I don't know what is going on here. There was an update to this function about a year ago, so that might fix your problem.
We would need you to test with a current version. Mark On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 11:23 AM Eda Oktay <eda.ok...@metu.edu.tr> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to find off block diagonal entries of a matrix and I am > trying to use MatFindOffBlockDiagonalEntries. However, although my > matrix is not NULL, I am getting an error message as follows: > > 1]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message > -------------------------------------------------------------- > [1]PETSC ERROR: [2]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message > -------------------------------------------------------------- > [2]PETSC ERROR: Null argument, when expecting valid pointer > [2]PETSC ERROR: Null Object: Parameter # 1 > [2]PETSC ERROR: See > http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html for trouble > shooting. > [2]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.11.1, Apr, 12, 2019 > [2]PETSC ERROR: [3]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message > -------------------------------------------------------------- > [3]PETSC ERROR: Null argument, when expecting valid pointer > [3]PETSC ERROR: Null Object: Parameter # 1 > [3]PETSC ERROR: See > http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html for trouble > shooting. > [3]PETSC ERROR: Null argument, when expecting valid pointer > [1]PETSC ERROR: Null Object: Parameter # 1 > [1]PETSC ERROR: See > http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html for trouble > shooting. > [1]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.11.1, Apr, 12, 2019 > [1]PETSC ERROR: > ./approx_cut_deneme_clustering_son_final_edgecut_without_parmetis on a > arch-linux2-c-debug named b342.wls.metu.edu.tr by edaoktay Fri Jun 19 > 18:19:11 2020 > [1]PETSC ERROR: Configure options --download-mpich --download-openblas > --download-slepc --download-metis --download-parmetis --download-chaco > --with-X=1 > [1]PETSC ERROR: #1 ISGetSize() line 510 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/vec/is/is/interface/index.c > [1]PETSC ERROR: > ./approx_cut_deneme_clustering_son_final_edgecut_without_parmetis on a > arch-linux2-c-debug named b342.wls.metu.edu.tr by edaoktay Fri Jun 19 > 18:19:11 2020 > [2]PETSC ERROR: Configure options --download-mpich --download-openblas > --download-slepc --download-metis --download-parmetis --download-chaco > --with-X=1 > [2]PETSC ERROR: #1 ISGetSize() line 510 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/vec/is/is/interface/index.c > [2]PETSC ERROR: #2 MatFindOffBlockDiagonalEntries_MPIAIJ() line 211 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c > [2]PETSC ERROR: #2 MatFindOffBlockDiagonalEntries_MPIAIJ() line 211 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c > [1]PETSC ERROR: #3 MatFindOffBlockDiagonalEntries() line 10502 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/mat/interface/matrix.c > #3 MatFindOffBlockDiagonalEntries() line 10502 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/mat/interface/matrix.c > Petsc Release Version 3.11.1, Apr, 12, 2019 > [3]PETSC ERROR: > ./approx_cut_deneme_clustering_son_final_edgecut_without_parmetis on a > arch-linux2-c-debug named b342.wls.metu.edu.tr by edaoktay Fri Jun 19 > 18:19:11 2020 > [3]PETSC ERROR: Configure options --download-mpich --download-openblas > --download-slepc --download-metis --download-parmetis --download-chaco > --with-X=1 > [3]PETSC ERROR: #1 ISGetSize() line 510 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/vec/is/is/interface/index.c > [3]PETSC ERROR: #2 MatFindOffBlockDiagonalEntries_MPIAIJ() line 211 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/mat/impls/aij/mpi/mpiaij.c > [3]PETSC ERROR: #3 MatFindOffBlockDiagonalEntries() line 10502 in > /home/edaoktay/petsc-3.11.1/src/mat/interface/matrix.c > > And the program is still running. > > The part of my program is : > > Mat Ais; > MatCreateSubMatrix(A,idUi,idUi,MAT_INITIAL_MATRIX,&Ais); > ISSetPermutation(idUi); > MatPermute(Ais,idUi,idUi,&PL); > IS offd; > MatFindOffBlockDiagonalEntries(PL,&offd); > > Since there isn't any examples for this function, I couldn't > understand what should I do. Since it says in the error that it is > about parameter 1, the matrix, I don't know how to solve the problem. > My matrix PL is parallel sparse. I know there shouldn't be any problem > in PL since I can view PL by using MatView. > > Thanks! > > Eda >