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Summary

  • Remove SAVE attribute from work arrays in batch_interpolate_2d and batch_interpolate_3d
  • Allocate work arrays fresh on each call with proper GPU memory lifecycle management
  • Add !$acc wait after exit data delete operations for proper synchronization

Problem

When using GCC with OpenACC nvptx offload target, the batch spline tests failed with:

libgomp: cuStreamSynchronize error: an illegal memory access was encountered

The error occurred on the second iteration (Test 2: Albert field batching) while Test 1 (Meiss field batching) passed. The root cause was persistent (SAVE) work arrays that maintained stale GPU memory mappings between calls.

Solution

Changed work arrays from persistent (SAVE) to local allocation on each call. This ensures:

  1. Clean GPU memory state for each spline construction call
  2. Proper enter/exit data lifecycle for work arrays
  3. No stale mappings from previous calls

Testing

With this fix, all batch spline tests pass with GCC OpenACC GPU backend:

==========================================
 Running Batch Spline Tests
==========================================
 
 Test 1: Meiss field batching...
 PASSED: Meiss field batching test
 
 Test 2: Albert field batching...
 PASSED: Albert field batching test
 
 Test 3: Coils field batching...
 PASSED: Coils field batching test
 
 Test 4: Performance comparison...
 PASSED: Performance test
 
==========================================
 All batch spline tests PASSED!
==========================================

Remove SAVE attribute from work arrays in batch_interpolate_2d and
batch_interpolate_3d. The persistent work arrays caused GPU memory
errors (cuStreamSynchronize: illegal memory access) on the second
iteration when using GCC with nvptx offload target.

The fix allocates work arrays fresh on each call and properly manages
their GPU memory lifetime with enter/exit data directives. This ensures
clean GPU memory state between calls, avoiding stale mappings that
caused the memory corruption.

Also adds !$acc wait after exit data delete operations in destroy
subroutines to ensure proper synchronization before host memory is
freed.

This fixes the memory error that occurred when running test_batch_splines
with GCC OpenACC (GPU mode): Test 1 (Meiss) passed but Test 2 (Albert)
failed with illegal memory access. With this fix, all tests pass.
Remove allocation reuse optimization - always allocate fresh to avoid
potential stale GPU memory mappings. This is simpler and more robust
for the GCC OpenACC nvptx backend.

Note: GCC 16 nvptx still has memory issues on second iteration that
require further investigation. Use ACC_DEVICE_TYPE=host as workaround.
@krystophny krystophny force-pushed the fix/openacc-wait-after-delete branch from 9ab4de3 to 28d69ed Compare January 11, 2026 01:37
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A test triggered by this PR failed. Here is an AI-generated analysis of the failure:

Action: Build and test

Failed stage: Build [❌]

Failed test name: ""

Failure summary:

The action failed during the build step because gfortran could not compile Fortran sources that
contain preprocessor directives:
- src/interpolate/batch_interpolate_1d.f90 failed at line 436 on
#ifdef _OPENACC with Error: Invalid character in name at (1).
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src/interpolate/batch_interpolate_2d.f90 failed at line 329 on #ifdef _OPENACC with the same error.

This indicates the #ifdef lines were not handled as preprocessor directives (e.g., preprocessing not
applied/recognized for these .f90 files), so gfortran interpreted # as invalid Fortran syntax. As a
result, ninja stopped and make exited with error (exit code 2).

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Tabs before #ifdef/#endif made gfortran's cpp pass treat them as
literal Fortran text instead of directives, breaking compilation.
Add a CPU regression test that constructs/destroys batch splines
twice with different grid sizes to cover the now-SAVE-free work
arrays.

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