Observed issues › afar-c-update-iterator-copy-mode
Appears to behave incorrectlyWrong answer · C · OpenMP · Open
amdclang at HSA_XNACK=0: target update with an iterator modifier moves no data
Legality: independently confirmed. 2 independent readings find the program legal and the result required. How this is checked
Affected variants
| Compiler | MI300A gfx942 unified memory (XNACK 1) | MI300A gfx942 copy (XNACK 0) | MI250X gfx90a copy (XNACK 0) | MI300X gfx942 copy (XNACK 0) | MI350X gfx950 copy (XNACK 0) | A100 sm_80 separate memory | A100 sm_80 managed memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFAR 24.3.0 | correct | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 19.0.0 | fails another way | fails another way | fails another way | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 20.0.2 | fails another way | fails another way | fails another way | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 21.0.3 | fails another way | fails another way | fails another way | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 21.0.4 | fails another way | fails another way | fails another way | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| NVHPC 25.11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | fails another way | fails another way |
| NVHPC 26.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | fails another way | fails another way |
| GCC 16.2.0 | correct | correct | correct | correct | correct | correct | n/a |
"behaves incorrectly" / "not supported": this issue, confirmed in up to four environments (another build directory, another node, a repeat). "fails another way": a different failure, not counted as this issue. "unknown": not run there, or the runs disagree.
Messages
| Result | Compiler and GPU | Message |
|---|---|---|
| behaves incorrectly | AFAR 24.3.0, MI300A copy AFAR 24.3.0, MI250X AFAR 24.3.0, MI300X AFAR 24.3.0, MI350X | showto iterator: bad= 64 |
| fails another way | CCE 19.0.0, MI300A unified CCE 19.0.0, MI300A copy CCE 19.0.0, MI250X CCE 20.0.2, MI300A unified CCE 20.0.2, MI300A copy CCE 20.0.2, MI250X CCE 21.0.3, MI300A unified CCE 21.0.3, MI300A copy CCE 21.0.3, MI250X CCE 21.0.4, MI300A unified CCE 21.0.4, MI300A copy CCE 21.0.4, MI250X | showafar-c-update-iterator-copy-mode.c:8:32: error: call to undeclared function 'iterator'; ISO C99 and later do not support implicit function declarations [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
8 | #pragma omp target update to(iterator(k = 0:1): a[k:n - k])
| ^
afar-c-update-iterator-copy-mode.c:8:46: error: expected ')'
8 | #pragma omp target update to(iterator(k = 0:1): a[k:n - k])
| ^
afar-c-update-iterator-copy-mode.c:8:40: note: to match this '('
8 | #pragma omp target update to(iterator(k = 0:1): a[k:n - k]) |
| fails another way | NVHPC 25.11, A100 separate NVHPC 25.11, A100 managed NVHPC 26.9, A100 separate NVHPC 26.9, A100 managed | show"afar-c-update-iterator-copy-mode.c", line 8: error: identifier "iterator" is undefined
#pragma omp target update to(iterator(k = 0:1): a[k:n - k])
^
"afar-c-update-iterator-copy-mode.c", line 8: error: invalid text in pragma
#pragma omp target update to(iterator(k = 0:1): a[k:n - k])
^
"afar-c-update-iterator-copy-mode.c", line 4: warning: variable "k" was declared but never referenced [declared_but_not_referenced]
int a[n], b[n], k, bad = 0; |
Reproduce
AFAR 24.3.0, MI300A copy
$AFAR/bin/amdclang -fopenmp --offload-arch=gfx942 -fopenmp-version=52 -fopenmp-version=52 -O2 repro.c -o repro HSA_XNACK=0 OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory ./repro
GCC 16.2.0, MI300A unified (runs correctly)
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$GCC_16_2/lib64:/opt/rocm-7.2.1/lib $GCC_16_2/bin/gcc -fopenmp -foffload=amdgcn-amdhsa -foffload-options=amdgcn-amdhsa=-march=gfx942 -O2 repro.c -o repro HSA_XNACK=1 OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory ./repro
Program (40 lines)
// (copy mode for the whole catalog): AFAR amdclang moves no data
// for a target update motion clause with an iterator modifier, at
// HSA_XNACK=0 (separate host and device memory).
// The iterator k = 0:1 has the one value 0 (5.2 §3.2.6 p.67: i0 = begin,
// i0 < end), so to(iterator(k = 0:1): a[k:n - k]) is to(a[0:n]): the
// target update makes the device copy of a consistent with the host
// (5.2 §13.9 p.289). Expected: to iterator: bad= 0 (from_iter: the same
// with from(iterator(k = 0:1): b[k:n - k]) after a device write).
// Observed (tuolumne, MI300A, 2026-10-22, 3 runs each, -O2,
// OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory):
// - AFAR amdclang 24.0.0git at HSA_XNACK=0: to iterator: bad= 64 (and
// from iterator: bad= 64): nothing is copied; the same update without
// the iterator, to(a[0:n]), gives bad= 0. Correct at HSA_XNACK=1 (one
// copy of the data).
// - CCE craycc 19, 20, 21: reject the iterator modifier of to/from (the
// catalog's to.iterator and from.iterator C programs: "call to
// undeclared function").
// The catalog's C to.iterator and from.iterator programs (5.2, 6.0) fail
// on AFAR at HSA_XNACK=0 because of it, and so does the C map.iterator
// program: target enter data map(iterator(k = 1:2), to: w[k:n / 2 - k])
// (one value, the section w[1:31]) leaves w[1] not present in copy mode. AFAR amdflang rejects the Fortran
// form ("not yet implemented").
// AFAR: amdclang -fopenmp --offload-arch=gfx942 -fopenmp-version=52 -O2
// Run: OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory HSA_XNACK=0 ./a.out
#include <stdio.h>
enum { n = 64 };
int main(void) {
int a[n], b[n], k, bad = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { a[i] = i; b[i] = 0; }
#pragma omp target enter data map(to: a) map(alloc: b)
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] += 10;
#pragma omp target update to(iterator(k = 0:1): a[k:n - k])
#pragma omp target map(alloc: a, b)
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) b[i] = a[i];
#pragma omp target update from(b)
#pragma omp target exit data map(release: a, b)
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) bad += b[i] != i + 10;
printf("to iterator: bad= %d\n", bad);
return 0;
}
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Expected and observed
Expected
to iterator: bad= 0
Observed where it behaves incorrectly
to iterator: bad= 64
What the specification requires
The specification text this program relies on and the compiler is expected to support.
OpenMP 5.2 §3.2.6 p.67
OpenMP 5.2 §13.9 p.289
Evidence
Same compiler, one change
- to(a[0:n]) instead of to(iterator(k = 0:1): a[k:n - k]): AFAR 24.3.0: correct; CCE 19.0.0: correct; CCE 20.0.2: correct; CCE 21.0.3: correct; CCE 21.0.4: correct
Control program
#include <stdio.h> enum { n = 64 }; int main(void) { int a[n], b[n], k, bad = 0; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { a[i] = i; b[i] = 0; } #pragma omp target enter data map(to: a) map(alloc: b) for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] += 10; #pragma omp target update to(a[0:n]) #pragma omp target map(alloc: a, b) for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) b[i] = a[i]; #pragma omp target update from(b) #pragma omp target exit data map(release: a, b) for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) bad += b[i] != i + 10; printf("to iterator: bad= %d\n", bad); return 0; }
Other compilers run it correctly
GCC 16.2.0