Hi Barry, The call sequence happens across several routines. I believe it is as follows:
call PetscInitialize(PETSC_NULL_CHARACTER, ierr) call MPI_Comm_rank(PETSC_COMM_WORLD, rank, ierr) call MPI_Comm_size(PETSC_COMM_WORLD, ntasks, ierr) Kmat = PETSC_NULL_MAT if(Kmat.eq.PETSC_NULL_MAT) then call MatCreate(PETSC_COMM_WORLD,Kmat,ierr) etc... Kmat itself is declared in a module module pfeapc # include <petsc/finclude/petscksp.h> use petscksp implicit none Vec :: rhs, sol, xvec Vec :: yvec, zvec Vec :: Mdiag, Msqrt Mat :: Kmat, Mmat, Pmat KSP :: kspsol end module pfeapc - On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM Barry Smith <bsm...@petsc.dev> wrote: > > How do you declare and initialize the matrix in usolve.F before > calling MatCreate()? You should not initialize it with any value before the > call. > > Barry > > > On Mar 23, 2025, at 11:10 PM, Sanjay Govindjee via petsc-users < > petsc-users@mcs.anl.gov> wrote: > > Barry, > > I now have a compiled version of my code using the main branch. When I > run however I am getting an error in matcreate_( ) when I try to solve > (actually just set up the matrix). The console window reports > > [0]PETSC ERROR: matcreate_() at > /Users/sg/petsc-3.22.4main/gnu/ftn/mat/utils/gcreatef.c:14 Cannot create > PETSC_NULL_XXX object > [3]PETSC ERROR: matcreate_() at > /Users/sg/petsc-3.22.4main/gnu/ftn/mat/utils/gcreatef.c:14 Cannot create > PETSC_NULL_XXX object > [2]PETSC ERROR: matcreate_() at > /Users/sg/petsc-3.22.4main/gnu/ftn/mat/utils/gcreatef.c:14 Cannot create > PETSC_NULL_XXX object > [1]PETSC ERROR: matcreate_() at > /Users/sg/petsc-3.22.4main/gnu/ftn/mat/utils/gcreatef.c:14 Cannot create > PETSC_NULL_XXX object > > The debugger windows all report (modulo the pid): > > (lldb) process attach --pid 90952 > Process 90952 stopped > * thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = signal SIGSTOP > frame #0: 0x00007fff69d92746 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__semwait_signal + > 10 > libsystem_kernel.dylib`__semwait_signal: > -> 0x7fff69d92746 <+10>: jae 0x7fff69d92750 ; <+20> > 0x7fff69d92748 <+12>: movq %rax, %rdi > 0x7fff69d9274b <+15>: jmp 0x7fff69d9121d ; cerror > 0x7fff69d92750 <+20>: retq > Target 0: (feap) stopped. > frame > > The debugger reports for the stack: > > (lldb) thread backtrace > * thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = signal SIGSTOP > * frame #0: 0x00007fff69d92746 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__semwait_signal + > 10 > frame #1: 0x00007fff69d15eea libsystem_c.dylib`nanosleep + 196 > frame #2: 0x00007fff69d15d52 libsystem_c.dylib`sleep + 41 > frame #3: 0x0000000111acb04c libpetsc.3.022.dylib`PetscSleep(s=10) at > psleep.c:48:5 > frame #4: 0x0000000111722961 libpetsc.3.022.dylib`PetscAttachDebugger > at adebug.c:458:5 > frame #5: 0x00000001162ec7c8 > libpetsc.3.022.dylib`PetscAttachDebuggerErrorHandler(comm=0x000000011788fde8, > line=14, fun="matcreate_", > file="/Users/sg/petsc-3.22.4main/gnu/ftn/mat/utils/gcreatef.c", num=62, > p=PETSC_ERROR_INITIAL, mess="Cannot create PETSC_NULL_XXX object", > ctx=0x0000000000000000) at adebug.c:522:9 > frame #6: 0x00000001162ecdb0 > libpetsc.3.022.dylib`PetscError(comm=0x000000011788fde8, line=14, > func="matcreate_", > file="/Users/sg/petsc-3.22.4main/gnu/ftn/mat/utils/gcreatef.c", n=62, > p=PETSC_ERROR_INITIAL, mess="Cannot create PETSC_NULL_XXX object") at > err.c:409:15 > frame #7: 0x000000011233ecad > libpetsc.3.022.dylib`matcreate_(a=0x00000001165fdc74, b=0x000000010fcde8c8, > ierr=0x00007ffee0460308) at gcreatef.c:14:3 > frame #8: 0x000000010f7cf072 feap`usolve_ at usolve.F:138:72 > frame #9: 0x000000010f942de2 feap`presol_ at presol.f:181:72 > frame #10: 0x000000010f8cb8d8 feap`pmacr1_ at pmacr1.f:555:72 > frame #11: 0x000000010f8c60ad feap`pmacr_ at pmacr.f:614:72 > frame #12: 0x000000010f86ae4f feap`pcontr_ at pcontr.f:1375:72 > frame #13: 0x000000010fc1215e feap`main at feap87.f:173:72 > frame #14: 0x00007fff69c4ecc9 libdyld.dylib`start + 1 > frame #15: 0x00007fff69c4ecc9 libdyld.dylib`start + 1 > > Here is a peek at the frame stack: > > frame #3: 0x0000000105c7104c libpetsc.3.022.dylib`PetscSleep(s=10) at > psleep.c:48:5 > 45 > 46 #if defined(PETSC_HAVE_SLEEP) > 47 else > -> 48 sleep((int)s); > 49 #elif defined(PETSC_HAVE__SLEEP) && > defined(PETSC_HAVE__SLEEP_MILISEC) > 50 else _sleep((int)(s * 1000)); > 51 #elif defined(PETSC_HAVE__SLEEP) > (lldb) up > frame #4: 0x00000001058c8961 libpetsc.3.022.dylib`PetscAttachDebugger at > adebug.c:458:5 > 455 while (left > 0) left = PetscSleep(left) - 1; > 456 } > 457 #else > -> 458 PetscCall(PetscSleep(sleeptime)); > 459 #endif > 460 } > 461 #endif > (lldb) up > frame #5: 0x000000010a4927c8 > libpetsc.3.022.dylib`PetscAttachDebuggerErrorHandler(comm=0x000000010c7f1de8, > line=14, fun="matcreate_", > file="/Users/sg/petsc-3.22.4main/gnu/ftn/mat/utils/gcreatef.c", num=62, > p=PETSC_ERROR_INITIAL, mess="Cannot create PETSC_NULL_XXX object", > ctx=0x0000000000000000) at adebug.c:522:9 > 519 if (fun) (void)(*PetscErrorPrintf)("%s() at %s:%d %s\n", fun, > file, line, mess); > 520 else (void)(*PetscErrorPrintf)("%s:%d %s\n", file, line, > mess); > 521 > -> 522 (void)PetscAttachDebugger(); > 523 abort(); /* call abort because don't want to kill other MPI > ranks that may successfully attach to debugger */ > 524 PetscFunctionReturn(PETSC_SUCCESS); > 525 } > (lldb) up > frame #6: 0x000000010a492db0 > libpetsc.3.022.dylib`PetscError(comm=0x000000010c7f1de8, line=14, > func="matcreate_", > file="/Users/sg/petsc-3.22.4main/gnu/ftn/mat/utils/gcreatef.c", n=62, > p=PETSC_ERROR_INITIAL, mess="Cannot create PETSC_NULL_XXX object") at > err.c:409:15 > 406 if (p == PETSC_ERROR_INITIAL && n != PETSC_ERR_MEMC) > (void)PetscMallocValidate(__LINE__, PETSC_FUNCTION_NAME, __FILE__); > 407 > 408 if (!eh) ierr = PetscTraceBackErrorHandler(comm, line, func, > file, n, p, lbuf, NULL); > -> 409 else ierr = (*eh->handler)(comm, line, func, file, n, p, > lbuf, eh->ctx); > 410 PetscStackClearTop; > 411 > 412 /* > (lldb) up > frame #7: 0x00000001064e4cad > libpetsc.3.022.dylib`matcreate_(a=0x000000010a7a3c74, b=0x0000000104e3e8c8, > ierr=0x00007ffeeb300308) at gcreatef.c:14:3 > 11 PETSC_EXTERN void matcreate_(MPI_Fint *a, Mat *b, > PetscErrorCode *ierr) > 12 { > 13 PetscBool null_b = !*(void**) b ? 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