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INFO-DIR-SECTION GNU Libraries
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* libgomp: (libgomp). GNU OpenMP runtime library
END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
This manual documents the GNU implementation of the OpenMP API for
multi-platform shared-memory parallel programming in C/C++ and Fortran.
Published by the Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin Street, Fifth
Floor Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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File: libgomp.info, Node: Top, Next: Enabling OpenMP, Up: (dir)
Introduction
************
This manual documents the usage of libgomp, the GNU implementation of
the OpenMP (http://www.openmp.org) Application Programming Interface
(API) for multi-platform shared-memory parallel programming in C/C++
and Fortran.
* Menu:
* Enabling OpenMP:: How to enable OpenMP for your applications.
* Runtime Library Routines:: The OpenMP runtime application programming
interface.
* Environment Variables:: Influencing runtime behavior with environment
variables.
* The libgomp ABI:: Notes on the external ABI presented by libgomp.
* Reporting Bugs:: How to report bugs in GNU OpenMP.
* Copying:: GNU general public license says
how you can copy and share libgomp.
* GNU Free Documentation License::
How you can copy and share this manual.
* Funding:: How to help assure continued work for free
software.
* Index:: Index of this documentation.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Enabling OpenMP, Next: Runtime Library Routines, Prev: Top, Up: Top
1 Enabling OpenMP
*****************
To activate the OpenMP extensions for C/C++ and Fortran, the
compile-time flag `-fopenmp' must be specified. This enables the OpenMP
directive `#pragma omp' in C/C++ and `!$omp' directives in free form,
`c$omp', `*$omp' and `!$omp' directives in fixed form, `!$' conditional
compilation sentinels in free form and `c$', `*$' and `!$' sentinels in
fixed form, for Fortran. The flag also arranges for automatic linking
of the OpenMP runtime library (*note Runtime Library Routines::).
A complete description of all OpenMP directives accepted may be
found in the OpenMP Application Program Interface
(http://www.openmp.org) manual, version 3.0.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Runtime Library Routines, Next: Environment Variables, Prev: Enabling OpenMP, Up: Top
2 Runtime Library Routines
**************************
The runtime routines described here are defined by section 3 of the
OpenMP specifications in version 3.0. The routines are structured in
following three parts:
Control threads, processors and the parallel environment.
* Menu:
* omp_get_active_level:: Number of active parallel regions
* omp_get_ancestor_thread_num:: Ancestor thread ID
* omp_get_dynamic:: Dynamic teams setting
* omp_get_level:: Number of parallel regions
* omp_get_max_active_levels:: Maximal number of active regions
* omp_get_max_threads:: Maximal number of threads of parallel region
* omp_get_nested:: Nested parallel regions
* omp_get_num_procs:: Number of processors online
* omp_get_num_threads:: Size of the active team
* omp_get_schedule:: Obtain the runtime scheduling method
* omp_get_team_size:: Number of threads in a team
* omp_get_thread_limit:: Maximal number of threads
* omp_get_thread_num:: Current thread ID
* omp_in_parallel:: Whether a parallel region is active
* omp_set_dynamic:: Enable/disable dynamic teams
* omp_set_max_active_levels:: Limits the number of active parallel regions
* omp_set_nested:: Enable/disable nested parallel regions
* omp_set_num_threads:: Set upper team size limit
* omp_set_schedule:: Set the runtime scheduling method
Initialize, set, test, unset and destroy simple and nested locks.
* Menu:
* omp_init_lock:: Initialize simple lock
* omp_set_lock:: Wait for and set simple lock
* omp_test_lock:: Test and set simple lock if available
* omp_unset_lock:: Unset simple lock
* omp_destroy_lock:: Destroy simple lock
* omp_init_nest_lock:: Initialize nested lock
* omp_set_nest_lock:: Wait for and set simple lock
* omp_test_nest_lock:: Test and set nested lock if available
* omp_unset_nest_lock:: Unset nested lock
* omp_destroy_nest_lock:: Destroy nested lock
Portable, thread-based, wall clock timer.
* Menu:
* omp_get_wtick:: Get timer precision.
* omp_get_wtime:: Elapsed wall clock time.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_active_level, Next: omp_get_ancestor_thread_num, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.1 `omp_get_active_level' - Number of parallel regions
=======================================================
_Description_:
This function returns the nesting level for the active parallel
blocks, which enclose the calling call.
_C/C++_
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_active_level();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer omp_get_active_level()'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_level::, *note omp_get_max_active_levels::, *note
omp_set_max_active_levels::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.19.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_ancestor_thread_num, Next: omp_get_dynamic, Prev: omp_get_active_level, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.2 `omp_get_ancestor_thread_num' - Ancestor thread ID
======================================================
_Description_:
This function returns the thread identification number for the
given nesting level of the current thread. For values of LEVEL
outside zero to `omp_get_level' -1 is returned; if LEVEL is
`omp_get_level' the result is identical to `omp_get_thread_num'.
_C/C++_
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_ancestor_thread_num(int level);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer omp_ancestor_thread_num(level)'
`integer level'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_level::, *note omp_get_thread_num::, *note
omp_get_team_size::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.17.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_dynamic, Next: omp_get_level, Prev: omp_get_ancestor_thread_num, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.3 `omp_get_dynamic' - Dynamic teams setting
=============================================
_Description_:
This function returns `true' if enabled, `false' otherwise. Here,
`true' and `false' represent their language-specific counterparts.
The dynamic team setting may be initialized at startup by the
`OMP_DYNAMIC' environment variable or at runtime using
`omp_set_dynamic'. If undefined, dynamic adjustment is disabled by
default.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_dynamic();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `logical function omp_get_dynamic()'
_See also_:
*note omp_set_dynamic::, *note OMP_DYNAMIC::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.8.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_level, Next: omp_get_max_active_levels, Prev: omp_get_dynamic, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.4 `omp_get_level' - Obtain the current nesting level
======================================================
_Description_:
This function returns the nesting level for the parallel blocks,
which enclose the calling call.
_C/C++_
_Prototype_: `int omp_get level();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer omp_level()'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_active_level::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.16.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_max_active_levels, Next: omp_get_max_threads, Prev: omp_get_level, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.5 `omp_set_max_active_levels' - Maximal number of active regions
==================================================================
_Description_:
This function obtains the maximally allowed number of nested,
active parallel regions.
_C/C++_
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_max_active_levels();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `int omp_get_max_active_levels()'
_See also_:
*note omp_set_max_active_levels::, *note omp_get_active_level::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.14.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_max_threads, Next: omp_get_nested, Prev: omp_get_max_active_levels, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.6 `omp_get_max_threads' - Maximal number of threads of parallel region
========================================================================
_Description_:
Return the maximal number of threads used for the current parallel
region that does not use the clause `num_threads'.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_max_threads();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer function omp_get_max_threads()'
_See also_:
*note omp_set_num_threads::, *note omp_set_dynamic::, *note
omp_get_thread_limit::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.3.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_nested, Next: omp_get_num_procs, Prev: omp_get_max_threads, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.7 `omp_get_nested' - Nested parallel regions
==============================================
_Description_:
This function returns `true' if nested parallel regions are
enabled, `false' otherwise. Here, `true' and `false' represent
their language-specific counterparts.
Nested parallel regions may be initialized at startup by the
`OMP_NESTED' environment variable or at runtime using
`omp_set_nested'. If undefined, nested parallel regions are
disabled by default.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_nested();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer function omp_get_nested()'
_See also_:
*note omp_set_nested::, *note OMP_NESTED::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.10.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_num_procs, Next: omp_get_num_threads, Prev: omp_get_nested, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.8 `omp_get_num_procs' - Number of processors online
=====================================================
_Description_:
Returns the number of processors online.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_num_procs();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer function omp_get_num_procs()'
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.5.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_num_threads, Next: omp_get_schedule, Prev: omp_get_num_procs, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.9 `omp_get_num_threads' - Size of the active team
===================================================
_Description_:
The number of threads in the current team. In a sequential section
of the program `omp_get_num_threads' returns 1.
The default team size may be initialized at startup by the
`OMP_NUM_THREADS' environment variable. At runtime, the size of
the current team may be set either by the `NUM_THREADS' clause or
by `omp_set_num_threads'. If none of the above were used to define
a specific value and `OMP_DYNAMIC' is disabled, one thread per CPU
online is used.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_num_threads();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer function omp_get_num_threads()'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_max_threads::, *note omp_set_num_threads::, *note
OMP_NUM_THREADS::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.2.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_schedule, Next: omp_get_team_size, Prev: omp_get_num_threads, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.10 `omp_get_schedule' - Obtain the runtime scheduling method
==============================================================
_Description_:
Obtain runtime the scheduling method. The KIND argument will be
set to the value `omp_sched_static', `omp_sched_dynamic',
`opm_sched_guided' or `auto'. The second argument, MODIFIER, is
set to the chunk size.
_C/C++_
_Prototype_: `omp_schedule(omp_sched_t * kind, int *modifier);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_schedule(kind, modifier)'
`integer(kind=omp_sched_kind) kind'
`integer modifier'
_See also_:
*note omp_set_schedule::, *note OMP_SCHEDULE::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.12.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_team_size, Next: omp_get_thread_limit, Prev: omp_get_schedule, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.11 `omp_get_team_size' - Number of threads in a team
======================================================
_Description_:
This function returns the number of threads in a thread team to
which either the current thread or its ancestor belongs. For
values of LEVEL outside zero to `omp_get_level' -1 is returned; if
LEVEL is zero 1 is returned and for `omp_get_level' the result is
identical to `omp_get_num_threads'.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_time_size(int level);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer function omp_get_team_size(level)'
`integer level'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_num_threads::, *note omp_get_level::, *note
omp_get_ancestor_thread_num::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.18.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_thread_limit, Next: omp_get_thread_num, Prev: omp_get_team_size, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.12 `omp_get_thread_limit' - Maximal number of threads
=======================================================
_Description_:
Return the maximal number of threads of the program.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_thread_limit();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer function omp_get_thread_limit()'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_max_threads::, *note OMP_THREAD_LIMIT::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.13.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_thread_num, Next: omp_in_parallel, Prev: omp_get_thread_limit, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.13 `omp_get_thread_num' - Current thread ID
=============================================
_Description_:
Unique thread identification number within the current team. In a
sequential parts of the program, `omp_get_thread_num' always
returns 0. In parallel regions the return value varies from 0 to
`omp_get_num_threads'-1 inclusive. The return value of the master
thread of a team is always 0.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_get_thread_num();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer function omp_get_thread_num()'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_num_threads::, *note omp_get_ancestor_thread_num::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.4.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_in_parallel, Next: omp_set_dynamic, Prev: omp_get_thread_num, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.14 `omp_in_parallel' - Whether a parallel region is active
============================================================
_Description_:
This function returns `true' if currently running in parallel,
`false' otherwise. Here, `true' and `false' represent their
language-specific counterparts.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_in_parallel();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `logical function omp_in_parallel()'
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.6.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_set_dynamic, Next: omp_set_max_active_levels, Prev: omp_in_parallel, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.15 `omp_set_dynamic' - Enable/disable dynamic teams
=====================================================
_Description_:
Enable or disable the dynamic adjustment of the number of threads
within a team. The function takes the language-specific equivalent
of `true' and `false', where `true' enables dynamic adjustment of
team sizes and `false' disables it.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_set_dynamic(int);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_set_dynamic(set)'
`integer, intent(in) :: set'
_See also_:
*note OMP_DYNAMIC::, *note omp_get_dynamic::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.7.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_set_max_active_levels, Next: omp_set_nested, Prev: omp_set_dynamic, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.16 `omp_set_max_active_levels' - Limits the number of active parallel regions
===============================================================================
_Description_:
This function limits the maximally allowed number of nested,
active parallel regions.
_C/C++_
_Prototype_: `omp_set_max_active_levels(int max_levels);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `omp_max_active_levels(max_levels)'
`integer max_levels'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_max_active_levels::, *note omp_get_active_level::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.14.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_set_nested, Next: omp_set_num_threads, Prev: omp_set_max_active_levels, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.17 `omp_set_nested' - Enable/disable nested parallel regions
==============================================================
_Description_:
Enable or disable nested parallel regions, i.e., whether team
members are allowed to create new teams. The function takes the
language-specific equivalent of `true' and `false', where `true'
enables dynamic adjustment of team sizes and `false' disables it.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_set_dynamic(int);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_set_dynamic(set)'
`integer, intent(in) :: set'
_See also_:
*note OMP_NESTED::, *note omp_get_nested::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.9.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_set_num_threads, Next: omp_set_schedule, Prev: omp_set_nested, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.18 `omp_set_num_threads' - Set upper team size limit
======================================================
_Description_:
Specifies the number of threads used by default in subsequent
parallel sections, if those do not specify a `num_threads' clause.
The argument of `omp_set_num_threads' shall be a positive integer.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_set_num_threads(int);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_set_num_threads(set)'
`integer, intent(in) :: set'
_See also_:
*note OMP_NUM_THREADS::, *note omp_get_num_threads::, *note
omp_get_max_threads::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.2.1.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_set_schedule, Next: omp_init_lock, Prev: omp_set_num_threads, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.19 `omp_set_schedule' - Set the runtime scheduling method
===========================================================
_Description_:
Sets the runtime scheduling method. The KIND argument can have the
value `omp_sched_static', `omp_sched_dynamic', `opm_sched_guided'
or `omp_sched_auto'. Except for `omp_sched_auto', the chunk size
is set to the value of MODIFIER if positive or to the default
value if zero or negative. For `omp_sched_auto' the MODIFIER
argument is ignored.
_C/C++_
_Prototype_: `int omp_schedule(omp_sched_t * kind, int *modifier);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_schedule(kind, modifier)'
`integer(kind=omp_sched_kind) kind'
`integer modifier'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_schedule:: *note OMP_SCHEDULE::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section
3.2.11.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_init_lock, Next: omp_set_lock, Prev: omp_set_schedule, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.20 `omp_init_lock' - Initialize simple lock
=============================================
_Description_:
Initialize a simple lock. After initialization, the lock is in an
unlocked state.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_init_lock(omp_lock_t *lock);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_init_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_lock_kind), intent(out) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_destroy_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.1.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_set_lock, Next: omp_test_lock, Prev: omp_init_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.21 `omp_set_lock' - Wait for and set simple lock
==================================================
_Description_:
Before setting a simple lock, the lock variable must be
initialized by `omp_init_lock'. The calling thread is blocked
until the lock is available. If the lock is already held by the
current thread, a deadlock occurs.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_set_lock(omp_lock_t *lock);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_set_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_lock_kind), intent(out) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_init_lock::, *note omp_test_lock::, *note
omp_unset_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.3.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_test_lock, Next: omp_unset_lock, Prev: omp_set_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.22 `omp_test_lock' - Test and set simple lock if available
============================================================
_Description_:
Before setting a simple lock, the lock variable must be
initialized by `omp_init_lock'. Contrary to `omp_set_lock',
`omp_test_lock' does not block if the lock is not available. This
function returns `true' upon success, `false' otherwise. Here,
`true' and `false' represent their language-specific counterparts.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_test_lock(omp_lock_t *lock);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_test_lock(lock)'
`logical(omp_logical_kind) :: omp_test_lock'
`integer(omp_lock_kind), intent(out) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_init_lock::, *note omp_set_lock::, *note omp_set_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.5.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_unset_lock, Next: omp_destroy_lock, Prev: omp_test_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.23 `omp_unset_lock' - Unset simple lock
=========================================
_Description_:
A simple lock about to be unset must have been locked by
`omp_set_lock' or `omp_test_lock' before. In addition, the lock
must be held by the thread calling `omp_unset_lock'. Then, the
lock becomes unlocked. If one ore more threads attempted to set
the lock before, one of them is chosen to, again, set the lock for
itself.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_unset_lock(omp_lock_t *lock);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_unset_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_lock_kind), intent(out) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_set_lock::, *note omp_test_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.4.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_destroy_lock, Next: omp_init_nest_lock, Prev: omp_unset_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.24 `omp_destroy_lock' - Destroy simple lock
=============================================
_Description_:
Destroy a simple lock. In order to be destroyed, a simple lock
must be in the unlocked state.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_destroy_lock(omp_lock_t *);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_destroy_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_lock_kind), intent(inout) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_init_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.2.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_init_nest_lock, Next: omp_set_nest_lock, Prev: omp_destroy_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.25 `omp_init_nest_lock' - Initialize nested lock
==================================================
_Description_:
Initialize a nested lock. After initialization, the lock is in an
unlocked state and the nesting count is set to zero.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_init_nest_lock(omp_nest_lock_t *lock);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_init_nest_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_nest_lock_kind), intent(out) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_destroy_nest_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.1.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_set_nest_lock, Next: omp_test_nest_lock, Prev: omp_init_nest_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.26 `omp_set_nest_lock' - Wait for and set simple lock
=======================================================
_Description_:
Before setting a nested lock, the lock variable must be
initialized by `omp_init_nest_lock'. The calling thread is blocked
until the lock is available. If the lock is already held by the
current thread, the nesting count for the lock in incremented.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_set_nest_lock(omp_nest_lock_t *lock);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_set_nest_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_nest_lock_kind), intent(out) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_init_nest_lock::, *note omp_unset_nest_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.3.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_test_nest_lock, Next: omp_unset_nest_lock, Prev: omp_set_nest_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.27 `omp_test_nest_lock' - Test and set nested lock if available
=================================================================
_Description_:
Before setting a nested lock, the lock variable must be
initialized by `omp_init_nest_lock'. Contrary to
`omp_set_nest_lock', `omp_test_nest_lock' does not block if the
lock is not available. If the lock is already held by the current
thread, the new nesting count is returned. Otherwise, the return
value equals zero.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `int omp_test_nest_lock(omp_nest_lock_t *lock);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `integer function omp_test_nest_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_integer_kind) :: omp_test_nest_lock'
`integer(omp_nest_lock_kind), intent(inout) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_init_lock::, *note omp_set_lock::, *note omp_set_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.5.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_unset_nest_lock, Next: omp_destroy_nest_lock, Prev: omp_test_nest_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.28 `omp_unset_nest_lock' - Unset nested lock
==============================================
_Description_:
A nested lock about to be unset must have been locked by
`omp_set_nested_lock' or `omp_test_nested_lock' before. In
addition, the lock must be held by the thread calling
`omp_unset_nested_lock'. If the nesting count drops to zero, the
lock becomes unlocked. If one ore more threads attempted to set
the lock before, one of them is chosen to, again, set the lock for
itself.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_unset_nest_lock(omp_nest_lock_t *lock);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_unset_nest_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_nest_lock_kind), intent(out) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_set_nest_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.4.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_destroy_nest_lock, Next: omp_get_wtick, Prev: omp_unset_nest_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.29 `omp_destroy_nest_lock' - Destroy nested lock
==================================================
_Description_:
Destroy a nested lock. In order to be destroyed, a nested lock
must be in the unlocked state and its nesting count must equal
zero.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `void omp_destroy_nest_lock(omp_nest_lock_t *);'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `subroutine omp_destroy_nest_lock(lock)'
`integer(omp_nest_lock_kind), intent(inout) :: lock'
_See also_:
*note omp_init_lock::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.3.2.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_wtick, Next: omp_get_wtime, Prev: omp_destroy_nest_lock, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.30 `omp_get_wtick' - Get timer precision
==========================================
_Description_:
Gets the timer precision, i.e., the number of seconds between two
successive clock ticks.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `double omp_get_wtick();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `double precision function omp_get_wtick()'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_wtime::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.4.2.
File: libgomp.info, Node: omp_get_wtime, Prev: omp_get_wtick, Up: Runtime Library Routines
2.31 `omp_get_wtime' - Elapsed wall clock time
==============================================
_Description_:
Elapsed wall clock time in seconds. The time is measured per
thread, no guarantee can bee made that two distinct threads
measure the same time. Time is measured from some "time in the
past". On POSIX compliant systems the seconds since the Epoch
(00:00:00 UTC, January 1, 1970) are returned.
_C/C++_:
_Prototype_: `double omp_get_wtime();'
_Fortran_:
_Interface_: `double precision function omp_get_wtime()'
_See also_:
*note omp_get_wtick::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 3.4.1.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Environment Variables, Next: The libgomp ABI, Prev: Runtime Library Routines, Up: Top
3 Environment Variables
***********************
The variables `OMP_DYNAMIC', `OMP_MAX_ACTIVE_LEVELS', `OMP_NESTED',
`OMP_NUM_THREADS', `OMP_SCHEDULE', `OMP_STACKSIZE',`OMP_THREAD_LIMIT'
and `OMP_WAIT_POLICY' are defined by section 4 of the OpenMP
specifications in version 3.0, while `GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY' and
`GOMP_STACKSIZE' are GNU extensions.
* Menu:
* OMP_DYNAMIC:: Dynamic adjustment of threads
* OMP_MAX_ACTIVE_LEVELS:: Set the maximal number of nested parallel regions
* OMP_NESTED:: Nested parallel regions
* OMP_NUM_THREADS:: Specifies the number of threads to use
* OMP_STACKSIZE:: Set default thread stack size
* OMP_SCHEDULE:: How threads are scheduled
* OMP_THREAD_LIMIT:: Set the maximal number of threads
* OMP_WAIT_POLICY:: How waiting threads are handled
* GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY:: Bind threads to specific CPUs
* GOMP_STACKSIZE:: Set default thread stack size
File: libgomp.info, Node: OMP_DYNAMIC, Next: OMP_MAX_ACTIVE_LEVELS, Up: Environment Variables
3.1 `OMP_DYNAMIC' - Dynamic adjustment of threads
=================================================
_Description_:
Enable or disable the dynamic adjustment of the number of threads
within a team. The value of this environment variable shall be
`TRUE' or `FALSE'. If undefined, dynamic adjustment is disabled by
default.
_See also_:
*note omp_set_dynamic::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 4.3
File: libgomp.info, Node: OMP_MAX_ACTIVE_LEVELS, Next: OMP_NESTED, Prev: OMP_DYNAMIC, Up: Environment Variables
3.2 `OMP_MAX_ACTIVE_LEVELS' - Set the maximal number of nested parallel regions
===============================================================================
_Description_:
Specifies the initial value for the maximal number of nested
parallel regions. The value of this variable shall be positive
integer. If undefined, the number of active levels is unlimited.
_See also_:
*note omp_set_max_active_levels::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 4.7
File: libgomp.info, Node: OMP_NESTED, Next: OMP_NUM_THREADS, Prev: OMP_MAX_ACTIVE_LEVELS, Up: Environment Variables
3.3 `OMP_NESTED' - Nested parallel regions
==========================================
_Description_:
Enable or disable nested parallel regions, i.e., whether team
members are allowed to create new teams. The value of this
environment variable shall be `TRUE' or `FALSE'. If undefined,
nested parallel regions are disabled by default.
_See also_:
*note omp_set_nested::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 4.4
File: libgomp.info, Node: OMP_NUM_THREADS, Next: OMP_STACKSIZE, Prev: OMP_NESTED, Up: Environment Variables
3.4 `OMP_NUM_THREADS' - Specifies the number of threads to use
==============================================================
_Description_:
Specifies the default number of threads to use in parallel
regions. The value of this variable shall be positive integer. If
undefined one thread per CPU online is used.
_See also_:
*note omp_set_num_threads::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 4.2
File: libgomp.info, Node: OMP_SCHEDULE, Next: OMP_THREAD_LIMIT, Prev: OMP_STACKSIZE, Up: Environment Variables
3.5 `OMP_SCHEDULE' - How threads are scheduled
==============================================
_Description_:
Allows to specify `schedule type' and `chunk size'. The value of
the variable shall have the form: `type[,chunk]' where `type' is
one of `static', `dynamic', `guided' or `auto' The optional
`chunk' size shall be a positive integer. If undefined, dynamic
scheduling and a chunk size of 1 is used.
_See also_:
*note omp_set_schedule::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), sections
2.5.1 and 4.1
File: libgomp.info, Node: OMP_STACKSIZE, Next: OMP_SCHEDULE, Prev: OMP_NUM_THREADS, Up: Environment Variables
3.6 `OMP_STACKSIZE' - Set default thread stack size
===================================================
_Description_:
Set the default thread stack size in kilobytes, unless the number
is suffixed by `B', `K', `M' or `G', in which case the size is,
respectively, in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes. This is
different from `pthread_attr_setstacksize' which gets the number
of bytes as an argument. If the stacksize can not be set due to
system constraints, an error is reported and the initial stacksize
is left unchanged. If undefined, the stack size is system
dependent.
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), sections 4.5
File: libgomp.info, Node: OMP_THREAD_LIMIT, Next: OMP_WAIT_POLICY, Prev: OMP_SCHEDULE, Up: Environment Variables
3.7 `OMP_THREAD_LIMIT' - Set the maximal number of threads
==========================================================
_Description_:
Specifies the number of threads to use for the whole program. The
value of this variable shall be positive integer. If undefined,
the number of threads is not limited.
_See also_:
*note OMP_NUM_THREADS:: *note omp_get_thread_limit::
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), section 4.8
File: libgomp.info, Node: OMP_WAIT_POLICY, Next: GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY, Prev: OMP_THREAD_LIMIT, Up: Environment Variables
3.8 `OMP_WAIT_POLICY' - How waiting threads are handled
=======================================================
_Description_:
Specifies whether waiting threads should be active or passive. If
the value is `PASSIVE', waiting threads should not consume CPU
power while waiting; while the value is `ACTIVE' specifies that
they should.
_Reference_:
OpenMP specifications v3.0 (http://www.openmp.org/), sections 4.6
File: libgomp.info, Node: GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY, Next: GOMP_STACKSIZE, Prev: OMP_WAIT_POLICY, Up: Environment Variables
3.9 `GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY' - Bind threads to specific CPUs
=======================================================
_Description_:
Binds threads to specific CPUs. The variable should contain a
space- or comma-separated list of CPUs. This list may contain
different kind of entries: either single CPU numbers in any order,
a range of CPUs (M-N) or a range with some stride (M-N:S). CPU
numbers are zero based. For example, `GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY="0 3 1-2
4-15:2"' will bind the initial thread to CPU 0, the second to CPU
3, the third to CPU 1, the fourth to CPU 2, the fifth to CPU 4,
the sixth through tenth to CPUs 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 respectively
and then start assigning back from the beginning of the list.
`GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY=0' binds all threads to CPU 0.
There is no GNU OpenMP library routine to determine whether a CPU
affinity specification is in effect. As a workaround,
language-specific library functions, e.g., `getenv' in C or
`GET_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE' in Fortran, may be used to query the
setting of the `GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY' environment variable. A defined
CPU affinity on startup cannot be changed or disabled during the
runtime of the application.
If this environment variable is omitted, the host system will
handle the assignment of threads to CPUs.
File: libgomp.info, Node: GOMP_STACKSIZE, Prev: GOMP_CPU_AFFINITY, Up: Environment Variables
3.10 `GOMP_STACKSIZE' - Set default thread stack size
=====================================================
_Description_:
Set the default thread stack size in kilobytes. This is different
from `pthread_attr_setstacksize' which gets the number of bytes as
an argument. If the stacksize can not be set due to system
constraints, an error is reported and the initial stacksize is
left unchanged. If undefined, the stack size is system dependent.
_See also_:
*note GOMP_STACKSIZE::
_Reference_:
GCC Patches Mailinglist
(http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-06/msg00493.html), GCC
Patches Mailinglist
(http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-06/msg00496.html)
File: libgomp.info, Node: The libgomp ABI, Next: Reporting Bugs, Prev: Environment Variables, Up: Top
4 The libgomp ABI
*****************
The following sections present notes on the external ABI as presented
by libgomp. Only maintainers should need them.
* Menu:
* Implementing MASTER construct::
* Implementing CRITICAL construct::
* Implementing ATOMIC construct::
* Implementing FLUSH construct::
* Implementing BARRIER construct::
* Implementing THREADPRIVATE construct::
* Implementing PRIVATE clause::
* Implementing FIRSTPRIVATE LASTPRIVATE COPYIN and COPYPRIVATE clauses::
* Implementing REDUCTION clause::
* Implementing PARALLEL construct::
* Implementing FOR construct::
* Implementing ORDERED construct::
* Implementing SECTIONS construct::
* Implementing SINGLE construct::
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing MASTER construct, Next: Implementing CRITICAL construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.1 Implementing MASTER construct
=================================
if (omp_get_thread_num () == 0)
block
Alternately, we generate two copies of the parallel subfunction and
only include this in the version run by the master thread. Surely
that's not worthwhile though...
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing CRITICAL construct, Next: Implementing ATOMIC construct, Prev: Implementing MASTER construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.2 Implementing CRITICAL construct
===================================
Without a specified name,
void GOMP_critical_start (void);
void GOMP_critical_end (void);
so that we don't get COPY relocations from libgomp to the main
application.
With a specified name, use omp_set_lock and omp_unset_lock with name
being transformed into a variable declared like
omp_lock_t gomp_critical_user_<name> __attribute__((common))
Ideally the ABI would specify that all zero is a valid unlocked
state, and so we wouldn't actually need to initialize this at startup.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing ATOMIC construct, Next: Implementing FLUSH construct, Prev: Implementing CRITICAL construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.3 Implementing ATOMIC construct
=================================
The target should implement the `__sync' builtins.
Failing that we could add
void GOMP_atomic_enter (void)
void GOMP_atomic_exit (void)
which reuses the regular lock code, but with yet another lock object
private to the library.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing FLUSH construct, Next: Implementing BARRIER construct, Prev: Implementing ATOMIC construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.4 Implementing FLUSH construct
================================
Expands to the `__sync_synchronize' builtin.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing BARRIER construct, Next: Implementing THREADPRIVATE construct, Prev: Implementing FLUSH construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.5 Implementing BARRIER construct
==================================
void GOMP_barrier (void)
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing THREADPRIVATE construct, Next: Implementing PRIVATE clause, Prev: Implementing BARRIER construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.6 Implementing THREADPRIVATE construct
========================================
In _most_ cases we can map this directly to `__thread'. Except that
OMP allows constructors for C++ objects. We can either refuse to
support this (how often is it used?) or we can implement something akin
to .ctors.
Even more ideally, this ctor feature is handled by extensions to the
main pthreads library. Failing that, we can have a set of entry points
to register ctor functions to be called.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing PRIVATE clause, Next: Implementing FIRSTPRIVATE LASTPRIVATE COPYIN and COPYPRIVATE clauses, Prev: Implementing THREADPRIVATE construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.7 Implementing PRIVATE clause
===============================
In association with a PARALLEL, or within the lexical extent of a
PARALLEL block, the variable becomes a local variable in the parallel
subfunction.
In association with FOR or SECTIONS blocks, create a new automatic
variable within the current function. This preserves the semantic of
new variable creation.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing FIRSTPRIVATE LASTPRIVATE COPYIN and COPYPRIVATE clauses, Next: Implementing REDUCTION clause, Prev: Implementing PRIVATE clause, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.8 Implementing FIRSTPRIVATE LASTPRIVATE COPYIN and COPYPRIVATE clauses
========================================================================
Seems simple enough for PARALLEL blocks. Create a private struct for
communicating between parent and subfunction. In the parent, copy in
values for scalar and "small" structs; copy in addresses for others
TREE_ADDRESSABLE types. In the subfunction, copy the value into the
local variable.
Not clear at all what to do with bare FOR or SECTION blocks. The
only thing I can figure is that we do something like
#pragma omp for firstprivate(x) lastprivate(y)
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
body;
which becomes
{
int x = x, y;
// for stuff
if (i == n)
y = y;
}
where the "x=x" and "y=y" assignments actually have different uids
for the two variables, i.e. not something you could write directly in
C. Presumably this only makes sense if the "outer" x and y are global
variables.
COPYPRIVATE would work the same way, except the structure broadcast
would have to happen via SINGLE machinery instead.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing REDUCTION clause, Next: Implementing PARALLEL construct, Prev: Implementing FIRSTPRIVATE LASTPRIVATE COPYIN and COPYPRIVATE clauses, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.9 Implementing REDUCTION clause
=================================
The private struct mentioned in the previous section should have a
pointer to an array of the type of the variable, indexed by the
thread's TEAM_ID. The thread stores its final value into the array,
and after the barrier the master thread iterates over the array to
collect the values.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing PARALLEL construct, Next: Implementing FOR construct, Prev: Implementing REDUCTION clause, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.10 Implementing PARALLEL construct
====================================
#pragma omp parallel
{
body;
}
becomes
void subfunction (void *data)
{
use data;
body;
}
setup data;
GOMP_parallel_start (subfunction, &data, num_threads);
subfunction (&data);
GOMP_parallel_end ();
void GOMP_parallel_start (void (*fn)(void *), void *data, unsigned num_threads)
The FN argument is the subfunction to be run in parallel.
The DATA argument is a pointer to a structure used to communicate
data in and out of the subfunction, as discussed above with respect to
FIRSTPRIVATE et al.
The NUM_THREADS argument is 1 if an IF clause is present and false,
or the value of the NUM_THREADS clause, if present, or 0.
The function needs to create the appropriate number of threads
and/or launch them from the dock. It needs to create the team
structure and assign team ids.
void GOMP_parallel_end (void)
Tears down the team and returns us to the previous
`omp_in_parallel()' state.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing FOR construct, Next: Implementing ORDERED construct, Prev: Implementing PARALLEL construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.11 Implementing FOR construct
===============================
#pragma omp parallel for
for (i = lb; i <= ub; i++)
body;
becomes
void subfunction (void *data)
{
long _s0, _e0;
while (GOMP_loop_static_next (&_s0, &_e0))
{
long _e1 = _e0, i;
for (i = _s0; i < _e1; i++)
body;
}
GOMP_loop_end_nowait ();
}
GOMP_parallel_loop_static (subfunction, NULL, 0, lb, ub+1, 1, 0);
subfunction (NULL);
GOMP_parallel_end ();
#pragma omp for schedule(runtime)
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
body;
becomes
{
long i, _s0, _e0;
if (GOMP_loop_runtime_start (0, n, 1, &_s0, &_e0))
do {
long _e1 = _e0;
for (i = _s0, i < _e0; i++)
body;
} while (GOMP_loop_runtime_next (&_s0, _&e0));
GOMP_loop_end ();
}
Note that while it looks like there is trickyness to propagating a
non-constant STEP, there isn't really. We're explicitly allowed to
evaluate it as many times as we want, and any variables involved should
automatically be handled as PRIVATE or SHARED like any other variables.
So the expression should remain evaluable in the subfunction. We can
also pull it into a local variable if we like, but since its supposed
to remain unchanged, we can also not if we like.
If we have SCHEDULE(STATIC), and no ORDERED, then we ought to be
able to get away with no work-sharing context at all, since we can
simply perform the arithmetic directly in each thread to divide up the
iterations. Which would mean that we wouldn't need to call any of
these routines.
There are separate routines for handling loops with an ORDERED
clause. Bookkeeping for that is non-trivial...
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing ORDERED construct, Next: Implementing SECTIONS construct, Prev: Implementing FOR construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.12 Implementing ORDERED construct
===================================
void GOMP_ordered_start (void)
void GOMP_ordered_end (void)
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing SECTIONS construct, Next: Implementing SINGLE construct, Prev: Implementing ORDERED construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.13 Implementing SECTIONS construct
====================================
A block as
#pragma omp sections
{
#pragma omp section
stmt1;
#pragma omp section
stmt2;
#pragma omp section
stmt3;
}
becomes
for (i = GOMP_sections_start (3); i != 0; i = GOMP_sections_next ())
switch (i)
{
case 1:
stmt1;
break;
case 2:
stmt2;
break;
case 3:
stmt3;
break;
}
GOMP_barrier ();
File: libgomp.info, Node: Implementing SINGLE construct, Prev: Implementing SECTIONS construct, Up: The libgomp ABI
4.14 Implementing SINGLE construct
==================================
A block like
#pragma omp single
{
body;
}
becomes
if (GOMP_single_start ())
body;
GOMP_barrier ();
while
#pragma omp single copyprivate(x)
body;
becomes
datap = GOMP_single_copy_start ();
if (datap == NULL)
{
body;
data.x = x;
GOMP_single_copy_end (&data);
}
else
x = datap->x;
GOMP_barrier ();
File: libgomp.info, Node: Reporting Bugs, Next: Copying, Prev: The libgomp ABI, Up: Top
5 Reporting Bugs
****************
Bugs in the GNU OpenMP implementation should be reported via bugzilla
(http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/). In all cases, please add "openmp" to
the keywords field in the bug report.
File: libgomp.info, Node: Copying, Next: GNU Free Documentation License, Prev: Reporting Bugs, Up: Top
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END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
=======================================================
If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these
terms.
To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest
to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
ONE LINE TO GIVE THE PROGRAM'S NAME AND A BRIEF IDEA OF WHAT IT DOES.
Copyright (C) YEAR NAME OF AUTHOR
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper
mail.
If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like
this when it starts in an interactive mode:
Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) YEAR NAME OF AUTHOR
Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
type `show w'.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the
appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the
commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show
c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your
program.
You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or
your school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program,
if necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:
Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
`Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
SIGNATURE OF TY COON, 1 April 1989
Ty Coon, President of Vice
This General Public License does not permit incorporating your
program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine
library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary
applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use the
GNU Library General Public License instead of this License.
File: libgomp.info, Node: GNU Free Documentation License, Next: Funding, Prev: Copying, Up: Top
GNU Free Documentation License
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ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
====================================================
To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of
the License in the document and put the following copyright and license
notices just after the title page:
Copyright (C) YEAR YOUR NAME.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover
Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
Free Documentation License''.
If you have Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts and Back-Cover
Texts, replace the "with...Texts." line with this:
with the Invariant Sections being LIST THEIR TITLES, with
the Front-Cover Texts being LIST, and with the Back-Cover Texts
being LIST.
If you have Invariant Sections without Cover Texts, or some other
combination of the three, merge those two alternatives to suit the
situation.
If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we
recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of
free software license, such as the GNU General Public License, to
permit their use in free software.
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Funding Free Software
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If you want to have more free software a few years from now, it makes
sense for you to help encourage people to contribute funds for its
development. The most effective approach known is to encourage
commercial redistributors to donate.
Users of free software systems can boost the pace of development by
encouraging for-a-fee distributors to donate part of their selling price
to free software developers--the Free Software Foundation, and others.
The way to convince distributors to do this is to demand it and
expect it from them. So when you compare distributors, judge them
partly by how much they give to free software development. Show
distributors they must compete to be the one who gives the most.
To make this approach work, you must insist on numbers that you can
compare, such as, "We will donate ten dollars to the Frobnitz project
for each disk sold." Don't be satisfied with a vague promise, such as
"A portion of the profits are donated," since it doesn't give a basis
for comparison.
Even a precise fraction "of the profits from this disk" is not very
meaningful, since creative accounting and unrelated business decisions
can greatly alter what fraction of the sales price counts as profit.
If the price you pay is $50, ten percent of the profit is probably less
than a dollar; it might be a few cents, or nothing at all.
Some redistributors do development work themselves. This is useful
too; but to keep everyone honest, you need to inquire how much they do,
and what kind. Some kinds of development make much more long-term
difference than others. For example, maintaining a separate version of
a program contributes very little; maintaining the standard version of a
program for the whole community contributes much. Easy new ports
contribute little, since someone else would surely do them; difficult
ports such as adding a new CPU to the GNU Compiler Collection
contribute more; major new features or packages contribute the most.
By establishing the idea that supporting further development is "the
proper thing to do" when distributing free software for a fee, we can
assure a steady flow of resources into making more free software.
Copyright (C) 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Verbatim copying and redistribution of this section is permitted
without royalty; alteration is not permitted.
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