* Note that there is a second header file (mca_base_param_internal.h)
* that contains several internal type delcarations for the parameter
* system. The internal file is only used within the parameter system
* itself; it should not be required by any other Open MPI entities.
*/
#ifndef OPAL_MCA_BASE_PARAM_H
#define OPAL_MCA_BASE_PARAM_H
#include "opal_config.h"
#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
/**
* The types of MCA parameters.
*/
typedef enum {
/** The parameter is of type integer. */
MCA_BASE_PARAM_TYPE_INT,
/** The parameter is of type string. */
MCA_BASE_PARAM_TYPE_STRING,
/** Maximum parameter type. */
MCA_BASE_PARAM_TYPE_MAX
} mca_base_param_type_t;
/**
* Source of an MCA parameter's value
*/
typedef enum {
/** The default value */
MCA_BASE_PARAM_SOURCE_DEFAULT,
/** The value came from the environment (or command line!) */
MCA_BASE_PARAM_SOURCE_ENV,
/** The value came from a file */
MCA_BASE_PARAM_SOURCE_FILE,
/** The value came a "set" API call */
MCA_BASE_PARAM_SOURCE_OVERRIDE,
/** Maximum source type */
MCA_BASE_PARAM_SOURCE_MAX
} mca_base_param_source_t;
/**
* Struct for holding name/type info. Used in mca_base_param_dump(),
* below.
*/
struct mca_base_param_info_t {
/** So that we can be in a list */
opal_list_item_t super;
/** Index of this parameter */
int mbpp_index;
/** Enum indicating the back-end type of the parameter */
mca_base_param_type_t mbpp_type;
/** String name of the type of this component */
char *mbpp_type_name;
/** String name of the component of the parameter */
char *mbpp_component_name;
/** String name of the parameter of the parameter */
char *mbpp_param_name;
/** Full, assembled parameter name */
char *mbpp_full_name;
/** Is this parameter deprecated? */
bool mbpp_deprecated;
/** Array of pointers of synonyms of this parameter */
struct mca_base_param_info_t **mbpp_synonyms;
/** Length of mbpp_synonyms array */
int mbpp_synonyms_len;
/** Back pointer to another mca_base_param_info_t that *this*
param is a synonym of (or NULL) */
struct mca_base_param_info_t *mbpp_synonym_parent;
/** Is this parameter internal? */
bool mbpp_internal;
/** Is this parameter changable? */
bool mbpp_read_only;
/** Help message associated with this parameter */
char *mbpp_help_msg;
};
/**
* Convenience typedef
*/
typedef struct mca_base_param_info_t mca_base_param_info_t;
/*
* Global functions for MCA
*/
BEGIN_C_DECLS
/**
* Make a real object for the info
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_base_param_info_t);
/**
* Initialize the MCA parameter system.
*
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS
*
* This function initalizes the MCA parameter system. It is
* invoked internally (by mca_base_open()) and is only documented
* here for completeness.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_init(void);
/**
* Recache the MCA param files
*
* @param rel_path_search If a relative path is found, search the path even
* if the relative path in pointing to the current working directory.
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS
*
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_recache_files(bool rel_path_search);
/**
* Register an integer MCA parameter.
*
* @param component [in] Pointer to the component for which the
* parameter is being registered.
* @param param_name [in] The name of the parameter being
* registered (string).
* @param help_msg [in] A string describing the use and valid
* values of the parameter (string).
* @param internal [in] Indicates whether the parameter is internal
* (i.e., not to be shown to users) or not (bool).
* @param read_only [in] Indicates whether the parameter value can
* ever change (bool).
* @param default_value [in] The value that is used for this
* parameter if the user does not supply one.
* @param current_value [out] After registering the parameter, look
* up its current value and return it unless current_value is
* NULL.
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR Upon failure to register the parameter.
* @retval index Index value that can be used with
* mca_base_param_lookup_int() to retrieve the value of the parameter.
*
* This function registers an integer MCA parameter and associates it
* with a specific component.
*
* If the {component} pointer is not NULL, the type name and
* component name are automatically prefixed to the parameter
* name. Otherwise, the {param_name} is used as the full
* parameter name.
*
* The {help_msg} is a string of arbitrary length (verbose is
* good!) for explaining what the parameter is for and what its
* valid values are. This message is used in help messages, such
* as the output from the ompi_info executable.
*
* If {internal} is set to true, this parameter is not shown by
* default in the output of ompi_info. That is, this parameter is
* considered internal to the Open MPI implementation and is not
* supposed to be viewed / changed by the user.
*
* If {read_only} is true, then the registered {default_value}
* will be the only value ever returned when this parameter is
* looked up. That is, command line, environment, and file
* overrides will be ignored. This is useful, for example, for
* reporting information to the user (e.g., the version of the GM
* library that was linked against).
*
* If the {current_value} is not NULL, when the registration is
* complete, the parameter system will look up the current value
* of the parameter and return it in {current_value}.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_reg_int(const mca_base_component_t *component,
const char *param_name,
const char *help_msg,
bool internal,
bool read_only,
int default_value,
int *current_value);
/**
* Register an integer MCA parameter that is not associated with a
* component.
*
* @param type [in] Although this parameter is not associated with
* a component, it still must have a string type name that will
* act as a prefix (string).
* @param param_name [in] The name of the parameter being
* registered (string).
* @param help_msg [in] A string describing the use and valid
* values of the parameter (string).
* @param internal [in] Indicates whether the parameter is internal
* (i.e., not to be shown to users) or not (bool).
* @param read_only [in] Indicates whether the parameter value can
* ever change (bool).
* @param default_value [in] The value that is used for this
* parameter if the user does not supply one.
* @param current_value [out] After registering the parameter, look
* up its current value and return it unless current_value is
* NULL.
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR Upon failure to register the parameter.
* @retval index Index value that can be used with
* mca_base_param_lookup_string() to retrieve the value of the
* parameter.
*
* This function is identical to mca_base_param_reg_int() except
* that it registers parameters that are not associated with
* components. For example, it can be used to register parameters
* associated with a framework base or an overall layer (e.g., the
* MPI layer, or the MCA base system framework itself). Typical
* "type" strings are:
*
* "mca": for the MCA base framework itself
* framework name: for any given framework
* "mpi": for parameters that apply to the overall MPI layer
* "orte": for parameters that apply to the overall ORTE layer
* "btl": for parameters to the OMPI BTL framework
* ...etc.
*
* Note that the type should always be a framework or a level name
* (e.g., "btl" or "mpi") -- it should not include the component
* name, even if the component is the base of a framework. Hence,
* "btl_base" is not a valid type name. Specifically, registering
* a parameter with an unrecognized type is not an error, but
* ompi_info has a hard-coded list of frameworks and levels;
* parameters that have recongized types, although they can be
* used by the user, will not be displayed by ompi_info.
*
* Note that if you use mca_base_param_find() to lookup the index
* of the registered parameter, the "component" argument should be
* NULL (because it is not specified in this registration
* function, and is therefore registered with a NULL value).
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_reg_int_name(const char *type,
const char *param_name,
const char *help_msg,
bool internal,
bool read_only,
int default_value,
int *current_value);
/**
* Register a string MCA parameter.
*
* @param component [in] Pointer to the component for which the
* parameter is being registered.
* @param param_name [in] The name of the parameter being
* registered (string).
* @param help_msg [in] A string describing the use and valid
* values of the parameter (string).
* @param internal [in] Indicates whether the parameter is internal
* (i.e., not to be shown to users) or not (bool).
* @param read_only [in] Indicates whether the parameter value can
* ever change (bool).
* @param default_value [in] The value that is used for this
* parameter if the user does not supply one.
* @param current_value [out] After registering the parameter, look
* up its current value and return it unless current_value is
* NULL.
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR Upon failure to register the parameter.
* @retval index Index value that can be used with
* mca_base_param_lookup_string() to retrieve the value of the
* parameter.
*
* Note that if a string value is read in from a file then it will
* never be NULL. It will always have a value, even if that value is
* the empty string.
*
* NOTE: Strings returned in the \em current_value parameter should later
* be free()'ed.
*
* This function is identical to mca_base_param_reg_int() except
* that you are registering a string parameter with an associated
* string default value (which is \em not allowed to be NULL).
* See mca_base_param_reg_int() for all other details.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_reg_string(const mca_base_component_t *component,
const char *param_name,
const char *help_msg,
bool internal,
bool read_only,
const char *default_value,
char **current_value);
/**
* Register a string MCA parameter that is not associated with a
* component.
*
* @param type [in] Although this parameter is not associated with
* a component, it still must have a string type name that will
* act as a prefix (string).
* @param param_name [in] The name of the parameter being
* registered (string).
* @param help_msg [in] A string describing the use and valid
* values of the parameter (string).
* @param internal [in] Indicates whether the parameter is internal
* (i.e., not to be shown to users) or not (bool).
* @param read_only [in] Indicates whether the parameter value can
* ever change (bool).
* @param default_value [in] The value that is used for this
* parameter if the user does not supply one.
* @param current_value [out] After registering the parameter, look
* up its current value and return it unless current_value is
* NULL.
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR Upon failure to register the parameter.
* @retval index Index value that can be used with
* mca_base_param_lookup_string() to retrieve the value of the
* parameter.
*
* Note that if a string value is read in from a file then it will
* never be NULL. It will always have a value, even if that value is
* the empty string.
*
* This function is identical to mca_base_param_reg_string()
* except that it registers parameters that are not associated
* with components. For example, it can be used to register
* parameters associated with a framework base or an overall layer
* (e.g., the MPI layer, or the MCA base system framework itself).
* Typical "type" strings are:
*
* "mca": for the MCA base framework itself
* framework name: for any given framework
* "mpi": for parameters that apply to the overall MPI layer
* "orte": for parameters that apply to the overall ORTE layer
* "btl": for parameters to the OMPI BTL framework
* ...etc.
*
* Note that the type should always be a framework or a level name
* (e.g., "btl" or "mpi") -- it should not include the component
* name, even if the component is the base of a framework. Hence,
* "btl_base" is not a valid type name. Specifically, registering
* a parameter with an unrecognized type is not an error, but
* ompi_info has a hard-coded list of frameworks and levels;
* parameters that have recongized types, although they can be
* used by the user, will not be displayed by ompi_info.
*
* Note that if you use mca_base_param_find() to lookup the index
* of the registered parameter, the "component" argument should be
* NULL (because it is not specified in this registration
* function, and is therefore registered with a NULL value).
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_reg_string_name(const char *type,
const char *param_name,
const char *help_msg,
bool internal,
bool read_only,
const char *default_value,
char **current_value);
/**
* Register a synonym name for an MCA parameter.
*
* @param original_index [in] The index of the original parameter to
* create a synonym for.
* @param syn_component [in] Pointer to the component for which the
* synonym is being registered.
* @param syn_param_name [in] Parameter name of the synonym to be
* created (string)
* @param deprecated If true, a warning will be shown if this
* synonym is used to set the parameter's value (unless the
* warnings are silenced)
*
* @returns OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success.
* @returns OPAL_ERR_BAD_PARAM If the index value is invalid.
* @returns OPAL_ERROR Otherwise
*
* Upon success, this function creates a synonym MCA parameter
* that will be treated almost exactly like the original. The
* type (int or string) is irrelevant; this function simply
* creates a new name that by which the same parameter value is
* accessible.
*
* Note that the original parameter name has precendence over all
* synonyms. For example, consider the case if parameter is
* originally registered under the name "A" and is later
* registered with synonyms "B" and "C". If the user sets values
* for both MCA parameter names "A" and "B", the value associated
* with the "A" name will be used and the value associated with
* the "B" will be ignored (and will not even be visible by the
* mca_base_param_*() API). If the user sets values for both MCA
* parameter names "B" and "C" (and does *not* set a value for
* "A"), it is undefined as to which value will be used.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_reg_syn(int orignal_index,
const mca_base_component_t *syn_component,
const char *syn_param_name,
bool deprecated);
/**
* Register an MCA parameter synonym that is not associated with a
* component.
*
* @param original_index [in] The index of the original parameter to
* create a synonym for.
* @param type [in] Although this synonym is not associated with
* a component, it still must have a string type name that will
* act as a prefix (string).
* @param syn_param_name [in] Parameter name of the synonym to be
* created (string)
* @param deprecated If true, a warning will be shown if this
* synonym is used to set the parameter's value (unless the
* warnings are silenced)
*
* Essentially the same as mca_base_param_reg_syn(), but using a
* type name instead of a component.
*
* See mca_base_param_reg_int_name() for guidence on type string
* values.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_reg_syn_name(int orignal_index,
const char *syn_type,
const char *syn_param_name,
bool deprecated);
/**
* Deregister a MCA parameter
*
* @param index Index returned from mca_base_param_register_init()
*
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_deregister(int index);
/**
* Look up an integer MCA parameter.
*
* @param index Index previous returned from
* mca_base_param_reg_int().
* @param value Pointer to int where the parameter value will be
* stored.
*
* @return OPAL_ERROR Upon failure. The contents of value are
* undefined.
* @return OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success. value will be filled with the
* parameter's current value.
*
* The value of a specific MCA parameter can be looked up using the
* return value from mca_base_param_reg_int().
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_lookup_int(int index, int *value);
/**
* Look up a string MCA parameter.
*
* @param index Index previous returned from
* mca_base_param_reg_string().
* @param value Pointer to (char *) where the parameter value will be
* stored.
*
* @return OPAL_ERROR Upon failure. The contents of value are
* undefined.
* @return OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success. value will be filled with the
* parameter's current value.
*
* Note that if a string value is read in from a file then it will
* never be NULL. It will always have a value, even if that value is
* the empty string.
*
* Strings returned in the \em value parameter should later be
* free()'ed.
*
* The value of a specific MCA parameter can be looked up using the
* return value from mca_base_param_reg_string().
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_lookup_string(int index, char **value);
/**
* Lookup the source of an MCA parameter's value
*
* @param index [in] Index of MCA parameter to set
* @param source [out] Enum value indicating source
* @param source_file [out] If value came from source, name of the
* file that set it. The caller should not modify or free this
* string. It is permissable to specify source_file==NULL if the
* caller does not care to know the filename.
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success.
*
* This function looks up to see where the value of an MCA
* parameter came from.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_lookup_source(int index,
mca_base_param_source_t *source,
char **source_file);
/**
* Sets an "override" value for an integer MCA parameter.
*
* @param index [in] Index of MCA parameter to set
* @param value [in] The integer value to set
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success.
*
* This function sets an integer value on the MCA parameter
* indicated by the index value index. This value will be used in
* lieu of any other value from any other MCA source (environment
* variable, file, etc.) until the value is unset with
* mca_base_param_unset().
*
* This function may be invoked multiple times; each time, the
* last "set" value is replaced with the newest value.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_set_int(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets an "override" value for an string MCA parameter.
*
* @param index [in] Index of MCA parameter to set
* @param value [in] The string value to set
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success.
*
* This function sets a string value on the MCA parameter
* indicated by the index value index. This value will be used in
* lieu of any other value from any other MCA source (environment
* variable, file, etc.) until the value is unset with
* mca_base_param_unset().
*
* The string is copied by value; the string "value" parameter
* does not become "owned" by the parameter subsystem.
*
* This function may be invoked multiple times; each time, the
* last "set" value is replaced with the newest value (the old
* value is discarded).
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_set_string(int index, char *value);
/**
* Unset a parameter that was previously set by
* mca_base_param_set_int() or mca_base_param_set_string().
*
* @param index [in] Index of MCA parameter to set
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success.
*
* Resets previous value that was set (if any) on the given MCA
* parameter.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_unset(int index);
/**
* Get the string name corresponding to the MCA parameter
* value in the environment.
*
* @param param_name Name of the type containing the parameter.
*
* @retval string A string suitable for setenv() or appending to
* an environ-style string array.
* @retval NULL Upon failure.
*
* The string that is returned is owned by the caller; if
* appropriate, it must be eventually freed by the caller.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC char *mca_base_param_env_var(const char *param_name);
/**
* Find the index for an MCA parameter based on its names.
*
* @param type Name of the type containing the parameter.
* @param component Name of the component containing the parameter.
* @param param Name of the parameter.
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
* @retval index If the parameter was found.
*
* It is not always convenient to widely propagate a parameter's index
* value, or it may be necessary to look up the parameter from a
* different component -- where it is not possible to have the return
* value from mca_base_param_reg_int() or mca_base_param_reg_string().
* This function can be used to look up the index of any registered
* parameter. The returned index can be used with
* mca_base_param_lookup_int() and mca_base_param_lookup_string().
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_find(const char *type,
const char *component,
const char *param);
/**
* Find an MCA parameter in an env array based on its names.
*
* @param component [in] Pointer to the component for which the
* parameter was registered.
* @param param_name [in] The name of the parameter being
* registered (string).
* @param env [in] NULL-terminated list of strings (e.g., from an environment).
* @param current_value [out] Return the current value (if found).
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
*
* Look for a specific MCA parameter in an environment and return its value
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_find_int(const mca_base_component_t *component,
const char *param_name,
char **env,
int *current_value);
/**
* Find an MCA parameter (in an env array) that is not associated with a
* component.
*
* @param type [in] Although this parameter is not associated with
* a component, it still must have a string type name that will
* act as a prefix (string).
* @param param_name [in] The name of the parameter being
* registered (string).
* @param env [in] NULL-terminated list of strings (e.g., from an environment).
* @param current_value [out] Return the current value (if found).
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
*
* Look for a specific MCA parameter in an environment and return its value
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_find_int_name(const char *type,
const char *param_name,
char **env,
int *current_value);
/**
* Find a string MCA parameter in an env array based on its names.
*
* @param component [in] Pointer to the component for which the
* parameter was registered.
* @param param_name [in] The name of the parameter being
* registered (string).
* @param env [in] NULL-terminated list of strings (e.g., from an environment).
* @param current_value [out] Return the current value (if found).
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
*
* Look for a specific MCA parameter in an environment and return its value
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_find_string(const mca_base_component_t *component,
const char *param_name,
char **env,
char **current_value);
/**
* Find a string MCA parameter (in an env array) that is not associated with a
* component.
*
* @param type [in] Although this parameter is not associated with
* a component, it still must have a string type name that will
* act as a prefix (string).
* @param param_name [in] The name of the parameter being
* registered (string).
* @param env [in] NULL-terminated list of strings (e.g., from an environment).
* @param current_value [out] Return the current value (if found).
*
* @retval OPAL_ERROR If the parameter was not found.
*
* Look for a specific MCA parameter in an environment and return its value
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_find_string_name(const char *type,
const char *param_name,
char **env,
char **current_value);
/**
* Check that two MCA parameters were not both set to non-default
* values.
*
* @param type_a [in] Framework name of parameter A (string).
* @param component_a [in] Component name of parameter A (string).
* @param param_a [in] Parameter name of parameter A (string.
* @param type_b [in] Framework name of parameter A (string).
* @param component_b [in] Component name of parameter A (string).
* @param param_b [in] Parameter name of parameter A (string.
*
* This function is useful for checking that the user did not set both
* of 2 mutually-exclusive MCA parameters.
*
* This function will print an opal_show_help() message and return
* OPAL_ERR_BAD_PARAM if it finds that the two parameters both have
* value sources that are not MCA_BASE_PARAM_SOURCE_DEFAULT. This
* means that both parameters have been set by the user (i.e., they're
* not default values).
*
* Note that opal_show_help() allows itself to be hooked, so if this
* happens after the aggregated orte_show_help() system is
* initialized, the messages will be aggregated (w00t).
*
* @returns OPAL_ERR_BAD_PARAM if the two parameters have sources that
* are not MCA_BASE_PARAM_SOURCE_DEFAULT.
* @returns OPAL_SUCCESS otherwise.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_check_exclusive_string(const char *type_a,
const char *component_a,
const char *param_a,
const char *type_b,
const char *component_b,
const char *param_b);
/**
* Set the "internal" flag on an MCA parameter to true or false.
*
* @param index [in] Index previous returned from
* mca_base_param_reg_string() or mca_base_param_reg_int().
* @param internal [in] Boolean indicating whether the MCA
* parameter is internal (private) or public.
*
* @returns OPAL_SUCCESS If it can find the parameter to reset
* @returns OPAL_ERROR Otherwise
*
* "Internal" MCA parameters are ones that are not intentended to
* be seen or modified by users or user applications. These
* include values that are set at run time, such as TCP ports, IP
* addresses, etc. By setting the "internal" flag, internal MCA
* parameters are not displayed during the output of ompi_info and
* MPI_INIT (at least, they're not displayed by default), thus
* keeping them away from prying user eyes.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_set_internal(int index, bool internal);
/**
* Obtain a list of all the MCA parameters currently defined as
* well as their types.
*
* @param info [out] An opal_list_t of mca_base_param_info_t
* instances.
* @param internal [in] Whether to include the internal parameters
* or not.
*
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success.
* @retval OPAL_ERROR Upon failure.
*
* This function is used to obtain a list of all the currently
* registered MCA parameters along with their associated types
* (currently: string or integer). The results from this function
* can be used to repeatedly invoke mca_base_param_lookup_int()
* and/or mca_base_param_lookup_string() to obtain a comprehensive
* list of all MCA parameters and their current values.
*
* Releasing the list, and all the items in the list, is a
* relatively complicated process. Use the companion function
* mca_base_param_dump_release() when finished with the returned
* info list to release all associated memory.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_dump(opal_list_t **info, bool internal);
/**
* Obtain a list of all the MCA parameters currently defined as
* well as their types.
*
* @param env [out] A pointer to an argv-style array of key=value
* strings, suitable for use in an environment
* @param num_env [out] A pointer to an int, containing the length
* of the env array (not including the final NULL entry).
* @param internal [in] Whether to include the internal parameters
* or not.
*
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success.
* @retval OPAL_ERROR Upon failure.
*
* This function is similar to mca_base_param_dump() except that
* its output is in terms of an argv-style array of key=value
* strings, suitable for using in an environment.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_build_env(char ***env, int *num_env,
bool internal);
/**
* Release the memory associated with the info list returned from
* mca_base_param_dump().
*
* @param info [in/out] An opal_list_t previously returned from
* mca_base_param_dump().
*
* @retval OPAL_SUCCESS Upon success.
* @retval OPAL_ERROR Upon failure.
*
* This function is intended to be used to free the info list
* returned from mca_base_param_dump(). There are a bunch of
* strings and other associated memory in the list making it
* cumbersome for the caller to free it all properly. Hence, once
* the caller is finished with the info list, invoke this
* function and all memory associated with the list will be freed.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_dump_release(opal_list_t *info);
/**
* Shut down the MCA parameter system (normally only invoked by the
* MCA framework itself).
*
* @returns OPAL_SUCCESS This function never fails.
*
* This function shuts down the MCA parameter repository and frees all
* associated memory. No other mca_base_param*() functions can be
* invoked after this function.
*
* This function is normally only invoked by the MCA framework itself
* when the process is shutting down (e.g., during MPI_FINALIZE). It
* is only documented here for completeness.
*/
OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_base_param_finalize(void);
END_C_DECLS
#endif /* OPAL_MCA_BASE_PARAM_H */