Observed issues › catalog/afar-c-critical-hint-link
amdflang/amdclang: a named critical (Fortran) or a critical with hint (C) in a target region fails at the device link (__kmpc_critical_with_hint undefined)
Legality: not independently confirmed. no independent review yet How this is checked
Same issue as catalog/afar-flang-named-critical-link; this program is another reproducer of it.
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 | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 19.0.0 | correct | correct | correct | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 20.0.2 | correct | correct | correct | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 21.0.3 | correct | correct | correct | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 21.0.4 | correct | correct | correct | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| not supported | AFAR 24.3.0, MI300A unified AFAR 24.3.0, MI300A copy | showld.lld: error: undefined symbol: __kmpc_critical_with_hint >>> referenced by <dir>/repro.amdgpu9.42.gfx942-cd347b.img.lto.o:(__omp_offloading_14_1c7a89cd_main_l16) >>> referenced by <dir>/repro.amdgpu9.42.gfx942-cd347b.img.lto.o:(__omp_offloading_14_1c7a89cd_main_l16) clang: error: ld.lld command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) $AFAR/lib/llvm/bin/clang-linker-wrapper: error: 'clang' failed clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) |
| not supported | AFAR 24.3.0, MI250X | showld.lld: error: undefined symbol: __kmpc_critical_with_hint >>> referenced by <dir>/repro.amdgpu9.0a.gfx90a-6c3829.img.lto.o:(__omp_offloading_14_378d4d1d_main_l16) >>> referenced by <dir>/repro.amdgpu9.0a.gfx90a-6c3829.img.lto.o:(__omp_offloading_14_378d4d1d_main_l16) clang: error: ld.lld command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) $AFAR/lib/llvm/bin/clang-linker-wrapper: error: 'clang' failed clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) |
| not supported | AFAR 24.3.0, MI300X | showld.lld: error: undefined symbol: __kmpc_critical_with_hint >>> referenced by <dir>:(__omp_offloading_fc10_20002da_main_l16) >>> referenced by <dir>:(__omp_offloading_fc10_20002da_main_l16) clang: error: ld.lld command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) $AFAR/lib/llvm/bin/clang-linker-wrapper: error: 'clang' failed clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) |
| not supported | AFAR 24.3.0, MI350X | showld.lld: error: undefined symbol: __kmpc_critical_with_hint >>> referenced by <dir>:(__omp_offloading_fc10_4bc0_main_l16) >>> referenced by <dir>:(__omp_offloading_fc10_4bc0_main_l16) clang: error: ld.lld command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) $AFAR/lib/llvm/bin/clang-linker-wrapper: error: 'clang' failed clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) |
| fails another way | NVHPC 25.11, A100 separate NVHPC 25.11, A100 managed | showNVC++-F-1196-OpenMP - omp critical is not supported in GPU region (afar-c-critical-hint-link.c: 18) NVC++/x86-64 Linux 25.11-0: compilation aborted |
| fails another way | NVHPC 26.9, A100 separate NVHPC 26.9, A100 managed | showNVC++-F-1196-OpenMP - omp critical is not supported in GPU region (afar-c-critical-hint-link.c: 18) NVC++/x86-64 Linux 26.9-0: compilation aborted |
Reproduce
AFAR 24.3.0, MI300A unified
$AFAR/bin/amdclang -fopenmp --offload-arch=gfx942 -fopenmp-version=52 -fopenmp-version=52 -O2 repro.c -o repro HSA_XNACK=1 OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory ./repro
CCE 19.0.0, MI300A unified (runs correctly)
module load cce/19.0.0 craype-accel-amd-gfx942 rocm/6.4.3 module unload cray-mpich craycc -fopenmp -fopenmp-targets=amdgcn-amd-amdhsa -Xopenmp-target=amdgcn-amd-amdhsa -march=gfx942 -fopenmp-version=52 -O2 repro.c -o repro HSA_XNACK=1 OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory ./repro
Program (61 lines)
// # Draft finding: omp52-c-w-critical-hint on afar
//
// - compiler: afar
// - toolchain: afar; arch: gfx942; machine: tuolumne; memory mode: unified; opt: -O2
// - program: catalog omp52-c-w-critical-hint (c, version 52, sha256 27f075f0e726545a)
// - expected: None (None; )
// - actual: rejected (link_undefined_symbol: ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: __kmpc_critical_with_hint)
// - verdict: compiler_bug by rule R10b-own-link-or-hang: a link failure on symbols the compiler's own generated code needs, or a compile that does not finish, on a legal program: the compiler's defect (never a rejection)
// - reason:
// - citations: RUL-COMPILE-TIME (rulings.md)
// - legality: legal: offload.engine.rules accepts it (offload.engine.prerun.check, rerun: with the
// race rule and the restriction checks); NVHPC is no witness: it does not implement a feature
// the program uses (NVC++-F-1196-OpenMP - omp critical is not supported in GPU region);
// the check's other witness, the AFAR clang front end, is the compiler under test and is not
// counted; no gfortran or gcc is a legality witness
// - witnesses: none
// - withdrawn: none
//
// Generated by compliance.widen (OpenMP 5.2, C11; catalog widening). Do not edit.
// id: omp52-c-w-critical-hint
// primary atom: omp.clause.hint
// atoms: omp.clause.hint
// legal: yes
// observable: yes
// ran_on_host: inside the target region of interest
// evidence: construct
// needs: none
// std: c11
// feature: a named critical construct with a hint clause in a target parallel loop
// spec: OpenMP 5.2 §15.2, p.299 (critical construct); its binding thread set is the contention group, so a target parallel region (one team) is used; §15.1 (hint clause)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <omp.h>
enum { n = 64 };
int main(void) {
int a[n], b[n], ref[n];
int host_flag = 1;
int s = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
a[i] = i + 1;
b[i] = 0;
ref[i] = 0;
}
#pragma omp target parallel for map(to: a) map(tofrom: s, host_flag)
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
#pragma omp critical(wsum) hint(omp_sync_hint_contended)
{
int t = s;
s = t + a[i];
}
if (i == 0) host_flag = omp_is_initial_device();
}
bool ok = true;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
ok = ok && (b[i] == ref[i]);
ok = ok && (s == n * (n + 1) / 2);
printf("RESULT ran_on_host=%d check=%s\n", host_flag, ok ? "pass" : "fail");
return 0;
}
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Expected and observed
Observed where it behaves incorrectly
ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: __kmpc_critical_with_hint >>> referenced by <dir>/repro.amdgpu9.42.gfx942-cd347b.img.lto.o:(__omp_offloading_14_1c7a89cd_main_l16) >>> referenced by <dir>/repro.amdgpu9.42.gfx942-cd347b.img.lto.o:(__omp_offloading_14_1c7a89cd_main_l16) clang: error: ld.lld command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) $AFAR/lib/llvm/bin/clang-linker-wrapper: error: 'clang' failed clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
What the specification requires
The specification text this program relies on and the compiler is expected to support.
OpenMP 5.2 §15.2 p.299
OpenMP 5.2 §15.1
Evidence
Same compiler, one change
- the hint clause removed (a named critical without hint): 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> #include <stdbool.h> #include <omp.h> enum { n = 64 }; int main(void) { int a[n], b[n], ref[n]; int host_flag = 1; int s = 0; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { a[i] = i + 1; b[i] = 0; ref[i] = 0; } #pragma omp target parallel for map(to: a) map(tofrom: s, host_flag) for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { #pragma omp critical(wsum) { int t = s; s = t + a[i]; } if (i == 0) host_flag = omp_is_initial_device(); } bool ok = true; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) ok = ok && (b[i] == ref[i]); ok = ok && (s == n * (n + 1) / 2); printf("RESULT ran_on_host=%d check=%s\n", host_flag, ok ? "pass" : "fail"); return 0; }
Other compilers run it correctly
CCE 19.0.0, CCE 20.0.2, CCE 21.0.3, CCE 21.0.4, GCC 16.2.0