vector_dist_comm.hpp

/*
 * vector_dist_comm.hpp
 *
 *  Created on: Aug 18, 2016
 *      Author: i-bird
 */
 
#ifndef SRC_VECTOR_VECTOR_DIST_COMM_HPP_
#define SRC_VECTOR_VECTOR_DIST_COMM_HPP_
 
#define TEST1
 
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
#include "Vector/cuda/vector_dist_cuda_funcs.cuh"
#include "util/cuda/kernels.cuh"
#endif
 
#include "Vector/util/vector_dist_funcs.hpp"
#include "cuda/vector_dist_comm_util_funcs.cuh"
#include "util/cuda/scan_ofp.cuh"
 
template<typename T>
struct DEBUG
{
    static float ret(T & tmp)
    {
        return 0.0;
    }
};
 
template<>
struct DEBUG<float &>
{
    static float ret(float & tmp)
    {
        return tmp;
    }
};
 
inline static size_t compute_options(size_t opt)
{
    size_t opt_ = NONE;
    if (opt & NO_CHANGE_ELEMENTS && opt & SKIP_LABELLING)
    {opt_ = RECEIVE_KNOWN | KNOWN_ELEMENT_OR_BYTE;}
 
    if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
    {
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
        // Before doing the communication on RUN_ON_DEVICE we have to be sure that the previous kernels complete
        opt_ |= MPI_GPU_DIRECT;
#else
        std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " error: to use the option RUN_ON_DEVICE you must compile with NVCC" << std::endl;
#endif
    }
 
    return opt_;
}
 
template<unsigned int impl, template<typename> class layout_base, unsigned int ... prp>
struct ghost_exchange_comm_impl
{
    template<typename Vcluster_type, typename vector_prop_type,
             typename vector_pos_type, typename send_vector,
             typename prc_recv_get_type, typename prc_g_opart_type,
             typename recv_sz_get_type, typename recv_sz_get_byte_type,
             typename g_opart_sz_type>
    static inline void sendrecv_prp(Vcluster_type & v_cl,
                         openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp,
                         vector_prop_type & v_prp,
                         vector_pos_type & v_pos,
                         prc_g_opart_type & prc_g_opart,
                         prc_recv_get_type & prc_recv_get,
                         recv_sz_get_type & recv_sz_get,
                         recv_sz_get_byte_type & recv_sz_get_byte,
                         g_opart_sz_type & g_opart_sz,
                         size_t ghostMarker,
                         size_t opt)
    {
        // if there are no properties skip
        // SSendRecvP send everything when we do not give properties
 
        if (sizeof...(prp) != 0)
        {
            size_t opt_ = compute_options(opt);
            if (opt & SKIP_LABELLING)
            {
                if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
                {
                    op_ssend_gg_recv_merge_run_device opm(ghostMarker);
                    v_cl.template SSendRecvP_op<op_ssend_gg_recv_merge_run_device,send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,opm,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
                }
                else
                {
                    op_ssend_gg_recv_merge opm(ghostMarker);
                    v_cl.template SSendRecvP_op<op_ssend_gg_recv_merge,send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,opm,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
                }
            }
            else
            {v_cl.template SSendRecvP<send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,recv_sz_get_byte,opt_);}
 
            // fill g_opart_sz
            g_opart_sz.resize(prc_g_opart.size());
 
            for (size_t i = 0 ; i < prc_g_opart.size() ; i++)
                g_opart_sz.get(i) = g_send_prp.get(i).size();
        }
    }
 
    template<typename Vcluster_type, typename vector_prop_type,
             typename vector_pos_type, typename send_pos_vector,
             typename prc_recv_get_type, typename prc_g_opart_type,
             typename recv_sz_get_type>
    static inline void sendrecv_pos(Vcluster_type & v_cl,
                                    openfpm::vector<send_pos_vector> & g_pos_send,
                                    vector_prop_type & v_prp,
                                    vector_pos_type & v_pos,
                                    prc_recv_get_type & prc_recv_get,
                                    recv_sz_get_type & recv_sz_get,
                                    prc_g_opart_type & prc_g_opart,
                                    size_t opt)
    {
        size_t opt_ = compute_options(opt);
        if (opt & SKIP_LABELLING)
        {
            v_cl.template SSendRecv<send_pos_vector,decltype(v_pos),layout_base>(g_pos_send,v_pos,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
        }
        else
        {
            prc_recv_get.clear();
            recv_sz_get.clear();
            v_cl.template SSendRecv<send_pos_vector,decltype(v_pos),layout_base>(g_pos_send,v_pos,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
        }
    }
 
    template<typename Vcluster_type, typename vector_prop_type,
             typename vector_pos_type, typename send_pos_vector,
             typename prc_recv_get_type, typename prc_g_opart_type,
             typename recv_sz_get_type>
    static inline void sendrecv_pos_wait(Vcluster_type & v_cl,
                                         openfpm::vector<send_pos_vector> & g_pos_send,
                                         vector_prop_type & v_prp,
                                         vector_pos_type & v_pos,
                                         prc_recv_get_type & prc_recv_get,
                                         recv_sz_get_type & recv_sz_get,
                                         prc_g_opart_type & prc_g_opart,
                                         size_t opt)
    {}
 
    template<typename Vcluster_type, typename vector_prop_type,
             typename vector_pos_type, typename send_vector,
             typename prc_recv_get_type, typename prc_g_opart_type,
             typename recv_sz_get_type, typename recv_sz_get_byte_type,
             typename g_opart_sz_type>
    static inline void sendrecv_prp_wait(Vcluster_type & v_cl,
                                         openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp,
                                         vector_prop_type & v_prp,
                                         vector_pos_type & v_pos,
                                         prc_g_opart_type & prc_g_opart,
                                         prc_recv_get_type & prc_recv_get,
                                         recv_sz_get_type & recv_sz_get,
                                         recv_sz_get_byte_type & recv_sz_get_byte,
                                         g_opart_sz_type & g_opart_sz,
                                         size_t ghostMarker,
                                         size_t opt)
    {}
};
 
 
template<template<typename> class layout_base, unsigned int ... prp>
struct ghost_exchange_comm_impl<GHOST_ASYNC,layout_base, prp ... >
{
    template<typename Vcluster_type, typename vector_prop_type,
             typename vector_pos_type, typename send_vector,
             typename prc_recv_get_type, typename prc_g_opart_type,
             typename recv_sz_get_type, typename recv_sz_get_byte_type,
             typename g_opart_sz_type>
    static inline void sendrecv_prp(Vcluster_type & v_cl,
                         openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp,
                         vector_prop_type & v_prp,
                         vector_pos_type & v_pos,
                         prc_g_opart_type & prc_g_opart,
                         prc_recv_get_type & prc_recv_get,
                         recv_sz_get_type & recv_sz_get,
                         recv_sz_get_byte_type & recv_sz_get_byte,
                         g_opart_sz_type & g_opart_sz,
                         size_t ghostMarker,
                         size_t opt)
    {
        prc_recv_get.clear();
        recv_sz_get.clear();
 
        // if there are no properties skip
        // SSendRecvP send everything when we do not give properties
 
        if (sizeof...(prp) != 0)
        {
            size_t opt_ = compute_options(opt);
            if (opt & SKIP_LABELLING)
            {
                if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
                {
                    op_ssend_gg_recv_merge_run_device opm(ghostMarker);
                    v_cl.template SSendRecvP_opAsync<op_ssend_gg_recv_merge_run_device,send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,opm,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
                }
                else
                {
                    op_ssend_gg_recv_merge opm(ghostMarker);
                    v_cl.template SSendRecvP_opAsync<op_ssend_gg_recv_merge,send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,opm,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
                }
            }
            else
            {v_cl.template SSendRecvPAsync<send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,recv_sz_get_byte,opt_);}
        }
 
        // fill g_opart_sz
        g_opart_sz.resize(prc_g_opart.size());
 
        for (size_t i = 0 ; i < prc_g_opart.size() ; i++)
        {g_opart_sz.get(i) = g_send_prp.get(i).size();}
    }
 
    template<typename Vcluster_type, typename vector_prop_type,
             typename vector_pos_type, typename send_pos_vector,
             typename prc_recv_get_type, typename prc_g_opart_type,
             typename recv_sz_get_type>
    static inline void sendrecv_pos(Vcluster_type & v_cl,
                                    openfpm::vector<send_pos_vector> & g_pos_send,
                                    vector_prop_type & v_prp,
                                    vector_pos_type & v_pos,
                                    prc_recv_get_type & prc_recv_get,
                                    recv_sz_get_type & recv_sz_get,
                                    prc_g_opart_type & prc_g_opart,
                                    size_t opt)
    {
        prc_recv_get.clear();
        recv_sz_get.clear();
 
        size_t opt_ = compute_options(opt);
        if (opt & SKIP_LABELLING)
        {
            v_cl.template SSendRecvAsync<send_pos_vector,decltype(v_pos),layout_base>(g_pos_send,v_pos,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
        }
        else
        {
            prc_recv_get.clear();
            recv_sz_get.clear();
            v_cl.template SSendRecvAsync<send_pos_vector,decltype(v_pos),layout_base>(g_pos_send,v_pos,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
        }
    }
 
    template<typename Vcluster_type, typename vector_prop_type,
             typename vector_pos_type, typename send_pos_vector,
             typename prc_recv_get_type, typename prc_g_opart_type,
             typename recv_sz_get_type>
    static inline void sendrecv_pos_wait(Vcluster_type & v_cl,
                                         openfpm::vector<send_pos_vector> & g_pos_send,
                                         vector_prop_type & v_prp,
                                         vector_pos_type & v_pos,
                                         prc_recv_get_type & prc_recv_get,
                                         recv_sz_get_type & recv_sz_get,
                                         prc_g_opart_type & prc_g_opart,
                                         size_t opt)
    {
        size_t opt_ = compute_options(opt);
        if (opt & SKIP_LABELLING)
        {
            v_cl.template SSendRecvWait<send_pos_vector,decltype(v_pos),layout_base>(g_pos_send,v_pos,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
        }
        else
        {
            v_cl.template SSendRecvWait<send_pos_vector,decltype(v_pos),layout_base>(g_pos_send,v_pos,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
        }
    }
 
    template<typename Vcluster_type, typename vector_prop_type,
             typename vector_pos_type, typename send_vector,
             typename prc_recv_get_type, typename prc_g_opart_type,
             typename recv_sz_get_type, typename recv_sz_get_byte_type,
             typename g_opart_sz_type>
    static inline void sendrecv_prp_wait(Vcluster_type & v_cl,
                                         openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp,
                                         vector_prop_type & v_prp,
                                         vector_pos_type & v_pos,
                                         prc_g_opart_type & prc_g_opart,
                                         prc_recv_get_type & prc_recv_get,
                                         recv_sz_get_type & recv_sz_get,
                                         recv_sz_get_byte_type & recv_sz_get_byte,
                                         g_opart_sz_type & g_opart_sz,
                                         size_t ghostMarker,
                                         size_t opt)
    {
        // if there are no properties skip
        // SSendRecvP send everything when we do not give properties
 
        if (sizeof...(prp) != 0)
        {
            size_t opt_ = compute_options(opt);
            if (opt & SKIP_LABELLING)
            {
                if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
                {
                    op_ssend_gg_recv_merge_run_device opm(ghostMarker);
                    v_cl.template SSendRecvP_opWait<op_ssend_gg_recv_merge_run_device,send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,opm,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
                }
                else
                {
                    op_ssend_gg_recv_merge opm(ghostMarker);
                    v_cl.template SSendRecvP_opWait<op_ssend_gg_recv_merge,send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,opm,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,opt_);
                }
            }
            else
            {v_cl.template SSendRecvPWait<send_vector,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_g_opart,prc_recv_get,recv_sz_get,recv_sz_get_byte,opt_);}
        }
    }
};
 
 
template<unsigned int dim,
         typename St,
         typename prop,
         typename Decomposition = CartDecomposition<dim,St>,
         typename Memory = HeapMemory,
         template<typename> class layout_base = memory_traits_lin>
class vector_dist_comm
{
    size_t v_sub_unit_factor = 64;
 
    typedef openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity> send_pos_vector;
 
    Vcluster<Memory> & v_cl;
 
    Decomposition dec;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> p_map_req;
 
    openfpm::vector<aggregate<int,int,int>,
                    Memory,
                    layout_base > m_opart;
 
    openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<aggregate<size_t,size_t>>> g_opart;
 
    openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int,unsigned long int>,
                    CudaMemory,
                    memory_traits_inte> g_opart_device;
 
    openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> v_pos_tmp;
 
    openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> v_prp_tmp;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> g_opart_sz;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_g_opart;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_recv_get_pos;
    openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_recv_get_prp;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_recv_put;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_recv_map;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> recv_sz_get_pos;
    openfpm::vector<size_t> recv_sz_get_prp;
    openfpm::vector<size_t> recv_sz_get_byte;
 
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> recv_sz_put;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> recv_sz_map;
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_sz_gg;
 
    openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int>,
                            Memory,
                            layout_base> proc_id_out;
 
    openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int>,
                             Memory,
                             layout_base> starts;
 
    openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int, unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> prc_offset;
 
 
    CudaMemory mem;
 
    size_t lg_m;
 
    openfpm::vector_fr<Memory> hsmem;
 
    template<typename prp_object, int ... prp>
    struct proc_with_prp
    {
        template<typename T1, typename T2> inline static void proc(size_t lbl, size_t cnt, size_t id, T1 & v_prp, T2 & m_prp)
        {
            // source object type
            typedef encapc<1, prop, typename openfpm::vector<prop>::layout_type> encap_src;
            // destination object type
            typedef encapc<1, prp_object, typename openfpm::vector<prp_object>::layout_type> encap_dst;
 
            // Copy only the selected properties
            object_si_d<encap_src, encap_dst, OBJ_ENCAP, prp...>(v_prp.get(id), m_prp.get(lbl).get(cnt));
        }
    };
 
    size_t get_last_ghost_get_received_parts(size_t i)
    {
        // If the last ghost_get did not have properties the information about the number of particles
        // received is in recv_sz_get_ois
        if (recv_sz_get_prp.size() != 0)
        {return recv_sz_get_prp.get(i);}
        else
        {return recv_sz_get_pos.get(i);}
    }
 
    size_t get_last_ghost_get_num_proc()
    {
        if (prc_recv_get_prp.size() != 0)
        {return prc_recv_get_prp.size();}
        else
        {return prc_recv_get_pos.size();}
    }
 
    openfpm::vector<size_t> & get_last_ghost_get_num_proc_vector()
    {
        if (prc_recv_get_prp.size() != 0)
        {return prc_recv_get_prp;}
        else
        {return prc_recv_get_pos;}
    }
 
    inline void calc_send_buffers(openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int,unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> & prc_sz,
                                  openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_sz_r,
                                  openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_r,
                                  size_t opt)
    {
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
#ifndef TEST1
            size_t prev_off = 0;
            for (size_t i = 0; i < prc_sz.size() ; i++)
            {
                if (prc_sz.template get<1>(i) != (unsigned int)-1)
                {
                    prc_r.add(prc_sz.template get<1>(i));
                    prc_sz_r.add(prc_sz.template get<0>(i) - prev_off);
                }
                prev_off = prc_sz.template get<0>(i);
            }
#else
 
            // Calculate the sending buffer size for each processor, put this information in
            // a contiguous buffer
 
            for (size_t i = 0; i < v_cl.getProcessingUnits(); i++)
            {
                if (prc_sz.template get<0>(i) != 0 && v_cl.rank() != i)
                {
                    prc_r.add(i);
                    prc_sz_r.add(prc_sz.template get<0>(i));
                }
            }
 
#endif
        }
        else
        {
            // Calculate the sending buffer size for each processor, put this information in
            // a contiguous buffer
 
            p_map_req.resize(v_cl.getProcessingUnits());
            for (size_t i = 0; i < v_cl.getProcessingUnits(); i++)
            {
                if (prc_sz.template get<0>(i) != 0)
                {
                    p_map_req.get(i) = prc_r.size();
                    prc_r.add(i);
                    prc_sz_r.add(prc_sz.template get<0>(i));
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    long int shift_box_ndec = -1;
 
    std::unordered_map<size_t, size_t> map_cmb;
 
    openfpm::vector_std<openfpm::vector_std<Box<dim, St>>> box_f;
 
    openfpm::vector<Box<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> box_f_dev;
    openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> box_f_sv;
 
    openfpm::vector_std<comb<dim>> box_cmb;
 
    openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int,unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> o_part_loc;
 
    openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int, unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> prc_sz;
 
    void createShiftBox()
    {
        if (shift_box_ndec == (long int)dec.get_ndec())
        {return;}
 
        struct sh_box
        {
            size_t shift_id;
 
            unsigned int box_f_sv;
            Box<dim,St> box_f_dev;
 
            bool operator<(const sh_box & tmp) const
            {
                return shift_id < tmp.shift_id;
            }
 
        };
        openfpm::vector<sh_box> reord_shift;
        box_f.clear();
        map_cmb.clear();
        box_cmb.clear();
 
        // Add local particles coming from periodic boundary, the only boxes that count are the one
        // touching the border
        for (size_t i = 0; i < dec.getNLocalSub(); i++)
        {
            size_t Nl = dec.getLocalNIGhost(i);
 
            for (size_t j = 0; j < Nl; j++)
            {
                // If the ghost does not come from the intersection with an out of
                // border sub-domain the combination is all zero and n_zero return dim
                if (dec.getLocalIGhostPos(i, j).n_zero() == dim)
                    continue;
 
                // Check if we already have boxes with such combination
                auto it = map_cmb.find(dec.getLocalIGhostPos(i, j).lin());
                if (it == map_cmb.end())
                {
                    // we do not have it
                    box_f.add();
                    box_f.last().add(dec.getLocalIGhostBox(i, j));
                    box_cmb.add(dec.getLocalIGhostPos(i, j));
                    map_cmb[dec.getLocalIGhostPos(i, j).lin()] = box_f.size() - 1;
                }
                else
                {
                    // we have it
                    box_f.get(it->second).add(dec.getLocalIGhostBox(i, j));
                }
 
                reord_shift.add();
                reord_shift.last().shift_id = dec.getLocalIGhostPos(i, j).lin();
                reord_shift.last().box_f_dev = dec.getLocalIGhostBox(i, j);
                reord_shift.last().box_f_sv = dec.convertShift(dec.getLocalIGhostPos(i, j));
            }
        }
 
        // now we sort box_f by shift_id, the reason is that we have to avoid duplicated particles
        reord_shift.sort();
 
        box_f_dev.resize(reord_shift.size());
        box_f_sv.resize(reord_shift.size());
 
        for (size_t i = 0 ; i < reord_shift.size() ; i++)
        {
            box_f_dev.get(i) = reord_shift.get(i).box_f_dev;
            box_f_sv.template get<0>(i) = reord_shift.get(i).box_f_sv;
        }
 
#ifdef CUDA_GPU
 
        // move box_f_dev and box_f_sv to device
        box_f_dev.template hostToDevice<0,1>();
        box_f_sv.template hostToDevice<0>();
 
#endif
 
        shift_box_ndec = dec.get_ndec();
    }
 
    void local_ghost_from_opart(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                                openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                                size_t opt)
    {
        // get the shift vectors
        const openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & shifts = dec.getShiftVectors();
 
        if (!(opt & NO_POSITION))
        {
            if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
            {
                local_ghost_from_opart_impl<true,dim,St,prop,Memory,layout_base,std::is_same<Memory,CudaMemory>::value>
                ::run(o_part_loc,shifts,v_pos,v_prp,opt);
            }
            else
            {
                for (size_t i = 0 ; i < o_part_loc.size() ; i++)
                {
                    size_t lin_id = o_part_loc.template get<1>(i);
                    size_t key = o_part_loc.template get<0>(i);
 
                    Point<dim, St> p = v_pos.get(key);
                    // shift
                    p -= shifts.get(lin_id);
 
                    // add this particle shifting its position
                    v_pos.add(p);
                    v_prp.get(lg_m+i) = v_prp.get(key);
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
            {
                local_ghost_from_opart_impl<false,dim,St,prop,Memory,layout_base,std::is_same<Memory,CudaMemory>::value>
                ::run(o_part_loc,shifts,v_pos,v_prp,opt);
            }
            else
            {
                for (size_t i = 0 ; i < o_part_loc.size() ; i++)
                {
                    size_t key = o_part_loc.template get<0>(i);
 
                    v_prp.get(lg_m+i) = v_prp.get(key);
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    void local_ghost_from_dec(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                              openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                              size_t ghostMarker,size_t opt)
    {
        o_part_loc.clear();
 
        // get the shift vectors
        const openfpm::vector<Point<dim,St>,Memory,layout_base> & shifts = dec.getShiftVectors();
 
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
            local_ghost_from_dec_impl<dim,St,prop,Memory,layout_base,std::is_same<Memory,CudaMemory>::value>
            ::run(o_part_loc,shifts,box_f_dev,box_f_sv,v_cl,starts,v_pos,v_prp,ghostMarker,opt);
        }
        else
        {
            // Label the internal (assigned) particles
            auto it = v_pos.getIteratorTo(ghostMarker);
 
            while (it.isNext())
            {
                auto key = it.get();
 
                // If particles are inside these boxes
                for (size_t i = 0; i < box_f.size(); i++)
                {
                    for (size_t j = 0; j < box_f.get(i).size(); j++)
                    {
                        if (box_f.get(i).get(j).isInsideNP(v_pos.get(key)) == true)
                        {
                            size_t lin_id = dec.convertShift(box_cmb.get(i));
 
                            o_part_loc.add();
                            o_part_loc.template get<0>(o_part_loc.size()-1) = key;
                            o_part_loc.template get<1>(o_part_loc.size()-1) = lin_id;
 
                            Point<dim, St> p = v_pos.get(key);
                            // shift
                            p -= shifts.get(lin_id);
 
                            // add this particle shifting its position
                            v_pos.add(p);
                            v_prp.add();
                            v_prp.last() = v_prp.get(key);
 
                            // boxes in one group can be overlapping
                            // we do not have to search for the other
                            // boxes otherwise we will have duplicate particles
                            //
                            // A small note overlap of boxes across groups is fine
                            // (and needed) because each group has different shift
                            // producing non overlapping particles
                            //
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
 
                ++it;
            }
        }
    }
 
    void add_loc_particles_bc(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                              openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp ,
                              size_t & ghostMarker,
                              size_t opt)
    {
        // Create the shift boxes
        createShiftBox();
 
        if (!(opt & SKIP_LABELLING))
            lg_m = v_prp.size();
 
        if (box_f.size() == 0)
            return;
        else
        {
            if (opt & SKIP_LABELLING)
            {local_ghost_from_opart(v_pos,v_prp,opt);}
            else
            {local_ghost_from_dec(v_pos,v_prp,ghostMarker,opt);}
        }
    }
 
    void fill_send_ghost_pos_buf(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                                 openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_sz,
                                 openfpm::vector<send_pos_vector> & g_pos_send,
                                 size_t opt,
                                 bool async)
    {
        // get the shift vectors
        const openfpm::vector<Point<dim,St>,Memory,layout_base> & shifts = dec.getShiftVectors();
 
        // create a number of send buffers equal to the near processors
        g_pos_send.resize(prc_sz.size());
 
        size_t old_hsmem_size = 0;
 
        // if we do async
        if (async == true)
        {
            old_hsmem_size = hsmem.size();
            resize_retained_buffer(hsmem,g_pos_send.size() + hsmem.size());
        }
        else
        {resize_retained_buffer(hsmem,g_pos_send.size());}
 
        for (size_t i = 0; i < g_pos_send.size(); i++)
        {
            // Buffer must retained and survive the destruction of the
            // vector
            if (hsmem.get(i+old_hsmem_size).ref() == 0)
            {hsmem.get(i+old_hsmem_size).incRef();}
 
            // Set the memory for retain the send buffer
            g_pos_send.get(i).setMemory(hsmem.get(i+old_hsmem_size));
 
            // resize the sending vector (No allocation is produced)
            g_pos_send.get(i).resize(prc_sz.get(i));
        }
 
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
 
            size_t offset = 0;
 
            // Fill the sending buffers
            for (size_t i = 0 ; i < g_pos_send.size() ; i++)
            {
                auto ite = g_pos_send.get(i).getGPUIterator();
 
                CUDA_LAUNCH((process_ghost_particles_pos<dim,decltype(g_opart_device.toKernel()),decltype(g_pos_send.get(i).toKernel()),decltype(v_pos.toKernel()),decltype(shifts.toKernel())>),
                ite,
                g_opart_device.toKernel(), g_pos_send.get(i).toKernel(),
                 v_pos.toKernel(),shifts.toKernel(),(unsigned int)offset);
 
                offset += prc_sz.get(i);
            }
 
#else
 
            std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " error RUN_ON_DEVICE require that you compile with NVCC, but it seem compiled with a normal compiler" << std::endl;
 
#endif
        }
        else
        {
            // Fill the send buffer
            for (size_t i = 0; i < g_opart.size(); i++)
            {
                for (size_t j = 0; j < g_opart.get(i).size(); j++)
                {
                    Point<dim, St> s = v_pos.get(g_opart.get(i).template get<0>(j));
                    s -= shifts.get(g_opart.get(i).template get<1>(j));
                    g_pos_send.get(i).set(j, s);
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    template<typename send_vector, typename prp_object, int ... prp>
    void fill_send_ghost_put_prp_buf(openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                                     openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp,
                                     size_t & ghostMarker,
                                     size_t opt)
    {
        // create a number of send buffers equal to the near processors
        // from which we received
 
        // NOTE in some case the information can be in prc_recv_get_pos
 
        size_t nproc = get_last_ghost_get_num_proc();
 
        g_send_prp.resize(nproc);
 
        resize_retained_buffer(hsmem,g_send_prp.size());
 
        for (size_t i = 0; i < g_send_prp.size(); i++)
        {
            // Buffer must retained and survive the destruction of the
            // vector
            if (hsmem.get(i).ref() == 0)
                hsmem.get(i).incRef();
 
            // Set the memory for retain the send buffer
            g_send_prp.get(i).setMemory(hsmem.get(i));
 
            size_t n_part_recv = get_last_ghost_get_received_parts(i);
 
            // resize the sending vector (No allocation is produced)
            g_send_prp.get(i).resize(n_part_recv);
        }
 
        size_t accum = ghostMarker;
 
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
 
                if (sizeof...(prp) != 0)
                {
                    // Fill the sending buffers
                    for (size_t i = 0 ; i < g_send_prp.size() ; i++)
                    {
                        size_t n_part_recv = get_last_ghost_get_received_parts(i);
 
                        auto ite = g_send_prp.get(i).getGPUIterator();
 
                        if (ite.nblocks() == 0) {continue;}
 
                        CUDA_LAUNCH((process_ghost_particles_prp_put<decltype(g_send_prp.get(i).toKernel()),decltype(v_prp.toKernel()),prp...>),
                        ite,
                        g_send_prp.get(i).toKernel(),
                        v_prp.toKernel(),(unsigned int)accum);
 
                        accum = accum + n_part_recv;
                    }
                }
 
#else
 
                std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " error RUN_ON_DEVICE require that you compile with NVCC, but it seem compiled with a normal compiler" << std::endl;
 
#endif
        }
        else
        {
            // Fill the send buffer
            for (size_t i = 0; i < g_send_prp.size(); i++)
            {
                size_t j2 = 0;
                size_t n_part_recv = get_last_ghost_get_received_parts(i);
 
                for (size_t j = accum; j < accum + n_part_recv; j++)
                {
                    // source object type
                    typedef encapc<1, prop, typename openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base>::layout_type> encap_src;
                    // destination object type
                    typedef encapc<1, prp_object, typename openfpm::vector<prp_object,Memory,layout_base>::layout_type> encap_dst;
 
                    // Copy only the selected properties
                    object_si_d<encap_src, encap_dst, OBJ_ENCAP, prp...>(v_prp.get(j), g_send_prp.get(i).get(j2));
 
                    j2++;
                }
 
                accum = accum + n_part_recv;
            }
        }
    }
 
    void resize_retained_buffer(openfpm::vector_fr<Memory> & rt_buf, size_t nbf)
    {
        // Release all the buffer that are going to be deleted
        for (size_t i = nbf ; i < rt_buf.size() ; i++)
        {
            rt_buf.get(i).decRef();
        }
 
        hsmem.resize(nbf);
    }
 
    template<typename send_vector, typename v_mpl>
    struct set_mem_retained_buffers_inte
    {
        openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp;
 
        size_t i;
 
        openfpm::vector_fr<Memory> & hsmem;
 
        size_t j;
 
        set_mem_retained_buffers_inte(openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp, size_t i ,
                                      openfpm::vector_fr<Memory> & hsmem, size_t j)
        :g_send_prp(g_send_prp),i(i),hsmem(hsmem),j(j)
        {}
 
        template<typename T>
        inline void operator()(T& t)
        {
            g_send_prp.get(i).template setMemory<T::value>(hsmem.get(j));
 
            j++;
        }
    };
 
    template<bool inte_or_lin,typename send_vector, typename v_mpl>
    struct set_mem_retained_buffers
    {
        static inline size_t set_mem_retained_buffers_(openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp,
                                             openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_sz,
                                             size_t i,
                                             openfpm::vector_fr<Memory> & hsmem,
                                             size_t j)
        {
            // Set the memory for retain the send buffer
            g_send_prp.get(i).setMemory(hsmem.get(j));
 
            // resize the sending vector (No allocation is produced)
            g_send_prp.get(i).resize(prc_sz.get(i));
 
            return j+1;
        }
    };
 
    template<typename send_vector, typename v_mpl>
    struct set_mem_retained_buffers<true,send_vector,v_mpl>
    {
        static inline size_t set_mem_retained_buffers_(openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp,
                                             openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_sz,
                                             size_t i,
                                             openfpm::vector_fr<Memory> & hsmem,
                                             size_t j)
        {
            set_mem_retained_buffers_inte<send_vector,v_mpl> smrbi(g_send_prp,i,hsmem,j);
 
            boost::mpl::for_each_ref<boost::mpl::range_c<int,0,boost::mpl::size<v_mpl>::type::value>>(smrbi);
 
            // if we do not send properties do not reallocate
            if (boost::mpl::size<v_mpl>::type::value != 0)
            {
                // resize the sending vector (No allocation is produced)
                g_send_prp.get(i).resize(prc_sz.get(i));
            }
 
            return smrbi.j;
        }
    };
 
    template<typename send_vector, typename prp_object, int ... prp>
    void fill_send_ghost_prp_buf(openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                                 openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_sz,
                                 openfpm::vector<send_vector> & g_send_prp,
                                 size_t opt)
    {
        size_t factor = 1;
 
        typedef typename to_boost_vmpl<prp...>::type v_mpl;
 
        if (is_layout_inte<layout_base<prop>>::value == true) {factor *= sizeof...(prp);}
 
        // create a number of send buffers equal to the near processors
        g_send_prp.resize(prc_sz.size());
 
        resize_retained_buffer(hsmem,g_send_prp.size()*factor);
 
        for (size_t i = 0; i < hsmem.size(); i++)
        {
            // Buffer must retained and survive the destruction of the
            // vector
            if (hsmem.get(i).ref() == 0)
            {hsmem.get(i).incRef();}
        }
 
        size_t j = 0;
        for (size_t i = 0; i < g_send_prp.size(); i++)
        {
            j = set_mem_retained_buffers<is_layout_inte<layout_base<prop>>::value,send_vector,v_mpl>::set_mem_retained_buffers_(g_send_prp,prc_sz,i,hsmem,j);
        }
 
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
 
            size_t offset = 0;
 
            if (sizeof...(prp) != 0)
            {
                // Fill the sending buffers
                for (size_t i = 0 ; i < g_send_prp.size() ; i++)
                {
                    auto ite = g_send_prp.get(i).getGPUIterator();
 
                    CUDA_LAUNCH((process_ghost_particles_prp<decltype(g_opart_device.toKernel()),decltype(g_send_prp.get(i).toKernel()),decltype(v_prp.toKernel()),prp...>),
                    ite,
                    g_opart_device.toKernel(), g_send_prp.get(i).toKernel(),
                     v_prp.toKernel(),(unsigned int)offset);
 
                    offset += prc_sz.get(i);
                }
            }
 
#else
 
            std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " error RUN_ON_DEVICE require that you compile with NVCC, but it seem compiled with a normal compiler" << std::endl;
 
#endif
        }
        else
        {
            // if no properties must be sent skip this step
            if (sizeof...(prp) == 0)    {return;}
 
            // Fill the send buffer
            for (size_t i = 0; i < g_opart.size(); i++)
            {
                for (size_t j = 0; j < g_opart.get(i).size(); j++)
                {
                    // source object type
                    typedef decltype(v_prp.get(g_opart.get(i).template get<0>(j))) encap_src;
                    // destination object type
                    typedef decltype(g_send_prp.get(i).get(j)) encap_dst;
 
                    // Copy only the selected properties
                    object_si_d<encap_src, encap_dst, OBJ_ENCAP, prp...>(v_prp.get(g_opart.get(i).template get<0>(j)), g_send_prp.get(i).get(j));
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    void fill_send_map_buf(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                           openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                           openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_sz_r,
                           openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_r,
                           openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<Point<dim,St>,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity>> & m_pos,
                           openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity>> & m_prp,
                           openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int, unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> & prc_sz,
                           size_t opt)
    {
        m_prp.resize(prc_sz_r.size());
        m_pos.resize(prc_sz_r.size());
        openfpm::vector<size_t> cnt(prc_sz_r.size());
 
        for (size_t i = 0; i < prc_sz_r.size() ; i++)
        {
            // set the size and allocate, using mem warant that pos and prp is contiguous
            m_pos.get(i).resize(prc_sz_r.get(i));
            m_prp.get(i).resize(prc_sz_r.get(i));
            cnt.get(i) = 0;
        }
 
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
            if (v_cl.size() == 1)
            {return;}
 
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
 
            // The first part of m_opart and prc_sz contain the local particles
 
            int rank = v_cl.rank();
 
            v_pos_tmp.resize(prc_sz.template get<0>(rank));
            v_prp_tmp.resize(prc_sz.template get<0>(rank));
 
            auto ite = v_pos_tmp.getGPUIterator();
 
            starts.template deviceToHost<0>();
            size_t offset = starts.template get<0>(rank);
 
            // no work to do
            if (ite.wthr.x != 0)
            {
                // fill v_pos_tmp and v_prp_tmp with local particles
                CUDA_LAUNCH((process_map_particles<decltype(m_opart.toKernel()),decltype(v_pos_tmp.toKernel()),decltype(v_prp_tmp.toKernel()),
                                                               decltype(v_pos.toKernel()),decltype(v_prp.toKernel())>),
                ite,
                m_opart.toKernel(),v_pos_tmp.toKernel(), v_prp_tmp.toKernel(),
                                v_pos.toKernel(),v_prp.toKernel(),(unsigned int)offset);
            }
 
            // Fill the sending buffers
            for (size_t i = 0 ; i < m_pos.size() ; i++)
            {
                size_t offset = starts.template get<0>(prc_r.template get<0>(i));
 
                auto ite = m_pos.get(i).getGPUIterator();
 
                // no work to do
                if (ite.wthr.x != 0)
                {
 
                    CUDA_LAUNCH((process_map_particles<decltype(m_opart.toKernel()),decltype(m_pos.get(i).toKernel()),decltype(m_prp.get(i).toKernel()),
                                                                   decltype(v_pos.toKernel()),decltype(v_prp.toKernel())>),
                    ite,
                    m_opart.toKernel(),m_pos.get(i).toKernel(), m_prp.get(i).toKernel(),
                                    v_pos.toKernel(),v_prp.toKernel(),(unsigned int)offset);
 
                }
            }
 
            // old local particles with the actual local particles
            v_pos_tmp.swap(v_pos);
            v_prp_tmp.swap(v_prp);
 
#else
 
            std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " error RUN_ON_DEVICE require that you compile with NVCC, but it seem compiled with a normal compiler" << std::endl;
 
#endif
        }
        else
        {
            // end vector point
            long int id_end = v_pos.size();
 
            // end opart point
            long int end = m_opart.size()-1;
 
            // Run through all the particles and fill the sending buffer
            for (size_t i = 0; i < m_opart.size(); i++)
            {
                process_map_particle<proc_without_prp>(i,end,id_end,m_opart,p_map_req,m_pos,m_prp,v_pos,v_prp,cnt);
            }
 
            v_pos.resize(v_pos.size() - m_opart.size());
            v_prp.resize(v_prp.size() - m_opart.size());
        }
    }
 
 
    template<typename prp_object,int ... prp>
    void fill_send_map_buf_list(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>> & v_pos,
                                openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                                openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_sz_r,
                                openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<Point<dim,St>>> & m_pos,
                                openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<prp_object>> & m_prp)
    {
        m_prp.resize(prc_sz_r.size());
        m_pos.resize(prc_sz_r.size());
        openfpm::vector<size_t> cnt(prc_sz_r.size());
 
        for (size_t i = 0; i < prc_sz_r.size(); i++)
        {
            // set the size and allocate, using mem warant that pos and prp is contiguous
            m_pos.get(i).resize(prc_sz_r.get(i));
            m_prp.get(i).resize(prc_sz_r.get(i));
            cnt.get(i) = 0;
        }
 
        // end vector point
        long int id_end = v_pos.size();
 
        // end opart point
        long int end = m_opart.size()-1;
 
        // Run through all the particles and fill the sending buffer
        for (size_t i = 0; i < m_opart.size(); i++)
        {
            process_map_particle<proc_with_prp<prp_object,prp...>>(i,end,id_end,m_opart,p_map_req,m_pos,m_prp,v_pos,v_prp,cnt);
        }
 
        v_pos.resize(v_pos.size() - m_opart.size());
        v_prp.resize(v_prp.size() - m_opart.size());
    }
 
    template<typename obp> void labelParticleProcessor(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                                                       openfpm::vector<aggregate<int,int,int>,
                                                                       Memory,
                                                                       layout_base> & lbl_p,
                                                       openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int,unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> & prc_sz,
                                                       size_t opt)
    {
        if (opt == RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
#ifdef __NVCC__
 
            // Map directly on gpu
 
            lbl_p.resize(v_pos.size());
 
            // labelling kernel
 
            prc_sz.template fill<0>(0);
 
            auto ite = v_pos.getGPUIterator();
            if (ite.wthr.x == 0)
            {
                starts.resize(v_cl.size());
                starts.template fill<0>(0);
                return;
            }
 
            // we have one process we can skip ...
            if (v_cl.size() == 1)
            {
                // ... but we have to apply the boundary conditions
 
                periodicity_int<dim> bc;
 
                for (size_t i = 0 ; i < dim ; i++)  {bc.bc[i] = dec.periodicity(i);}
 
                CUDA_LAUNCH((apply_bc_each_part<dim,St,decltype(v_pos.toKernel())>),ite,dec.getDomain(),bc,v_pos.toKernel());
 
                return;
            }
 
            // label particle processor
            CUDA_LAUNCH((process_id_proc_each_part<dim,St,decltype(dec.toKernel()),decltype(v_pos.toKernel()),decltype(lbl_p.toKernel()),decltype(prc_sz.toKernel())>),
            ite,
            dec.toKernel(),v_pos.toKernel(),lbl_p.toKernel(),prc_sz.toKernel(),(int)v_cl.rank());
 
            starts.resize(v_cl.size());
            openfpm::scan((unsigned int *)prc_sz.template getDeviceBuffer<0>(), prc_sz.size(), (unsigned int *)starts.template getDeviceBuffer<0>() , v_cl.getGpuContext());
 
            // move prc_sz to host
            prc_sz.template deviceToHost<0>();
 
            ite = lbl_p.getGPUIterator();
 
            // we order lbl_p
            CUDA_LAUNCH((reorder_lbl<decltype(lbl_p.toKernel()),decltype(starts.toKernel())>),ite,lbl_p.toKernel(),starts.toKernel());
 
 
#else
 
            std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " error, it seems you tried to call map with RUN_ON_DEVICE option, this requires to compile the program with NVCC" << std::endl;
 
#endif
        }
        else
        {
            // reset lbl_p
            lbl_p.clear();
            prc_sz_gg.clear();
            o_part_loc.clear();
            g_opart.clear();
            prc_g_opart.clear();
 
            // resize the label buffer
            prc_sz.template fill<0>(0);
 
            auto it = v_pos.getIterator();
 
            // Label all the particles with the processor id where they should go
            while (it.isNext())
            {
                auto key = it.get();
 
                // Apply the boundary conditions
                dec.applyPointBC(v_pos.get(key));
 
                size_t p_id = 0;
 
                // Check if the particle is inside the domain
                if (dec.getDomain().isInside(v_pos.get(key)) == true)
                {p_id = dec.processorID(v_pos.get(key));}
                else
                {p_id = obp::out(key, v_cl.getProcessUnitID());}
 
                // Particle to move
                if (p_id != v_cl.getProcessUnitID())
                {
                    if ((long int) p_id != -1)
                    {
                        prc_sz.template get<0>(p_id)++;
                        lbl_p.add();
                        lbl_p.last().template get<0>() = key;
                        lbl_p.last().template get<2>() = p_id;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        lbl_p.add();
                        lbl_p.last().template get<0>() = key;
                        lbl_p.last().template get<2>() = p_id;
                    }
                }
 
                // Add processors and add size
 
                ++it;
            }
        }
    }
 
    void labelParticlesGhost(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                             openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                             openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc,
                             openfpm::vector<size_t> & prc_sz,
                             openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int,unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> & prc_offset,
                             size_t & ghostMarker,
                             size_t opt)
    {
        // Buffer that contain for each processor the id of the particle to send
        prc_sz.clear();
        g_opart.clear();
        g_opart.resize(dec.getNNProcessors());
        prc_g_opart.clear();
 
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
            labelParticlesGhost_impl<dim,St,prop,Memory,layout_base,
                                     Decomposition,std::is_same<Memory,CudaMemory>::value>
            ::run(mem,dec,g_opart_device,proc_id_out,starts,v_cl,v_pos,v_prp,prc,prc_sz,prc_offset,ghostMarker,opt);
        }
        else
        {
            // Iterate over all particles
            auto it = v_pos.getIteratorTo(ghostMarker);
            while (it.isNext())
            {
                auto key = it.get();
 
                // Given a particle, it return which processor require it (first id) and shift id, second id
                // For an explanation about shifts vectors please consult getShiftVector in ie_ghost
                const openfpm::vector<std::pair<size_t, size_t>> & vp_id = dec.template ghost_processorID_pair<typename Decomposition::lc_processor_id, typename Decomposition::shift_id>(v_pos.get(key), UNIQUE);
 
                for (size_t i = 0; i < vp_id.size(); i++)
                {
                    // processor id
                    size_t p_id = vp_id.get(i).first;
 
                    // add particle to communicate
                    g_opart.get(p_id).add();
                    g_opart.get(p_id).last().template get<0>() = key;
                    g_opart.get(p_id).last().template get<1>() = vp_id.get(i).second;
                }
 
                ++it;
            }
 
            // remove all zero entry and construct prc (the list of the sending processors)
            openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<aggregate<size_t,size_t>>> g_opart_f;
 
            // count the non zero element
            for (size_t i = 0 ; i < g_opart.size() ; i++)
            {
                if (g_opart.get(i).size() != 0)
                {
                    prc_sz.add(g_opart.get(i).size());
                    g_opart_f.add();
                    g_opart.get(i).swap(g_opart_f.last());
                    prc.add(dec.IDtoProc(i));
                }
            }
 
            g_opart.swap(g_opart_f);
        }
#ifdef EXTREA_TRACE_PRE_COMM
        Extrae_user_function (0);
#endif
    }
 
public:
 
    vector_dist_comm(const vector_dist_comm<dim,St,prop,Decomposition,Memory,layout_base> & v)
    :v_cl(create_vcluster<Memory>()),dec(create_vcluster()),lg_m(0)
    {
        this->operator=(v);
    }
 
 
    vector_dist_comm(const Decomposition & dec)
    :v_cl(create_vcluster<Memory>()),dec(dec),lg_m(0)
    {
 
    }
 
    vector_dist_comm(Decomposition && dec)
    :v_cl(create_vcluster<Memory>()),dec(dec),lg_m(0)
    {
 
    }
 
    vector_dist_comm()
    :v_cl(create_vcluster<Memory>()),dec(create_vcluster()),lg_m(0)
    {
    }
 
    ~vector_dist_comm()
    {
        for (size_t i = 0 ; i < hsmem.size() ; i++)
        {
            if (hsmem.get(i).ref() == 1)
                hsmem.get(i).decRef();
            else
                std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " internal error memory is in an invalid state " << std::endl;
        }
 
    }
 
    size_t getDecompositionGranularity()
    {
        return v_sub_unit_factor;
    }
 
    void setDecompositionGranularity(size_t n_sub)
    {
        this->v_sub_unit_factor = n_sub;
    }
 
    void init_decomposition(Box<dim,St> & box,
                            const size_t (& bc)[dim],
                            const Ghost<dim,St> & g,
                            size_t opt,
                            const grid_sm<dim,void> & gdist)
    {
        size_t div[dim];
 
        if (opt & BIND_DEC_TO_GHOST)
        {
            // padding
            size_t pad = 0;
 
            // CellDecomposer
            CellDecomposer_sm<dim,St,shift<dim,St>> cd_sm;
 
            // Calculate the divisions for the symmetric Cell-lists
            cl_param_calculateSym<dim,St>(box,cd_sm,g,pad);
 
            for (size_t i = 0 ; i < dim ; i++)
            {div[i] = cd_sm.getDiv()[i] - 2*pad;}
 
            // Create the sub-domains
            dec.setParameters(div, box, bc, g, gdist);
        }
        else
        {
            dec.setGoodParameters(box, bc, g, getDecompositionGranularity(), gdist);
        }
        dec.decompose();
    }
 
    void init_decomposition_gr_cell(Box<dim,St> & box,
                            const size_t (& bc)[dim],
                            const Ghost<dim,St> & g,
                            size_t opt,
                            const grid_sm<dim,void> & gdist)
    {
        size_t div[dim];
 
        for (size_t i = 0 ; i < dim ; i++)
        {div[i] = gdist.size(i);}
 
        // Create the sub-domains
        dec.setParameters(div, box, bc, g);
 
        dec.decompose();
    }
 
    template<unsigned int impl, int ... prp> inline void ghost_get_(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                                                 openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                                                 size_t & ghostMarker,
                                                 size_t opt = WITH_POSITION)
    {
#ifdef PROFILE_SCOREP
        SCOREP_USER_REGION("ghost_get",SCOREP_USER_REGION_TYPE_FUNCTION)
#endif
 
        // Sending property object
        typedef object<typename object_creator<typename prop::type, prp...>::type> prp_object;
 
        // send vector for each processor
        typedef openfpm::vector<prp_object,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity> send_vector;
 
        if (!(opt & NO_POSITION))
        {v_pos.resize(ghostMarker);}
 
        // reset the ghost part
 
        if (!(opt & SKIP_LABELLING))
        {v_prp.resize(ghostMarker);}
 
        // Label all the particles
        if ((opt & SKIP_LABELLING) == false)
        {labelParticlesGhost(v_pos,v_prp,prc_g_opart,prc_sz_gg,prc_offset,ghostMarker,opt);}
 
        {
            // Send and receive ghost particle information
            openfpm::vector<send_vector> g_send_prp;
 
            fill_send_ghost_prp_buf<send_vector, prp_object, prp...>(v_prp,prc_sz_gg,g_send_prp,opt);
 
    #if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
            cudaDeviceSynchronize();
    #endif
 
            // if there are no properties skip
            // SSendRecvP send everything when we do not give properties
 
            ghost_exchange_comm_impl<impl,layout_base,prp ...>::
			sendrecv_prp(v_cl,g_send_prp,v_prp,v_pos,prc_g_opart,
                     prc_recv_get_prp,recv_sz_get_prp,recv_sz_get_byte,g_opart_sz,ghostMarker,opt);
        }
 
        if (!(opt & NO_POSITION))
        {
            // Sending buffer for the ghost particles position
            openfpm::vector<send_pos_vector> g_pos_send;
 
            fill_send_ghost_pos_buf(v_pos,prc_sz_gg,g_pos_send,opt,impl == GHOST_ASYNC);
 
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
            cudaDeviceSynchronize();
#endif
 
            ghost_exchange_comm_impl<impl,layout_base,prp ...>::
			sendrecv_pos(v_cl,g_pos_send,v_prp,v_pos,prc_recv_get_pos,recv_sz_get_pos,prc_g_opart,opt);
 
            // fill g_opart_sz
            g_opart_sz.resize(prc_g_opart.size());
 
            for (size_t i = 0 ; i < prc_g_opart.size() ; i++)
                g_opart_sz.get(i) = g_pos_send.get(i).size();
        }
 
        // Important to ensure that the number of particles in v_prp must be equal to v_pos
        // Note that if we do not give properties sizeof...(prp) == 0 in general at this point
        // v_prp.size() != v_pos.size()
        if (!(opt & SKIP_LABELLING))
        {
                v_prp.resize(v_pos.size());
        }
 
        add_loc_particles_bc(v_pos,v_prp,ghostMarker,opt);
    }
 
    template<int ... prp> inline void ghost_wait_(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                                                                     openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                                                                     size_t & ghostMarker,
                                                                     size_t opt = WITH_POSITION)
    {
        // Sending property object
        typedef object<typename object_creator<typename prop::type, prp...>::type> prp_object;
 
        // send vector for each processor
        typedef openfpm::vector<prp_object,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity> send_vector;
 
        // Send and receive ghost particle information
        openfpm::vector<send_vector> g_send_prp;
        openfpm::vector<send_pos_vector> g_pos_send;
 
        ghost_exchange_comm_impl<GHOST_ASYNC,layout_base,prp ...>::
		sendrecv_prp_wait(v_cl,g_send_prp,v_prp,v_pos,prc_g_opart,
                     prc_recv_get_prp,recv_sz_get_prp,recv_sz_get_byte,g_opart_sz,ghostMarker,opt);
 
 
        ghost_exchange_comm_impl<GHOST_ASYNC,layout_base,prp ...>::
		sendrecv_pos_wait(v_cl,g_pos_send,v_prp,v_pos,prc_recv_get_pos,recv_sz_get_pos,prc_g_opart,opt);
    }
 
    template<unsigned int ... prp> void map_list_(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>> & v_pos, openfpm::vector<prop> & v_prp, size_t & ghostMarker, size_t opt)
    {
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
            std::cout << "Error: " << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " map_list is unsupported on device (coming soon)" << std::endl;
            return;
        }
 
        typedef KillParticle obp;
 
        // Processor communication size
        openfpm::vector<aggregate<unsigned int,unsigned int>,Memory,layout_base> prc_sz(v_cl.getProcessingUnits());
 
        // map completely reset the ghost part
        v_pos.resize(ghostMarker);
        v_prp.resize(ghostMarker);
 
        // m_opart, Contain the processor id of each particle (basically where they have to go)
        labelParticleProcessor<obp>(v_pos,m_opart, prc_sz,opt);
 
        // Calculate the sending buffer size for each processor, put this information in
        // a contiguous buffer
        p_map_req.resize(v_cl.getProcessingUnits());
        openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_sz_r;
        openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_r;
 
        for (size_t i = 0; i < v_cl.getProcessingUnits(); i++)
        {
            if (prc_sz.template get<0>(i) != 0)
            {
                p_map_req.get(i) = prc_r.size();
                prc_r.add(i);
                prc_sz_r.add(prc_sz.template get<0>(i));
            }
        }
 
        if (opt & MAP_LOCAL)
        {
            // if the map is local we indicate that we receive only from the neighborhood processors
 
            prc_recv_map.clear();
            for (size_t i = 0 ; i < dec.getNNProcessors() ; i++)
            {prc_recv_map.add(dec.IDtoProc(i));}
        }
 
        // Sending property object
        typedef object<typename object_creator<typename prop::type, prp...>::type> prp_object;
 
        openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>>> m_pos;
        openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<prp_object>> m_prp;
 
        fill_send_map_buf_list<prp_object,prp...>(v_pos,v_prp,prc_sz_r, m_pos, m_prp);
 
        v_cl.SSendRecv(m_pos,v_pos,prc_r,prc_recv_map,recv_sz_map,opt);
        v_cl.template SSendRecvP<openfpm::vector<prp_object>,decltype(v_prp),layout_base,prp...>(m_prp,v_prp,prc_r,prc_recv_map,recv_sz_map,opt);
 
        // mark the ghost part
 
        ghostMarker = v_pos.size();
    }
 
    template<typename obp = KillParticle>
    void map_(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
              openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp, size_t & ghostMarker,
              size_t opt)
    {
#ifdef PROFILE_SCOREP
        SCOREP_USER_REGION("map",SCOREP_USER_REGION_TYPE_FUNCTION)
#endif
 
        prc_sz.resize(v_cl.getProcessingUnits());
 
        // map completely reset the ghost part
        v_pos.resize(ghostMarker);
        v_prp.resize(ghostMarker);
 
        // Contain the processor id of each particle (basically where they have to go)
        labelParticleProcessor<obp>(v_pos,m_opart, prc_sz,opt);
 
        openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_sz_r;
        openfpm::vector<size_t> prc_r;
 
        // Calculate the sending buffer size for each processor, put this information in
        // a contiguous buffer
        calc_send_buffers(prc_sz,prc_sz_r,prc_r,opt);
 
        openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity>> m_pos;
        openfpm::vector<openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity>> m_prp;
 
        fill_send_map_buf(v_pos,v_prp, prc_sz_r,prc_r, m_pos, m_prp,prc_sz,opt);
 
        size_t opt_ = 0;
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
            // Before doing the communication on RUN_ON_DEVICE we have to be sure that the previous kernels complete
            cudaDeviceSynchronize();
            opt_ |= MPI_GPU_DIRECT;
#else
            std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " error: to use the option RUN_ON_DEVICE you must compile with NVCC" << std::endl;
#endif
        }
 
        v_cl.template SSendRecv<openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity>,
                       openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base>,
                       layout_base>
                       (m_pos,v_pos,prc_r,prc_recv_map,recv_sz_map,opt_);
 
        v_cl.template SSendRecv<openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity>,
                       openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base>,
                       layout_base>
                       (m_prp,v_prp,prc_r,prc_recv_map,recv_sz_map,opt_);
 
        // mark the ghost part
 
        ghostMarker = v_pos.size();
    }
 
    void setDecomposition(Decomposition& dec2)
    {
        dec = dec2;
    }
 
    inline Decomposition & getDecomposition()
    {
        return dec;
    }
 
    inline const Decomposition & getDecomposition() const
    {
        return dec;
    }
 
    vector_dist_comm<dim,St,prop,Decomposition,Memory,layout_base> & operator=(const vector_dist_comm<dim,St,prop,Decomposition,Memory,layout_base> & vc)
    {
        dec = vc.dec;
 
        return *this;
    }
 
    vector_dist_comm<dim,St,prop,Decomposition,Memory,layout_base> & operator=(vector_dist_comm<dim,St,prop,Decomposition,Memory,layout_base> && vc)
    {
        dec = vc.dec;
 
        return *this;
    }
 
    template<template<typename,typename> class op, int ... prp>
    void ghost_put_(openfpm::vector<Point<dim, St>,Memory,layout_base> & v_pos,
                    openfpm::vector<prop,Memory,layout_base> & v_prp,
                    size_t & ghostMarker,
                    size_t opt)
    {
        // Sending property object
        typedef object<typename object_creator<typename prop::type, prp...>::type> prp_object;
 
        // send vector for each processor
        typedef openfpm::vector<prp_object,Memory,layout_base> send_vector;
 
        openfpm::vector<send_vector> g_send_prp;
        fill_send_ghost_put_prp_buf<send_vector, prp_object, prp...>(v_prp,g_send_prp,ghostMarker,opt);
 
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
#if defined(CUDA_GPU) && defined(__NVCC__)
            // Before doing the communication on RUN_ON_DEVICE we have to be sure that the previous kernels complete
            cudaDeviceSynchronize();
#else
            std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " error: to use the option RUN_ON_DEVICE you must compile with NVCC" << std::endl;
#endif
        }
 
        // Send and receive ghost particle information
        if (opt & NO_CHANGE_ELEMENTS)
        {
            size_t opt_ = compute_options(opt);
 
            if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
            {
                op_ssend_recv_merge_gpu<op,decltype(g_opart_device),decltype(prc_offset)> opm(g_opart_device,prc_offset);
                v_cl.template SSendRecvP_op<op_ssend_recv_merge_gpu<op,decltype(g_opart_device),decltype(prc_offset)>,
                                            send_vector,
                                            decltype(v_prp),
                                            layout_base,
                                            prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_recv_get_prp,opm,prc_g_opart,g_opart_sz,opt_);
            }
            else
            {
                op_ssend_recv_merge<op,decltype(g_opart)> opm(g_opart);
                v_cl.template SSendRecvP_op<op_ssend_recv_merge<op,decltype(g_opart)>,
                                            send_vector,
                                            decltype(v_prp),
                                            layout_base,
                                            prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,prc_recv_get_prp,opm,prc_g_opart,g_opart_sz,opt_);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            size_t opt_ = compute_options(opt);
 
            if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
            {
                op_ssend_recv_merge_gpu<op,decltype(g_opart_device),decltype(prc_offset)> opm(g_opart_device,prc_offset);
                v_cl.template SSendRecvP_op<op_ssend_recv_merge_gpu<op,decltype(g_opart_device),decltype(prc_offset)>,
                                            send_vector,
                                            decltype(v_prp),
                                            layout_base,
                                            prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,get_last_ghost_get_num_proc_vector(),opm,prc_recv_put,recv_sz_put,opt_);
            }
            else
            {
                op_ssend_recv_merge<op,decltype(g_opart)> opm(g_opart);
                v_cl.template SSendRecvP_op<op_ssend_recv_merge<op,decltype(g_opart)>,
                                            send_vector,
                                            decltype(v_prp),
                                            layout_base,
                                            prp...>(g_send_prp,v_prp,get_last_ghost_get_num_proc_vector(),opm,prc_recv_put,recv_sz_put,opt_);
            }
        }
 
        // process also the local replicated particles
 
        if (lg_m < v_prp.size() && v_prp.size() - lg_m != o_part_loc.size())
        {
            std::cerr << "Error: " << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " Local ghost particles = " << v_prp.size() - lg_m << " != " << o_part_loc.size() << std::endl;
            std::cerr << "Error: " << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " Check that you did a ghost_get before a ghost_put" << std::endl;
        }
 
 
        if (opt & RUN_ON_DEVICE)
        {
            v_prp.template merge_prp_v_device<op,prop,Memory,
                                              openfpm::grow_policy_double,
                                              layout_base,
                                              decltype(o_part_loc),prp ...>(v_prp,lg_m,o_part_loc);
        }
        else
        {
            v_prp.template merge_prp_v<op,prop,Memory,
                                       openfpm::grow_policy_double,
                                       layout_base,
                                       decltype(o_part_loc),prp ...>(v_prp,lg_m,o_part_loc);
        }
    }
};
 
 
#endif /* SRC_VECTOR_VECTOR_DIST_COMM_HPP_ */