Observed issues › stress/nvhpc-c-lastprivate-teams-distribute-parallel-for-lost
Lastprivate on target teams distribute parallel for accepted silently, value lost
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 | correct | unknown not run | correct | correct | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 19.0.0 | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly | unknown not run | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 20.0.2 | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly | unknown not run | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 21.0.3 | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly | unknown not run | unknown not run | unknown not run | n/a | n/a |
| CCE 21.0.4 | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly | 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 | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly |
| NVHPC 26.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | behaves incorrectly | behaves incorrectly |
| 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 | CCE 19.0.0, MI300A unified CCE 19.0.0, MI300A copy CCE 20.0.2, MI300A unified CCE 20.0.2, MI300A copy CCE 21.0.3, MI300A unified CCE 21.0.3, MI300A copy CCE 21.0.4, MI300A unified CCE 21.0.4, MI300A copy NVHPC 25.11, A100 separate NVHPC 25.11, A100 managed NVHPC 26.9, A100 separate NVHPC 26.9, A100 managed | showl= 0 dev= 1 |
Reproduce
CCE 19.0.0, MI300A unified
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
CCE 20.0.2, MI300A unified
module load cce/20.0.2 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
CCE 21.0.3, MI300A unified
module load cce/21.0.3 craype-accel-amd-gfx942 rocm/7.2.0 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
CCE 21.0.4, MI300A unified
module load cce/21.0.4 craype-accel-amd-gfx942 rocm/7.2.0 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
NVHPC 25.11, A100 separate
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$NVHPC_25_11/compilers/lib nvc -mp=gpu -gpu=cc80 -gpu=mem:separate -O2 repro.c -o repro OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory ./repro
NVHPC 26.9, A100 separate
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$NVHPC_26_9/compilers/lib nvc -mp=gpu -gpu=cc80 -gpu=mem:separate -O2 repro.c -o repro OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=mandatory ./repro
AFAR 24.3.0, MI300A unified (runs correctly)
$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
Program (56 lines)
/* # Finding: NVHPC accepts lastprivate on target teams distribute
# parallel for, which its guide documents as unsupported, and gives a wrong answer (C)
- class: an unsupported clause accepted silently with a wrong answer, the R6
report-candidate class (as nvhpc-depend-inoutset-ignored.f90); a support claim it contradicts
is partial_support (data/reports/rulings.md, documented limitations), not a compiler bug in a
documented feature. NVIDIA HPC Compilers User's Guide 25.11 (and 26.9), §7.4 OpenMP Subset:
2.9.4 Distribute Directives: "The lastprivate clause is not supported"
2.14 Clauses on Combined and Composite Constructs: "Clauses on combined constructs are
supported to the extent that the clauses are supported on the component constructs."
On this construct lastprivate applies to the distribute and for leaves (5.2 §17.2), so it is
not supported here. nvc gives no diagnostic. The claim is catalog/omp/claims.yaml
onleaf.distribute.lastprivate (the triage reads it).
- compilers: NVHPC nvc 25.11 and 26.9, A100 (sm_80), -mp=gpu -gpu=cc80, separate and managed
memory, -O2
- expected: l= 2560 dev= 1. lastprivate gives the original l the value of the sequentially last
iteration (i = 64: 64 * 40) (5.2 §5.4.5; §17.2 p.340 l.21-30 applies it to the distribute and
for leaves), and map(tofrom: l) on the target leaf brings it back to the host. The explicit
map is legal: 5.2 §13.8 p.286 l.29-30 restricts only data-sharing clauses applied to the target
leaf, and the 5.0 §2.19.7.1 restriction (p.321 l.25-26) exempts combined constructs
- actual: l= 0 dev= 1, both releases, both memory modes
- same-compiler controls, all l= 2560 on both releases and modes
(data/reports/fuzz-stress-audit/, runs in results/stress/audit/runs-nvhpc-fix2.jsonl):
lp-c-tdpf-red.c the same construct and loop with reduction(max: l) instead of lastprivate
lp-c-tdpf-copy.c the same construct, private(l), the last iteration stores l in a mapped array
lp-c-tdist-map.c target teams distribute lastprivate(l) map(tofrom: l) (no parallel for)
lp-c-tpfor-map.c target parallel for lastprivate(l) map(tofrom: l) (no teams distribute)
lp-c-tdist-split.c target map(tofrom: l) around teams distribute lastprivate(l)
The worksharing-loop form (lp-c-tpfor-map.c) uses a documented clause ("The lastprivate clause
is supported", 2.9.2) and gives 2560. The distribute-only forms (lp-c-tdist-map.c,
lp-c-tdist-split.c) also give 2560, but that is undocumented behaviour: the guide says
lastprivate on distribute is not supported. So the composite gives a wrong answer for a clause
the guide excludes; the controls show that the value can be returned, not that nvc supports it.
- other families: AFAR amdclang gives 2560 on this program (MI300A HSA_XNACK 1 and 0, MI250X).
CCE craycc gives 0 here too (see data/reports/fuzz-stress.md, candidate 2b).
- related, not the same: nvhpc-c-parallel-for-firstprivate-in-target.c is a compile failure
("Failed to translate OpenMP region") of a parallel for nested in a target region; this program
compiles and runs a combined construct. Without the map (r2-lastprivate-combined.c and
lp-c-tdist.c) nvc also gives 0: the missing implicit map, the C form of
stress/nvhpc-lastprivate-combined-target-not-mapped.f90.
- legality: legal by reading: the for loop variable is private; only the lastprivate item l is
written in the loop; dev is written by the initial thread of the second target region
- evidence: tools/jobs/run_wingtip_fix2.sh (tools/campaigns/stress_audit.py); the confirmer was not run on it */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <omp.h>
int main(void) {
long long l = 0;
int dev = -1;
#pragma omp target teams distribute parallel for lastprivate(l) map(tofrom: l)
for (int i = 1; i <= 64; i++)
l = (long long) i * 40;
#pragma omp target map(tofrom: dev)
dev = omp_is_initial_device() ? 0 : 1;
printf("l= %lld dev= %d\n", l, dev);
return 0;
}
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Expected and observed
Expected
l= 2560 dev= 1
Observed where it behaves incorrectly
l= 0 dev= 1
What the specification requires
The specification text this program relies on and the compiler is expected to support.
OpenMP 5.2 §17.2
OpenMP 5.2 §5.4.5
OpenMP 5.2 §17.2 p.340 l.21-30
OpenMP 5.2 §13.8 p.286 l.29-30
OpenMP 5.0 §2.19.7.1
Evidence
Same compiler, one change
- reduction(max: l) instead of lastprivate(l): 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; NVHPC 25.11: correct; NVHPC 26.9: correct
Control program
#include <stdio.h> #include <omp.h> int main(void) { long long l = 0; int dev = -1; #pragma omp target teams distribute parallel for reduction(max: l) map(tofrom: l) for (int i = 1; i <= 64; i++) l = (long long) i * 40; #pragma omp target map(tofrom: dev) dev = omp_is_initial_device() ? 0 : 1; printf("l= %lld dev= %d\n", l, dev); return 0; }
Other compilers run it correctly
AFAR 24.3.0, GCC 16.2.0