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// The libMesh Finite Element Library.
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#ifndef LIBMESH_PETSC_VECTOR_H
#define LIBMESH_PETSC_VECTOR_H


#include "libmesh/libmesh_config.h"

#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_PETSC

// Local includes
#include "libmesh/numeric_vector.h"
#include "libmesh/petsc_macro.h"
#include "libmesh/int_range.h"
#include "libmesh/libmesh_common.h"
#include "libmesh/petsc_solver_exception.h"
#include "libmesh/parallel_only.h"
#include "libmesh/enum_to_string.h"

// PETSc include files.
#ifdef I
# define LIBMESH_SAW_I
#endif
#include <petscvec.h>
#ifndef LIBMESH_SAW_I
# undef I // Avoid complex.h contamination
#endif

// C++ includes
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstring>
#include <vector>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <limits>

#include <atomic>
#include <mutex>
#include <condition_variable>

namespace libMesh
{

// forward declarations
template <typename T> class SparseMatrix;

template <typename T>
class PetscVector final : public NumericVector<T>
{
public:

  explicit
  PetscVector (const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in,
               const ParallelType type = AUTOMATIC);

  explicit
  PetscVector (const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in,
               const numeric_index_type n,
               const ParallelType type = AUTOMATIC);

  PetscVector (const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in,
               const numeric_index_type n,
               const numeric_index_type n_local,
               const ParallelType type = AUTOMATIC);

  PetscVector (const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in,
               const numeric_index_type N,
               const numeric_index_type n_local,
               const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & ghost,
               const ParallelType type = AUTOMATIC);

  PetscVector(Vec v,
              const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in);

  PetscVector<T> & operator= (const PetscVector<T> & v);

  PetscVector (PetscVector &&) = delete;
  PetscVector (const PetscVector &) = delete;
  PetscVector & operator= (PetscVector &&) = delete;
  virtual ~PetscVector ();

  virtual void close () override;

  virtual void clear () noexcept override;

  virtual void zero () override;

  virtual std::unique_ptr<NumericVector<T>> zero_clone () const override;

  virtual std::unique_ptr<NumericVector<T>> clone () const override;

  virtual void init (const numeric_index_type N,
                     const numeric_index_type n_local,
                     const bool fast=false,
                     const ParallelType type=AUTOMATIC) override;

  virtual void init (const numeric_index_type N,
                     const bool fast=false,
                     const ParallelType type=AUTOMATIC) override;

  virtual void init (const numeric_index_type N,
                     const numeric_index_type n_local,
                     const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & ghost,
                     const bool fast = false,
                     const ParallelType = AUTOMATIC) override;

  virtual void init (const NumericVector<T> & other,
                     const bool fast = false) override;

  virtual NumericVector<T> & operator= (const T s) override;

  virtual NumericVector<T> & operator= (const NumericVector<T> & v) override;

  virtual NumericVector<T> & operator= (const std::vector<T> & v) override;

  virtual Real min () const override;

  virtual Real max () const override;

  virtual T sum () const override;

  virtual Real l1_norm () const override;

  virtual Real l2_norm () const override;

  virtual Real linfty_norm () const override;

  virtual numeric_index_type size () const override;

  virtual numeric_index_type local_size() const override;

  virtual numeric_index_type first_local_index() const override;

  virtual numeric_index_type last_local_index() const override;

  numeric_index_type map_global_to_local_index(const numeric_index_type i) const;

  virtual T operator() (const numeric_index_type i) const override;

  virtual void get(const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & index,
                   T * values) const override;

  PetscScalar * get_array();

  const PetscScalar * get_array_read() const;

  void restore_array();

  virtual NumericVector<T> & operator += (const NumericVector<T> & v) override;

  virtual NumericVector<T> & operator -= (const NumericVector<T> & v) override;

  virtual void reciprocal() override;

  virtual void conjugate() override;

  virtual void set (const numeric_index_type i,
                    const T value) override;

  virtual void add (const numeric_index_type i,
                    const T value) override;

  virtual void add (const T s) override;

  virtual void add (const NumericVector<T> & v) override;

  virtual void add (const T a, const NumericVector<T> & v) override;

  using NumericVector<T>::add_vector;

  virtual void add_vector (const T * v,
                           const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & dof_indices) override;

  virtual void add_vector (const NumericVector<T> & v,
                           const SparseMatrix<T> & A) override;

  virtual void add_vector_transpose (const NumericVector<T> & v,
                                     const SparseMatrix<T> & A) override;

  void add_vector_conjugate_transpose (const NumericVector<T> & v,
                                       const SparseMatrix<T> & A);

  using NumericVector<T>::insert;

  virtual void insert (const T * v,
                       const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & dof_indices) override;

  virtual void scale (const T factor) override;

  virtual NumericVector<T> & operator *= (const NumericVector<T> & v) override;

  virtual NumericVector<T> & operator /= (const NumericVector<T> & v) override;

  virtual void abs() override;

  virtual T dot(const NumericVector<T> & v) const override;

  T indefinite_dot(const NumericVector<T> & v) const;

  virtual void localize (std::vector<T> & v_local) const override;

  virtual void localize (NumericVector<T> & v_local) const override;

  virtual void localize (NumericVector<T> & v_local,
                         const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & send_list) const override;

  virtual void localize (std::vector<T> & v_local,
                         const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & indices) const override;

  virtual void localize (const numeric_index_type first_local_idx,
                         const numeric_index_type last_local_idx,
                         const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & send_list) override;

  virtual void localize_to_one (std::vector<T> & v_local,
                                const processor_id_type proc_id=0) const override;

  virtual void pointwise_mult (const NumericVector<T> & vec1,
                               const NumericVector<T> & vec2) override;

  virtual void pointwise_divide (const NumericVector<T> & vec1,
                                 const NumericVector<T> & vec2) override;

  virtual void print_matlab(const std::string & name = "") const override;

  virtual void create_subvector(NumericVector<T> & subvector,
                                const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & rows,
                                bool supplying_global_rows = true) const override;

  virtual void swap (NumericVector<T> & v) override;

  virtual std::size_t max_allowed_id() const override;

  Vec vec () { libmesh_assert (_vec); return _vec; }

  Vec vec () const { libmesh_assert (_vec); return _vec; }

  virtual std::unique_ptr<NumericVector<T>>
  get_subvector(const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & rows) override;

  virtual void restore_subvector(std::unique_ptr<NumericVector<T>> subvector,
                                 const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & rows) override;

private:

  Vec _vec;

#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_CXX11_THREAD
  // We can't use std::atomic_flag here because we need load and store operations.
  mutable std::atomic<bool> _array_is_present;
#else
  mutable bool _array_is_present;
#endif

  mutable numeric_index_type _first;

  mutable numeric_index_type _last;

  mutable numeric_index_type _local_size;

  mutable Vec _local_form;

  mutable const PetscScalar * _read_only_values;

  mutable PetscScalar * _values;

  mutable std::mutex _petsc_get_restore_array_mutex;

  void _get_array(bool read_only) const;

  void _restore_array() const;

  typedef std::unordered_map<numeric_index_type,numeric_index_type> GlobalToLocalMap;

  GlobalToLocalMap _global_to_local_map;

  bool _destroy_vec_on_exit;

  mutable bool _values_manually_retrieved;

  mutable bool _values_read_only;

  template <NormType N> Real norm () const;
};


/*----------------------- Inline functions ----------------------------------*/



template <typename T>
inline
PetscVector<T>::PetscVector (const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in, const ParallelType ptype) :
  NumericVector<T>(comm_in, ptype),
  _vec(nullptr),
  _array_is_present(false),
  _first(0),
  _last(0),
  _local_size(0),
  _local_form(nullptr),
  _read_only_values(nullptr),
  _values(nullptr),
  _global_to_local_map(),
  _destroy_vec_on_exit(true),
  _values_manually_retrieved(false),
  _values_read_only(false)
{
  this->_type = ptype;
}



template <typename T>
inline
PetscVector<T>::PetscVector (const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in,
                             const numeric_index_type n,
                             const ParallelType ptype) :
  NumericVector<T>(comm_in, ptype),
  _vec(nullptr),
  _array_is_present(false),
  _first(0),
  _last(0),
  _local_size(0),
  _local_form(nullptr),
  _read_only_values(nullptr),
  _values(nullptr),
  _global_to_local_map(),
  _destroy_vec_on_exit(true),
  _values_manually_retrieved(false),
  _values_read_only(false)
{
  this->init(n, n, false, ptype);
}



template <typename T>
inline
PetscVector<T>::PetscVector (const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in,
                             const numeric_index_type n,
                             const numeric_index_type n_local,
                             const ParallelType ptype) :
  NumericVector<T>(comm_in, ptype),
  _vec(nullptr),
  _array_is_present(false),
  _first(0),
  _last(0),
  _local_size(0),
  _local_form(nullptr),
  _read_only_values(nullptr),
  _values(nullptr),
  _global_to_local_map(),
  _destroy_vec_on_exit(true),
  _values_manually_retrieved(false),
  _values_read_only(false)
{
  this->init(n, n_local, false, ptype);
}



template <typename T>
inline
PetscVector<T>::PetscVector (const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in,
                             const numeric_index_type n,
                             const numeric_index_type n_local,
                             const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & ghost,
                             const ParallelType ptype) :
  NumericVector<T>(comm_in, ptype),
  _vec(nullptr),
  _array_is_present(false),
  _first(0),
  _last(0),
  _local_size(0),
  _local_form(nullptr),
  _read_only_values(nullptr),
  _values(nullptr),
  _global_to_local_map(),
  _destroy_vec_on_exit(true),
  _values_manually_retrieved(false),
  _values_read_only(false)
{
  this->init(n, n_local, ghost, false, ptype);
}





template <typename T>
inline
PetscVector<T>::PetscVector (Vec v,
                             const Parallel::Communicator & comm_in) :
  NumericVector<T>(comm_in, AUTOMATIC),
  _vec(v),
  _array_is_present(false),
  _first(0),
  _last(0),
  _local_size(0),
  _local_form(nullptr),
  _read_only_values(nullptr),
  _values(nullptr),
  _global_to_local_map(),
  _destroy_vec_on_exit(false),
  _values_manually_retrieved(false),
  _values_read_only(false)
{
  this->_is_closed = true;
  this->_is_initialized = true;

  /* We need to ask PETSc about the (local to global) ghost value
     mapping and create the inverse mapping out of it.  */
  PetscInt petsc_local_size=0;
  LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetLocalSize(_vec, &petsc_local_size));

  // Get the vector type from PETSc.
  VecType ptype;
  LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetType(_vec, &ptype));

  // PETSc supports some exotic types nowadays.  Just use Vec sizes to
  // determine whether we're SERIAL vs PARALLEL-or-GHOSTED.
  PetscInt petsc_global_size = 0;
  LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetSize(_vec, &petsc_global_size));

  // If we have a parallel Vec with all its DoFs on one processor, we
  // might be unable to tell on that processor that it's not a serial
  // vector unless we communicate.
  bool is_serial = (petsc_local_size == petsc_global_size);
  comm_in.min(is_serial);

#ifdef DEBUG
  dof_id_type sum_of_local_sizes = petsc_local_size;
  comm_in.sum(sum_of_local_sizes);
  libmesh_assert_equal_to(sum_of_local_sizes,
                          cast_int<dof_id_type>(petsc_global_size));
#endif

#if PETSC_RELEASE_GREATER_EQUALS(3, 21, 0)
  // Fande only implemented VecGhostGetGhostIS for VECMPI
  if (std::strcmp(ptype, VECMPI) == 0)
    {
      IS ghostis;
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGhostGetGhostIS(_vec, &ghostis));

      Vec localrep;
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGhostGetLocalForm(_vec, &localrep));

      // If is a sparsely stored vector, set up our new mapping
      // Only checking mapping is not enough to determine if a vec is ghosted
      // We need to check if vec has a local representation
      if (ghostis && localrep)
        {
          PetscInt ghost_size;
          LibmeshPetscCall(ISGetSize(ghostis, &ghost_size));

          const PetscInt * indices;
          LibmeshPetscCall(ISGetIndices(ghostis, &indices));

          for (const auto i : make_range(ghost_size))
            _global_to_local_map[indices[i]] = i;
          this->_type = GHOSTED;
          LibmeshPetscCall(ISRestoreIndices(ghostis, &indices));
        }
      else
        this->_type = PARALLEL;
    }
  else if (!is_serial)
#else // PETSc < 3.21.0
  if (!is_serial)
#endif
    {
      ISLocalToGlobalMapping mapping = nullptr;
      Vec localrep = nullptr;

      // Non-VECMPI types won't even let us call VecGetLocalToGlobalMapping;
      // we'll just assume for now that no such type is ghosted
      if (std::strcmp(ptype, VECMPI) == 0)
        {
          LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetLocalToGlobalMapping(_vec, &mapping));
          LibmeshPetscCall(VecGhostGetLocalForm(_vec,&localrep));
        }

      // If is a sparsely stored vector, set up our new mapping
      // Only checking mapping is not enough to determine if a vec is ghosted
      // We need to check if vec has a local representation
      if (mapping && localrep)
        {
          const numeric_index_type my_local_size = static_cast<numeric_index_type>(petsc_local_size);
          const numeric_index_type ghost_begin = static_cast<numeric_index_type>(petsc_local_size);
          PetscInt n;
          LibmeshPetscCall(ISLocalToGlobalMappingGetSize(mapping, &n));

          const numeric_index_type ghost_end = static_cast<numeric_index_type>(n);
          const PetscInt * indices;
          LibmeshPetscCall(ISLocalToGlobalMappingGetIndices(mapping,&indices));

          for (numeric_index_type i=ghost_begin; i<ghost_end; i++)
            _global_to_local_map[indices[i]] = i-my_local_size;
          this->_type = GHOSTED;
          LibmeshPetscCall(ISLocalToGlobalMappingRestoreIndices(mapping, &indices));
        }
      else
        this->_type = PARALLEL;

      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGhostRestoreLocalForm(_vec,&localrep));
    }
  else
    this->_type = SERIAL;
}




template <typename T>
inline
PetscVector<T>::~PetscVector ()
{
  this->clear ();
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::init (const numeric_index_type n,
                           const numeric_index_type n_local,
                           const bool fast,
                           const ParallelType ptype)
{
  parallel_object_only();

  PetscInt petsc_n=static_cast<PetscInt>(n);

  // Clear initialized vectors
  if (this->initialized())
    this->clear();

  if (ptype == AUTOMATIC)
    {
      if (n == n_local)
        this->_type = SERIAL;
      else
        this->_type = PARALLEL;
    }
  else
    this->_type = ptype;

  // We should have been given consistent settings
  libmesh_assert ((this->_type==SERIAL && n==n_local) ||
                  (this->n_processors()==1 && n==n_local) ||
                  this->_type==PARALLEL);

  // create a sequential vector if on only 1 processor, or if asked
  if (this->_type == SERIAL || (this->n_processors() == 1))
    {
      LibmeshPetscCallA(PETSC_COMM_SELF, VecCreate(PETSC_COMM_SELF, &_vec));
      LibmeshPetscCallA(PETSC_COMM_SELF, VecSetSizes(_vec, petsc_n, petsc_n));
      LibmeshPetscCallA(PETSC_COMM_SELF, VecSetFromOptions (_vec));
    }
  // or create an MPI-enabled PARALLEL vector w/o ghosting if asked
  else if (this->_type == PARALLEL)
    {
#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_MPI
      PetscInt petsc_n_local=cast_int<PetscInt>(n_local);
      libmesh_assert_less_equal (n_local, n);
      // Use more generic function instead of VecCreateSeq/MPI
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecCreate(this->comm().get(), &_vec));
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecSetSizes(_vec, petsc_n_local, petsc_n));
#else
      libmesh_assert_equal_to (n_local, n);
      LibmeshPetscCallA(PETSC_COMM_SELF, VecCreate(PETSC_COMM_SELF, &_vec));
      LibmeshPetscCallA(PETSC_COMM_SELF, VecSetSizes(_vec, petsc_n, petsc_n));
#endif
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecSetFromOptions(_vec));
    }
  // or yell because we don't know what to do
  else
    libmesh_error_msg("Unsupported type " <<
                      Utility::enum_to_string(this->_type) <<
                      " for parallel init with no ghost indices supplied");

  this->_is_initialized = true;
  this->_is_closed = true;


  if (fast == false)
    this->zero ();
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::init (const numeric_index_type n,
                           const bool fast,
                           const ParallelType ptype)
{
  this->init(n,n,fast,ptype);
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::init (const numeric_index_type n,
                           const numeric_index_type n_local,
                           const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & ghost,
                           const bool fast,
                           const ParallelType ptype)
{
  parallel_object_only();

  if (this->comm().size() == 1)
    {
      libmesh_assert(ghost.empty());
      this->init(n, n_local, fast, ptype);
      return;
    }

  PetscInt petsc_n=static_cast<PetscInt>(n);
  PetscInt petsc_n_local=static_cast<PetscInt>(n_local);
  PetscInt petsc_n_ghost=static_cast<PetscInt>(ghost.size());

  // If the mesh is not disjoint, every processor will either have
  // all the dofs, none of the dofs, or some non-zero dofs at the
  // boundary between processors.
  //
  // However we can't assert this, because someone might want to
  // construct a GHOSTED vector which doesn't include neighbor element
  // dofs.  Boyce tried to do so in user code, and we're going to want
  // to do so in System::project_vector().
  //
  // libmesh_assert(n_local == 0 || n_local == n || !ghost.empty());

  libmesh_assert(sizeof(PetscInt) == sizeof(numeric_index_type));

  PetscInt * petsc_ghost = ghost.empty() ? LIBMESH_PETSC_NULLPTR :
    const_cast<PetscInt *>(reinterpret_cast<const PetscInt *>(ghost.data()));

  // Clear initialized vectors
  if (this->initialized())
    this->clear();

  libmesh_assert(ptype == AUTOMATIC || ptype == GHOSTED);
  this->_type = GHOSTED;

  /* Make the global-to-local ghost cell map.  */
  for (auto i : index_range(ghost))
    {
      _global_to_local_map[ghost[i]] = i;
    }

  /* Create vector.  */
  LibmeshPetscCall(VecCreateGhost (this->comm().get(), petsc_n_local, petsc_n,
                                   petsc_n_ghost, petsc_ghost,
                                   &_vec));

  // Add a prefix so that we can at least distinguish a ghosted vector from a
  // nonghosted vector when using a petsc option.
  // PETSc does not fully support VecGhost on GPU yet. This change allows us to
  // trigger a nonghosted vector to use GPU without bothering the ghosted vectors.
  LibmeshPetscCall(PetscObjectAppendOptionsPrefix((PetscObject)_vec,"ghost_"));

  LibmeshPetscCall(VecSetFromOptions (_vec));

  this->_is_initialized = true;
  this->_is_closed = true;

  if (fast == false)
    this->zero ();
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::init (const NumericVector<T> & other,
                           const bool fast)
{
  parallel_object_only();

  // Clear initialized vectors
  if (this->initialized())
    this->clear();

  const PetscVector<T> & v = cast_ref<const PetscVector<T> &>(other);

  // Other vector should restore array.
  if (v.initialized())
    {
      v._restore_array();
    }

  this->_global_to_local_map = v._global_to_local_map;

  // Even if we're initializing sizes based on an uninitialized or
  // unclosed vector, *this* vector is being initialized now and is
  // initially closed.
  this->_is_closed      = true; // v._is_closed;
  this->_is_initialized = true; // v._is_initialized;

  this->_type = v._type;

  // We want to have a valid Vec, even if it's initially of size zero
  LibmeshPetscCall(VecDuplicate (v._vec, &this->_vec));

  if (fast == false)
    this->zero ();
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::close ()
{
  parallel_object_only();

  this->_restore_array();

  VecAssemblyBeginEnd(this->comm(), _vec);

  if (this->is_effectively_ghosted())
    VecGhostUpdateBeginEnd(this->comm(), _vec, INSERT_VALUES, SCATTER_FORWARD);

  this->_is_closed = true;
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::clear () noexcept
{
  exceptionless_parallel_object_only();

  if (this->initialized())
    this->_restore_array();

  if ((this->initialized()) && (this->_destroy_vec_on_exit))
    {
      // If we encounter an error here, print a warning but otherwise
      // keep going since we may be recovering from an exception.
      PetscErrorCode ierr = VecDestroy(&_vec);
      if (ierr)
        libmesh_warning("Warning: VecDestroy returned a non-zero error code which we ignored.");
    }

  this->_is_closed = this->_is_initialized = false;

  _global_to_local_map.clear();
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::zero ()
{
  parallel_object_only();

  libmesh_assert(this->closed());

  this->_restore_array();

  PetscScalar z=0.;

  if (!this->is_effectively_ghosted())
    LibmeshPetscCall(VecSet (_vec, z));
  else
    {
      /* Vectors that include ghost values require a special
         handling.  */
      Vec loc_vec;
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGhostGetLocalForm (_vec,&loc_vec));
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecSet (loc_vec, z));
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGhostRestoreLocalForm (_vec, &loc_vec));
    }
}



template <typename T>
inline
std::unique_ptr<NumericVector<T>> PetscVector<T>::zero_clone () const
{
  std::unique_ptr<NumericVector<T>> cloned_vector =
    std::make_unique<PetscVector<T>>(this->comm(), this->type());
  cloned_vector->init(*this);
  return cloned_vector;
}



template <typename T>
inline
std::unique_ptr<NumericVector<T>> PetscVector<T>::clone () const
{
  std::unique_ptr<NumericVector<T>> cloned_vector =
    std::make_unique<PetscVector<T>>(this->comm(), this->type());
  cloned_vector->init(*this, true);
  *cloned_vector = *this;
  return cloned_vector;
}



template <typename T>
inline
numeric_index_type PetscVector<T>::size () const
{
  libmesh_assert (this->initialized());

  PetscInt petsc_size=0;

  if (!this->initialized())
    return 0;

  LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetSize(_vec, &petsc_size));

  return static_cast<numeric_index_type>(petsc_size);
}



template <typename T>
inline
numeric_index_type PetscVector<T>::local_size () const
{
  libmesh_assert (this->initialized());

  PetscInt petsc_size=0;

  LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetLocalSize(_vec, &petsc_size));

  return static_cast<numeric_index_type>(petsc_size);
}



template <typename T>
inline
numeric_index_type PetscVector<T>::first_local_index () const
{
  libmesh_assert (this->initialized());

  numeric_index_type first = 0;

  if (_array_is_present) // Can we use cached values?
    first = _first;
  else
    {
      PetscInt petsc_first=0, petsc_last=0;
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetOwnershipRange (_vec, &petsc_first, &petsc_last));
      first = static_cast<numeric_index_type>(petsc_first);
    }

  return first;
}



template <typename T>
inline
numeric_index_type PetscVector<T>::last_local_index () const
{
  libmesh_assert (this->initialized());

  numeric_index_type last = 0;

  if (_array_is_present) // Can we use cached values?
    last = _last;
  else
    {
      PetscInt petsc_first=0, petsc_last=0;
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetOwnershipRange (_vec, &petsc_first, &petsc_last));
      last = static_cast<numeric_index_type>(petsc_last);
    }

  return last;
}



template <typename T>
inline
numeric_index_type PetscVector<T>::map_global_to_local_index (const numeric_index_type i) const
{
  libmesh_assert (this->initialized());

  numeric_index_type first=0;
  numeric_index_type last=0;

  if (_array_is_present) // Can we use cached values?
    {
      first = _first;
      last = _last;
    }
  else
    {
      PetscInt petsc_first=0, petsc_last=0;
      LibmeshPetscCall(VecGetOwnershipRange (_vec, &petsc_first, &petsc_last));
      first = static_cast<numeric_index_type>(petsc_first);
      last = static_cast<numeric_index_type>(petsc_last);
    }


  if ((i>=first) && (i<last))
    {
      return i-first;
    }

  GlobalToLocalMap::const_iterator it = _global_to_local_map.find(i);
#ifndef NDEBUG
  const GlobalToLocalMap::const_iterator end = _global_to_local_map.end();
  if (it == end)
    {
      std::ostringstream error_message;
      error_message << "No index " << i << " in ghosted vector.\n"
                    << "Vector contains [" << first << ',' << last << ")\n";
      GlobalToLocalMap::const_iterator b = _global_to_local_map.begin();
      if (b == end)
        {
          error_message << "And empty ghost array.\n";
        }
      else
        {
          error_message << "And ghost array {" << b->first;
          for (++b; b != end; ++b)
            error_message << ',' << b->first;
          error_message << "}\n";
        }

      libmesh_error_msg(error_message.str());
    }
  libmesh_assert (it != _global_to_local_map.end());
#endif
  return it->second+last-first;
}



template <typename T>
inline
T PetscVector<T>::operator() (const numeric_index_type i) const
{
  this->_get_array(true);

  const numeric_index_type local_index = this->map_global_to_local_index(i);

#ifndef NDEBUG
  if (this->is_effectively_ghosted())
    libmesh_assert_less (local_index, _local_size);
#endif

  return static_cast<T>(_read_only_values[local_index]);
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::get(const std::vector<numeric_index_type> & index,
                         T * values) const
{
  this->_get_array(true);

  const std::size_t num = index.size();

  for (std::size_t i=0; i<num; i++)
    {
      const numeric_index_type local_index = this->map_global_to_local_index(index[i]);
#ifndef NDEBUG
      if (this->is_effectively_ghosted())
        libmesh_assert_less (local_index, _local_size);
#endif
      values[i] = static_cast<T>(_read_only_values[local_index]);
    }
}


template <typename T>
inline
PetscScalar * PetscVector<T>::get_array()
{
  _get_array(false);
  _values_manually_retrieved = true;

  return _values;
}


template <typename T>
inline
const PetscScalar * PetscVector<T>::get_array_read() const
{
  _get_array(true);
  _values_manually_retrieved = true;

  return _read_only_values;
}

template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::restore_array()
{
  // \note \p _values_manually_retrieved needs to be set to \p false
  // \e before calling \p _restore_array()!
  _values_manually_retrieved = false;
  _restore_array();
}

template <typename T>
inline
Real PetscVector<T>::min () const
{
  parallel_object_only();

  this->_restore_array();

  PetscInt index=0;
  PetscReal returnval=0.;

  LibmeshPetscCall(VecMin (_vec, &index, &returnval));

  // this return value is correct: VecMin returns a PetscReal
  return static_cast<Real>(returnval);
}



template <typename T>
inline
Real PetscVector<T>::max() const
{
  parallel_object_only();

  this->_restore_array();

  PetscInt index=0;
  PetscReal returnval=0.;

  LibmeshPetscCall(VecMax (_vec, &index, &returnval));

  // this return value is correct: VecMax returns a PetscReal
  return static_cast<Real>(returnval);
}



template <typename T>
inline
void PetscVector<T>::swap (NumericVector<T> & other)
{
  parallel_object_only();

  NumericVector<T>::swap(other);

  PetscVector<T> & v = cast_ref<PetscVector<T> &>(other);

  std::swap(_vec, v._vec);
  std::swap(_destroy_vec_on_exit, v._destroy_vec_on_exit);
  std::swap(_global_to_local_map, v._global_to_local_map);

#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_CXX11_THREAD
  // Only truly atomic for v... but swap() doesn't really need to be thread safe!
  _array_is_present = v._array_is_present.exchange(_array_is_present);
#else
  std::swap(_array_is_present, v._array_is_present);
#endif

  std::swap(_local_form, v._local_form);
  std::swap(_values, v._values);
}



template <typename T>
inline
std::size_t PetscVector<T>::max_allowed_id () const
{
  // The PetscInt type is used for indexing, it may be either a signed
  // 4-byte or 8-byte integer depending on how PETSc is configured.
  return std::numeric_limits<PetscInt>::max();
}



#ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_CXX11
static_assert(sizeof(PetscInt) == sizeof(numeric_index_type),
              "PETSc and libMesh integer sizes must match!");
#endif


inline
PetscInt * numeric_petsc_cast(const numeric_index_type * p)
{
  return reinterpret_cast<PetscInt *>(const_cast<numeric_index_type *>(p));
}

} // namespace libMesh


#endif // #ifdef LIBMESH_HAVE_PETSC
#endif // LIBMESH_PETSC_VECTOR_H