Observed issues › gcc/gcc-acc-c-bind-device-type-rejected
OpenACC device_type clause and routine bind clause are rejected (C)
Legality: not independently confirmed. no independent review yet How this is checked
Same issue as gcc/gcc-acc-bind-device-type-rejected; this program is another reproducer of it.
GCC 16.2 rejects the OpenACC device_type clause (here device_type(*) vector_length(32) on a parallel loop) and the bind clause of the routine directive, in Fortran ("Failed to match clause") and C ("expected an OpenACC clause before '(' token"). Both are OpenACC 2.0 clauses, and GCC documents OpenACC 2.6. CCE and NVHPC compile and run the Fortran programs, NVHPC the C programs.
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 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 19.0.0 | n/a | n/a | unknown not run | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 20.0.2 | n/a | n/a | unknown not run | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 21.0.3 | n/a | n/a | unknown not run | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 21.0.4 | n/a | n/a | unknown not run | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| NVHPC 25.11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | correct | correct |
| NVHPC 26.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | correct | correct |
| GCC 16.2.0 | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported | 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 | GCC 16.2.0, MI300A unified GCC 16.2.0, MI300A copy GCC 16.2.0, MI300X GCC 16.2.0, MI350X | showsite-gcc--gcc-acc-c-bind-device-type-rejected.c: In function ‘main’:
site-gcc--gcc-acc-c-bind-device-type-rejected.c:56:77: error: expected an OpenACC clause before ‘(’ token
56 | #pragma acc parallel loop copyin(a) copyout(b) copy(host_flag) device_type(*) \
| ^ |
| not supported | GCC 16.2.0, MI250X GCC 16.2.0, A100 separate | showsite-gcc--gcc-acc-c-bind-device-type-rejected.c: In function ‘main’:
site-gcc--gcc-acc-c-bind-device-type-rejected.c:55:77: error: expected an OpenACC clause before ‘(’ token
55 | #pragma acc parallel loop copyin(a) copyout(b) copy(host_flag) device_type(*) \
| ^ |
Reproduce
GCC 16.2.0, MI300A unified
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$GCC_16_2/lib64:/opt/rocm-7.2.1/lib $GCC_16_2/bin/gcc -fopenacc -foffload=amdgcn-amdhsa -foffload-options=amdgcn-amdhsa=-march=gfx942 -O2 repro.c -o repro HSA_XNACK=1 ./repro
GCC 16.2.0, A100 separate
export PATH=/usr/local/cuda/bin:$PATH export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$GCC_16_2/lib64 $GCC_16_2/bin/gcc -fopenacc -foffload=nvptx-none -foffload-options=nvptx-none=-march=sm_80 -foffload-options=nvptx-none=-latomic -O2 repro.c -o repro ./repro
NVHPC 25.11, A100 separate (runs correctly)
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$NVHPC_25_11/compilers/lib nvc -acc=gpu -gpu=cc80 -gpu=mem:separate -O2 repro.c -o repro ./repro
Program (68 lines)
// # Finding (GCC 16.2): OpenACC device_type and routine bind clauses are rejected (C); the reproducer is the catalog program
// acc34-c-clause-device_type
//
// - toolchains: gcc_g90 (GCC 16.2.0, AMD Instinct MI250X gfx90a, Tioga) and gcc_sm80 (GCC 16.2.0,
// NVIDIA A100 sm_80, wingtip); separate memory only; -O2; OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory
// - build: gcc -fopenacc -foffload=amdgcn-amdhsa -foffload-options=amdgcn-amdhsa=-march=gfx90a -O2 (gcc_g90); -foffload=nvptx-none
// -foffload-options=nvptx-none=-march=sm_80 -foffload-options=nvptx-none=-latomic -O2 (gcc_sm80)
// - failure: rejected: expected an OpenACC clause before
// - observed: `error: expected an OpenACC clause before '(' token` on both GPUs.
// - expected: compiles; `RESULT ran_on_host=0 check=pass`
// - spec: the device_type clause (OpenACC 3.4 §2.4 l.1013-1015) and the routine directive's bind clause (§2.15.1 l.3405-3407: "The
// bind clause specifies the name to use when calling the procedure on a device other than the host"); both are OpenACC 2.0
// clauses.
// - GCC 16.2 documentation (libgomp.texi "Enabling OpenACC"): "A complete description of all OpenACC directives accepted may be
// found in the OpenACC Application Programming Interface manual, version 2.6"; _OPENACC is 201711 (2.6). No list of OpenACC gaps
// is documented.
// - other families: NVHPC 25.11/26.9 compile and run both programs correctly (CCE has no OpenACC C).
// - gate and confirmer: 4 cells (2 gcc_g90, 2 gcc_sm80), each confirmed in the gate's four environments (a-d;
// results/gcc/gate-tioga/ and gate-wingtip/ verdicts.jsonl); confirmer verdicts (results/gcc/confirm/batch.gcc_*.jsonl):
// compiler_bug (R11-compile-rejection) 4
// - catalog programs (2): acc34-c-clause-bind, acc34-c-clause-device_type
// - legality: the catalog programs are legal by construction (offload.engine.gen, c_gen and acc_gen
// check every program against the catalog rules and the offload scope as it is built; no
// compiler). GCC is a compiler under test only: never a legality witness, here or for another
// family's case (catalog/machines.yaml under_test_only).
// Generated by compliance.acc_c_gen (OpenACC 3.4, C11): the C port (offload.engine.f2c) of acc34-clause-device_type. Do not edit.
// id: acc34-c-clause-device_type
// primary atom: acc.clause.device_type
// legal: yes
// observable: yes
// ran_on_host: inside the compute region of interest (acc_on_device)
// evidence: implementation_defined
// needs: none
// std: c11
// no oracle (implementation_defined): the device types and their names are implementation-defined; the clauses after device_type(*)
// are hints here (vector_length)
// basis: OpenACC 3.4 §2.4, p.32: "The supported device types are implementation-defined."
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <openacc.h>
enum { n = 64 };
int main(void) {
int a[n];
int b[n];
int ref[n];
int host_flag;
bool ok;
for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
a[i - 1] = i;
b[i - 1] = 0;
ref[i - 1] = 2 * i + 1;
}
host_flag = 1;
#pragma acc parallel loop copyin(a) copyout(b) copy(host_flag) device_type(*) \
vector_length(32)
for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
if (i == 1) host_flag = (acc_on_device(acc_device_host) ? 1 : 0);
b[i - 1] = 2 * a[i - 1] + 1;
}
bool t1_ = true;
for (int k2_ = 0; k2_ < n; k2_++)
t1_ = t1_ && (b[k2_] == ref[k2_]);
ok = t1_;
printf("RESULT ran_on_host=%d check=%s\n", host_flag, ok ? "pass" : "fail");
return 0;
}
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Expected and observed
Expected
check=pass
Observed where it behaves incorrectly
site-gcc--gcc-acc-c-bind-device-type-rejected.c: In function ‘main’:
site-gcc--gcc-acc-c-bind-device-type-rejected.c:56:77: error: expected an OpenACC clause before ‘(’ token
56 | #pragma acc parallel loop copyin(a) copyout(b) copy(host_flag) device_type(*) \
| ^What the specification requires
The specification text this program relies on and the compiler is expected to support.
OpenACC 3.4 §2.4
OpenACC 3.4 §2.15.1
The bind clause specifies the name to use when calling the procedure on a device other than the host
OpenACC 3.4 §2.4 p.32
The supported device types are implementation-defined.
Evidence
Other compilers run it correctly
NVHPC 25.11, NVHPC 26.9