/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil ; -*- 
 * vim: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 noexpandtab 
 * 
 *   Copyright (C) 2008 University of Chicago. 
 *   See COPYRIGHT notice in top-level directory.
 */

#include "adio.h"
#include "adio_extern.h"
#include "ad_pvfs2.h"

#include "ad_pvfs2_common.h"

void ADIOI_PVFS2_OldWriteStrided(ADIO_File fd, const void *buf, int count,
			MPI_Datatype datatype, int file_ptr_type,
			ADIO_Offset offset, ADIO_Status *status,
			int *error_code)
{
    /* as with all the other WriteStrided functions, offset is in units of
     * etype relative to the filetype */

    /* Since PVFS2 does not support file locking, can't do buffered writes
       as on Unix */

    ADIOI_Flatlist_node *flat_buf, *flat_file;
    int i, j, k, bwr_size, fwr_size=0, st_index=0;
    int sum, n_etypes_in_filetype, size_in_filetype;
    MPI_Count bufsize;
    int n_filetypes, etype_in_filetype;
    ADIO_Offset abs_off_in_filetype=0;
    MPI_Count filetype_size, etype_size, buftype_size;
    MPI_Aint filetype_extent, buftype_extent, filetype_lb, buftype_lb;
    int buf_count, buftype_is_contig, filetype_is_contig;
    ADIO_Offset off, disp, start_off, initial_off;
    int flag, st_fwr_size, st_n_filetypes;
    int err_flag=0;

    int mem_list_count, file_list_count;
    PVFS_size * mem_offsets;
    int64_t *file_offsets;
    int *mem_lengths;
    int32_t *file_lengths;
    int total_blks_to_write;

    int max_mem_list, max_file_list;

    int b_blks_wrote;
    int f_data_wrote;
    int size_wrote=0, n_write_lists, extra_blks;

    int end_bwr_size, end_fwr_size;
    int start_k, start_j, new_file_write, new_buffer_write;
    int start_mem_offset;
    PVFS_Request mem_req, file_req;
    ADIOI_PVFS2_fs * pvfs_fs;
    PVFS_sysresp_io resp_io;
    MPI_Offset total_bytes_written=0;
    static char myname[] = "ADIOI_PVFS2_WRITESTRIDED";

    /* note: don't increase this: several parts of PVFS2 now 
     * assume this limit*/
#define MAX_ARRAY_SIZE 64

    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
    if (fd->atomicity) {
	*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
					   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
					   myname, __LINE__,
					   MPI_ERR_ARG,
					   "Atomic noncontiguous writes are not supported by PVFS2", 0);
	return;
    }
    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

    ADIOI_Datatype_iscontig(datatype, &buftype_is_contig);
    ADIOI_Datatype_iscontig(fd->filetype, &filetype_is_contig);

    /* the HDF5 tests showed a bug in this list processing code (see many many
     * lines down below).  We added a workaround, but common HDF5 file types
     * are actually contiguous and do not need the expensive workarond */
    if (!filetype_is_contig) {
	flat_file = ADIOI_Flatlist;
	while (flat_file->type != fd->filetype) flat_file = flat_file->next;
	if (flat_file->count == 1 && !buftype_is_contig)
	    filetype_is_contig = 1;
    }

    MPI_Type_size_x(fd->filetype, &filetype_size);
    if ( ! filetype_size ) {
#ifdef HAVE_STATUS_SET_BYTES
	MPIR_Status_set_bytes(status, datatype, 0);
#endif
	*error_code = MPI_SUCCESS; 
	return;
    }

    MPI_Type_get_extent(fd->filetype, &filetype_lb, &filetype_extent);
    MPI_Type_size_x(datatype, &buftype_size);
    MPI_Type_get_extent(datatype, &buftype_lb, &buftype_extent);
    etype_size = fd->etype_size;
    
    bufsize = buftype_size * count;

    pvfs_fs = (ADIOI_PVFS2_fs*)fd->fs_ptr;

    if (!buftype_is_contig && filetype_is_contig) {

/* noncontiguous in memory, contiguous in file.  */
       int64_t file_offset;
	int32_t file_length;

	flat_buf = ADIOI_Flatten_and_find(datatype);
	
	if (file_ptr_type == ADIO_EXPLICIT_OFFSET) {
	    off = fd->disp + etype_size * offset;
	}
	else off = fd->fp_ind;

	file_list_count = 1;
	file_offset = off;
	file_length = 0;
	total_blks_to_write = count*flat_buf->count;
	b_blks_wrote = 0;

	/* allocate arrays according to max usage */
	if (total_blks_to_write > MAX_ARRAY_SIZE)
	    mem_list_count = MAX_ARRAY_SIZE;
	else mem_list_count = total_blks_to_write;
	mem_offsets = (PVFS_size*)ADIOI_Malloc(mem_list_count*sizeof(PVFS_size));
	mem_lengths = (int*)ADIOI_Malloc(mem_list_count*sizeof(int));

	j = 0;
	/* step through each block in memory, filling memory arrays */
	while (b_blks_wrote < total_blks_to_write) {
	    for (i=0; i<flat_buf->count; i++) {
		mem_offsets[b_blks_wrote % MAX_ARRAY_SIZE] = 
		    /* TODO: fix this warning by casting to an integer that's
		     * the same size as a char * and /then/ casting to
		     * PVFS_size */
		    ((PVFS_size)buf + j*buftype_extent + flat_buf->indices[i]);
		mem_lengths[b_blks_wrote % MAX_ARRAY_SIZE] = 
		    flat_buf->blocklens[i];
		file_length += flat_buf->blocklens[i];
		b_blks_wrote++;
		if (!(b_blks_wrote % MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) ||
		    (b_blks_wrote == total_blks_to_write)) {

		    /* in the case of the last write list call,
		       adjust mem_list_count */
		    if (b_blks_wrote == total_blks_to_write) {
		        mem_list_count = total_blks_to_write % MAX_ARRAY_SIZE;
			/* in case last write list call fills max arrays */
			if (!mem_list_count) mem_list_count = MAX_ARRAY_SIZE;
		    }
		    err_flag = PVFS_Request_hindexed(mem_list_count, 
						     mem_lengths, mem_offsets,
						     PVFS_BYTE, &mem_req);
		    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
		    if (err_flag != 0) {
			*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
							   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
							   myname, __LINE__,
							   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
							   "Error in PVFS_Request_hindexed (memory)", 0);
			break;
		    }
		    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

		    err_flag = PVFS_Request_contiguous(file_length,
						       PVFS_BYTE, &file_req);
		    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
		    if (err_flag != 0) {
			*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
							   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
							   myname, __LINE__,
							   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
							   "Error in PVFS_Request_contiguous (file)", 0);
			break;
		    }
		    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

#ifdef ADIOI_MPE_LOGGING
                    MPE_Log_event( ADIOI_MPE_write_a, 0, NULL );
#endif
		    err_flag = PVFS_sys_write(pvfs_fs->object_ref, file_req, 
					      file_offset, PVFS_BOTTOM,
					      mem_req, 
					      &(pvfs_fs->credentials),
					      &resp_io);
#ifdef ADIOI_MPE_LOGGING
                    MPE_Log_event( ADIOI_MPE_write_b, 0, NULL );
#endif
		    total_bytes_written += resp_io.total_completed;
		  
		    /* in the case of error or the last write list call, 
		     * leave here */
		    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
		    if (err_flag) {
			*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
							   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
							   myname, __LINE__,
							   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
							   "Error in PVFS_sys_write", 0);
			break;
		    }
		    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */
		    if (b_blks_wrote == total_blks_to_write) break;

		    file_offset += file_length;
		    file_length = 0;
		    PVFS_Request_free(&mem_req);
		    PVFS_Request_free(&file_req);
		} 
	    } /* for (i=0; i<flat_buf->count; i++) */
	    j++;
	} /* while (b_blks_wrote < total_blks_to_write) */
	ADIOI_Free(mem_offsets);
	ADIOI_Free(mem_lengths);

	if (file_ptr_type == ADIO_INDIVIDUAL) 
	    fd->fp_ind += total_bytes_written;

	if (!err_flag)  *error_code = MPI_SUCCESS;

	fd->fp_sys_posn = -1;   /* clear this. */

#ifdef HAVE_STATUS_SET_BYTES
	MPIR_Status_set_bytes(status, datatype, bufsize);
/* This is a temporary way of filling in status. The right way is to 
   keep track of how much data was actually written by ADIOI_BUFFERED_WRITE. */
#endif

	ADIOI_Delete_flattened(datatype);
	return;
    } /* if (!buftype_is_contig && filetype_is_contig) */

    /* already know that file is noncontiguous from above */
    /* noncontiguous in file */

/* filetype already flattened in ADIO_Open */
    flat_file = ADIOI_Flatlist;
    while (flat_file->type != fd->filetype) flat_file = flat_file->next;

    disp = fd->disp;
    initial_off = offset;

    /* for each case - ADIO_Individual pointer or explicit, find offset
       (file offset in bytes), n_filetypes (how many filetypes into file 
       to start), fwr_size (remaining amount of data in present file
       block), and st_index (start point in terms of blocks in starting
       filetype) */
    if (file_ptr_type == ADIO_INDIVIDUAL) {
        offset = fd->fp_ind; /* in bytes */
	n_filetypes = -1;
	flag = 0;
	while (!flag) {
	    n_filetypes++;
	    for (i=0; i<flat_file->count; i++) {
	        if (disp + flat_file->indices[i] + 
		    ((ADIO_Offset) n_filetypes)*filetype_extent +
		      flat_file->blocklens[i] >= offset) {
		  st_index = i;
		  fwr_size = disp + flat_file->indices[i] + 
		    ((ADIO_Offset) n_filetypes)*filetype_extent
		    + flat_file->blocklens[i] - offset;
		  flag = 1;
		  break;
		}
	    }
	} /* while (!flag) */
    } /* if (file_ptr_type == ADIO_INDIVIDUAL) */
    else {
        n_etypes_in_filetype = filetype_size/etype_size;
	n_filetypes = (int) (offset / n_etypes_in_filetype);
	etype_in_filetype = (int) (offset % n_etypes_in_filetype);
	size_in_filetype = etype_in_filetype * etype_size;
	
	sum = 0;
	for (i=0; i<flat_file->count; i++) {
	    sum += flat_file->blocklens[i];
	    if (sum > size_in_filetype) {
	        st_index = i;
		fwr_size = sum - size_in_filetype;
		abs_off_in_filetype = flat_file->indices[i] +
		    size_in_filetype - (sum - flat_file->blocklens[i]);
		break;
	    }
	}

	/* abs. offset in bytes in the file */
	offset = disp + ((ADIO_Offset) n_filetypes)*filetype_extent +
	    abs_off_in_filetype;
    } /* else [file_ptr_type != ADIO_INDIVIDUAL] */

    start_off = offset;
    st_fwr_size = fwr_size;
    st_n_filetypes = n_filetypes;
    
    if (buftype_is_contig && !filetype_is_contig) {

/* contiguous in memory, noncontiguous in file. should be the most
   common case. */

       int mem_length;
	intptr_t mem_offset;
        
	i = 0;
	j = st_index;
	off = offset;
	n_filetypes = st_n_filetypes;
        
	mem_list_count = 1;
        
	/* determine how many blocks in file to write */
	f_data_wrote = ADIOI_MIN(st_fwr_size, bufsize);
	total_blks_to_write = 1;
	if (j < (flat_file->count -1)) j++;
	else {
	    j = 0;
	    n_filetypes++;
	}
	while (f_data_wrote < bufsize) {
	    f_data_wrote += flat_file->blocklens[j];
	    total_blks_to_write++;
	    if (j<(flat_file->count-1)) j++;
	    else j = 0; 
	}
	    
	j = st_index;
	n_filetypes = st_n_filetypes;
	n_write_lists = total_blks_to_write/MAX_ARRAY_SIZE;
	extra_blks = total_blks_to_write%MAX_ARRAY_SIZE;
        
	mem_offset = (intptr_t) buf;
	mem_length = 0;
        
	/* if at least one full writelist, allocate file arrays
	   at max array size and don't free until very end */
	if (n_write_lists) {
	    file_offsets = (int64_t*)ADIOI_Malloc(MAX_ARRAY_SIZE*
						  sizeof(int64_t));
	    file_lengths = (int32_t*)ADIOI_Malloc(MAX_ARRAY_SIZE*
						  sizeof(int32_t));
	}
	/* if there's no full writelist allocate file arrays according
	   to needed size (extra_blks) */
	else {
	    file_offsets = (int64_t*)ADIOI_Malloc(extra_blks*
                                                  sizeof(int64_t));
            file_lengths = (int32_t*)ADIOI_Malloc(extra_blks*
                                                  sizeof(int32_t));
        }
        
        /* for file arrays that are of MAX_ARRAY_SIZE, build arrays */
        for (i=0; i<n_write_lists; i++) {
            file_list_count = MAX_ARRAY_SIZE;
            if(!i) {
                file_offsets[0] = offset;
                file_lengths[0] = st_fwr_size;
                mem_length = st_fwr_size;
            }
            for (k=0; k<MAX_ARRAY_SIZE; k++) {
                if (i || k) {
                    file_offsets[k] = disp + 
			((ADIO_Offset)n_filetypes)*filetype_extent
			+ flat_file->indices[j];
                    file_lengths[k] = flat_file->blocklens[j];
                    mem_length += file_lengths[k];
                }
                if (j<(flat_file->count - 1)) j++;
                else {
                    j = 0;
                    n_filetypes++;
                }
            } /* for (k=0; k<MAX_ARRAY_SIZE; k++) */

	    err_flag = PVFS_Request_contiguous(mem_length,
					       PVFS_BYTE, &mem_req);
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_Request_contiguous (memory)", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

	    err_flag = PVFS_Request_hindexed(file_list_count, file_lengths, 
					     file_offsets, PVFS_BYTE,
					     &file_req);
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_Request_hindexed (file)", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

	    /* PVFS_Request_hindexed already expresses the offsets into the
	     * file, so we should not pass in an offset if we are using
	     * hindexed for the file type */
#ifdef ADIOI_MPE_LOGGING
            MPE_Log_event( ADIOI_MPE_write_a, 0, NULL );
#endif
	    err_flag = PVFS_sys_write(pvfs_fs->object_ref, file_req, 0, 
				      (void *)mem_offset, mem_req,
				      &(pvfs_fs->credentials), &resp_io);
#ifdef ADIOI_MPE_LOGGING
            MPE_Log_event( ADIOI_MPE_write_b, 0, NULL );
#endif
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_sys_write", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    total_bytes_written += resp_io.total_completed;

            mem_offset += mem_length;
            mem_lengths = 0;
	    PVFS_Request_free(&file_req);
	    PVFS_Request_free(&mem_req);

        } /* for (i=0; i<n_write_lists; i++) */

        /* for file arrays smaller than MAX_ARRAY_SIZE (last write_list call) */
        if (extra_blks) {
            file_list_count = extra_blks;
            if(!i) {
                file_offsets[0] = offset;
                file_lengths[0] = ADIOI_MIN(st_fwr_size, bufsize);
            }
            for (k=0; k<extra_blks; k++) {
                if(i || k) {
                    file_offsets[k] = disp + 
			((ADIO_Offset)n_filetypes)*filetype_extent +
			flat_file->indices[j];
                    if (k == (extra_blks - 1)) {
                        file_lengths[k] = bufsize - (int32_t) mem_lengths
                          - mem_offset + (int32_t)  buf;
                    }
                    else file_lengths[k] = flat_file->blocklens[j];
                } /* if(i || k) */
                mem_lengths += file_lengths[k];
                if (j<(flat_file->count - 1)) j++;
                else {
                    j = 0;
                    n_filetypes++;
                }
            } /* for (k=0; k<extra_blks; k++) */

	    err_flag = PVFS_Request_contiguous(mem_length,
					       PVFS_BYTE, &mem_req);
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_Request_contiguous (memory)", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

	    err_flag = PVFS_Request_hindexed(file_list_count, file_lengths, 
					     file_offsets, PVFS_BYTE,
					     &file_req);
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_Request_hindexed(file)", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

	    /* as above, use 0 for 'offset' when using hindexed file type*/
#ifdef ADIOI_MPE_LOGGING
            MPE_Log_event( ADIOI_MPE_write_a, 0, NULL );
#endif
	    err_flag = PVFS_sys_write(pvfs_fs->object_ref, file_req, 0, 
				      (void *)mem_offset, mem_req,
				      &(pvfs_fs->credentials), &resp_io);
#ifdef ADIOI_MPE_LOGGING
            MPE_Log_event( ADIOI_MPE_write_b, 0, NULL );
#endif
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_sys_write", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    total_bytes_written += resp_io.total_completed;
	    PVFS_Request_free(&mem_req);
	    PVFS_Request_free(&file_req);
        }
    } 
    else {
        /* noncontiguous in memory as well as in file */

	flat_buf = ADIOI_Flatten_and_find(datatype);

	size_wrote = 0;
	n_filetypes = st_n_filetypes;
	fwr_size = st_fwr_size;
	bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[0];
	buf_count = 0;
	start_mem_offset = 0;
	start_k = k = 0;
	start_j = st_index;
	max_mem_list = 0;
	max_file_list = 0;

	/* run through and file max_file_list and max_mem_list so that you 
	   can allocate the file and memory arrays less than MAX_ARRAY_SIZE
	   if possible */

	while (size_wrote < bufsize) {
	    k = start_k;
	    new_buffer_write = 0;
	    mem_list_count = 0;
	    while ((mem_list_count < MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
		   (new_buffer_write < bufsize-size_wrote)) {
	        /* find mem_list_count and file_list_count such that both are
		   less than MAX_ARRAY_SIZE, the sum of their lengths are
		   equal, and the sum of all the data written and data to be
		   written in the next immediate write list is less than
		   bufsize */
	        if(mem_list_count) {
		    if((new_buffer_write + flat_buf->blocklens[k] + 
			size_wrote) > bufsize) {
		        end_bwr_size = new_buffer_write + 
			    flat_buf->blocklens[k] - (bufsize - size_wrote);
			new_buffer_write = bufsize - size_wrote;
		    }
		    else {
		        new_buffer_write += flat_buf->blocklens[k];
			end_bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[k];
		    }
		}
		else {
		    if (bwr_size > (bufsize - size_wrote)) {
		        new_buffer_write = bufsize - size_wrote;
			bwr_size = new_buffer_write;
		    }
		    else new_buffer_write = bwr_size;
		}
		mem_list_count++;
		k = (k + 1)%flat_buf->count;
	     } /* while ((mem_list_count < MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
	       (new_buffer_write < bufsize-size_wrote)) */
	    j = start_j;
	    new_file_write = 0;
	    file_list_count = 0;
	    while ((file_list_count < MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
		   (new_file_write < new_buffer_write)) { 
	        if(file_list_count) {
		    if((new_file_write + flat_file->blocklens[j]) > 
		       new_buffer_write) {
		        end_fwr_size = new_buffer_write - new_file_write;
			new_file_write = new_buffer_write;
			j--;
		    }
		    else {
		        new_file_write += flat_file->blocklens[j];
			end_fwr_size = flat_file->blocklens[j];
		    }
		}
		else {
		    if (fwr_size > new_buffer_write) {
		        new_file_write = new_buffer_write;
			fwr_size = new_file_write;
		    }
		    else new_file_write = fwr_size;
		}
		file_list_count++;
		if (j < (flat_file->count - 1)) j++;
		else j = 0;
		
		k = start_k;
		if ((new_file_write < new_buffer_write) && 
		    (file_list_count == MAX_ARRAY_SIZE)) {
		    new_buffer_write = 0;
		    mem_list_count = 0;
		    while (new_buffer_write < new_file_write) {
		        if(mem_list_count) {
			    if((new_buffer_write + flat_buf->blocklens[k]) >
			       new_file_write) {
			        end_bwr_size = new_file_write - 
				    new_buffer_write;
				new_buffer_write = new_file_write;
				k--;
			    }
			    else {
			        new_buffer_write += flat_buf->blocklens[k];
				end_bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[k];
			    }
			}
			else {
			    new_buffer_write = bwr_size;
			    if (bwr_size > (bufsize - size_wrote)) {
			        new_buffer_write = bufsize - size_wrote;
				bwr_size = new_buffer_write;
			    }
			}
			mem_list_count++;
			k = (k + 1)%flat_buf->count;
		    } /* while (new_buffer_write < new_file_write) */
		} /* if ((new_file_write < new_buffer_write) &&
		     (file_list_count == MAX_ARRAY_SIZE)) */
	    } /* while ((mem_list_count < MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
		 (new_buffer_write < bufsize-size_wrote)) */

	    /*  fakes filling the writelist arrays of lengths found above  */
	    k = start_k;
	    j = start_j;
	    for (i=0; i<mem_list_count; i++) {	     
		if(i) {
		    if (i == (mem_list_count - 1)) {
			if (flat_buf->blocklens[k] == end_bwr_size)
			    bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[(k+1)%
							  flat_buf->count];
			else {
			    bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[k] - end_bwr_size;
			    k--;
			    buf_count--;
			}
		    }
		}
		buf_count++;
		k = (k + 1)%flat_buf->count;
	    } /* for (i=0; i<mem_list_count; i++) */
	    for (i=0; i<file_list_count; i++) {
		if (i) {
		    if (i == (file_list_count - 1)) {
			if (flat_file->blocklens[j] == end_fwr_size)
			    fwr_size = flat_file->blocklens[(j+1)%
							  flat_file->count];   
			else {
			    fwr_size = flat_file->blocklens[j] - end_fwr_size;
			    j--;
			}
		    }
		}
		if (j < flat_file->count - 1) j++;
		else {
		    j = 0;
		    n_filetypes++;
		}
	    } /* for (i=0; i<file_list_count; i++) */
	    size_wrote += new_buffer_write;
	    start_k = k;
	    start_j = j;
	    if (max_mem_list < mem_list_count)
	        max_mem_list = mem_list_count;
	    if (max_file_list < file_list_count)
	        max_file_list = file_list_count;
	} /* while (size_wrote < bufsize) */

	/* one last check before we actually carry out the operation:
	 * this code has hard-to-fix bugs when a noncontiguous file type has
	 * such large pieces that the sum of the lengths of the memory type is
	 * not larger than one of those pieces (and vice versa for large memory
	 * types and many pices of file types.  In these cases, give up and
	 * fall back to naive reads and writes.  The testphdf5 test created a
	 * type with two very large memory regions and 600 very small file
	 * regions.  The same test also created a type with one very large file
	 * region and many (700) very small memory regions.  both cases caused
	 * problems for this code */

	if ( ( (file_list_count == 1) && 
		    (new_file_write < flat_file->blocklens[0] ) ) ||
		((mem_list_count == 1) && 
		    (new_buffer_write < flat_buf->blocklens[0]) ) ||
		((file_list_count == MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
		    (new_file_write < flat_buf->blocklens[0]) ) ||
		( (mem_list_count == MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) &&
		    (new_buffer_write < flat_file->blocklens[0])) )
	{
	    ADIOI_Delete_flattened(datatype);
	    ADIOI_GEN_WriteStrided_naive(fd, buf, count, datatype,
		    file_ptr_type, initial_off, status, error_code);
	    return;
	}


	mem_offsets = (PVFS_size*)ADIOI_Malloc(max_mem_list*sizeof(PVFS_size));
	mem_lengths = (int *)ADIOI_Malloc(max_mem_list*sizeof(int));
	file_offsets = (int64_t *)ADIOI_Malloc(max_file_list*sizeof(int64_t));
	file_lengths = (int32_t *)ADIOI_Malloc(max_file_list*sizeof(int32_t));
	    
	size_wrote = 0;
	n_filetypes = st_n_filetypes;
	fwr_size = st_fwr_size;
	bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[0];
	buf_count = 0;
	start_mem_offset = 0;
	start_k = k = 0;
	start_j = st_index;

	/*  this section calculates mem_list_count and file_list_count
	    and also finds the possibly odd sized last array elements
	    in new_fwr_size and new_bwr_size  */
	
	while (size_wrote < bufsize) {
	    k = start_k;
	    new_buffer_write = 0;
	    mem_list_count = 0;
	    while ((mem_list_count < MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
		   (new_buffer_write < bufsize-size_wrote)) {
	        /* find mem_list_count and file_list_count such that both are
		   less than MAX_ARRAY_SIZE, the sum of their lengths are
		   equal, and the sum of all the data written and data to be
		   written in the next immediate write list is less than
		   bufsize */
	        if(mem_list_count) {
		    if((new_buffer_write + flat_buf->blocklens[k] + 
			size_wrote) > bufsize) {
		        end_bwr_size = new_buffer_write + 
			    flat_buf->blocklens[k] - (bufsize - size_wrote);
			new_buffer_write = bufsize - size_wrote;
		    }
		    else {
		        new_buffer_write += flat_buf->blocklens[k];
			end_bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[k];
		    }
		}
		else {
		    if (bwr_size > (bufsize - size_wrote)) {
		        new_buffer_write = bufsize - size_wrote;
			bwr_size = new_buffer_write;
		    }
		    else new_buffer_write = bwr_size;
		}
		mem_list_count++;
		k = (k + 1)%flat_buf->count;
	     } /* while ((mem_list_count < MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
	       (new_buffer_write < bufsize-size_wrote)) */
	    j = start_j;
	    new_file_write = 0;
	    file_list_count = 0;
	    while ((file_list_count < MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
		   (new_file_write < new_buffer_write)) {
	        if(file_list_count) {
		    if((new_file_write + flat_file->blocklens[j]) > 
		       new_buffer_write) {
		        end_fwr_size = new_buffer_write - new_file_write;
			new_file_write = new_buffer_write;
			j--;
		    }
		    else {
		        new_file_write += flat_file->blocklens[j];
			end_fwr_size = flat_file->blocklens[j];
		    }
		}
		else {
		    if (fwr_size > new_buffer_write) {
		        new_file_write = new_buffer_write;
			fwr_size = new_file_write;
		    }
		    else new_file_write = fwr_size;
		}
		file_list_count++;
		if (j < (flat_file->count - 1)) j++;
		else j = 0;
		
		k = start_k;
		if ((new_file_write < new_buffer_write) && 
		    (file_list_count == MAX_ARRAY_SIZE)) {
		    new_buffer_write = 0;
		    mem_list_count = 0;
		    while (new_buffer_write < new_file_write) {
		        if(mem_list_count) {
			    if((new_buffer_write + flat_buf->blocklens[k]) >
			       new_file_write) {
			        end_bwr_size = new_file_write -
				  new_buffer_write;
				new_buffer_write = new_file_write;
				k--;
			    }
			    else {
			        new_buffer_write += flat_buf->blocklens[k];
				end_bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[k];
			    }
			}
			else {
			    new_buffer_write = bwr_size;
			    if (bwr_size > (bufsize - size_wrote)) {
			        new_buffer_write = bufsize - size_wrote;
				bwr_size = new_buffer_write;
			    }
			}
			mem_list_count++;
			k = (k + 1)%flat_buf->count;
		    } /* while (new_buffer_write < new_file_write) */
		} /* if ((new_file_write < new_buffer_write) &&
		     (file_list_count == MAX_ARRAY_SIZE)) */
	    } /* while ((mem_list_count < MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) && 
		 (new_buffer_write < bufsize-size_wrote)) */

	    /*  fills the allocated writelist arrays  */
	    k = start_k;
	    j = start_j;
	    for (i=0; i<mem_list_count; i++) {	     
		/* TODO: fix this warning by casting to an integer that's the
		 * same size as a char * and /then/ casting to PVFS_size */
	        mem_offsets[i] = ((PVFS_size)buf + buftype_extent*
				  (buf_count/flat_buf->count) +
				  (int)flat_buf->indices[k]);
		
		if(!i) {
		    mem_lengths[0] = bwr_size;
		    mem_offsets[0] += flat_buf->blocklens[k] - bwr_size;
		}
		else {
		    if (i == (mem_list_count - 1)) {
		        mem_lengths[i] = end_bwr_size;
			if (flat_buf->blocklens[k] == end_bwr_size)
			    bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[(k+1)%
							  flat_buf->count];
			else {
			    bwr_size = flat_buf->blocklens[k] - end_bwr_size;
			    k--;
			    buf_count--;
			}
		    }
		    else {
		        mem_lengths[i] = flat_buf->blocklens[k];
		    }
		}
		buf_count++;
		k = (k + 1)%flat_buf->count;
	    } /* for (i=0; i<mem_list_count; i++) */
	    for (i=0; i<file_list_count; i++) {
	        file_offsets[i] = disp + flat_file->indices[j] + 
		    ((ADIO_Offset)n_filetypes) * filetype_extent;
	        if (!i) {
		    file_lengths[0] = fwr_size;
		    file_offsets[0] += flat_file->blocklens[j] - fwr_size;
		}
		else {
		    if (i == (file_list_count - 1)) {
		        file_lengths[i] = end_fwr_size;
			if (flat_file->blocklens[j] == end_fwr_size)
			    fwr_size = flat_file->blocklens[(j+1)%
							  flat_file->count];   
			else {
			    fwr_size = flat_file->blocklens[j] - end_fwr_size;
			    j--;
			}
		    }
		    else file_lengths[i] = flat_file->blocklens[j];
		}
		if (j < flat_file->count - 1) j++;
		else {
		    j = 0;
		    n_filetypes++;
		}
	    } /* for (i=0; i<file_list_count; i++) */

	    err_flag = PVFS_Request_hindexed(mem_list_count, mem_lengths, 
					     mem_offsets, PVFS_BYTE, &mem_req);
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0 ) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_Request_hindexed (memory)", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

	    err_flag = PVFS_Request_hindexed(file_list_count, file_lengths, 
					     file_offsets, PVFS_BYTE,
					     &file_req);
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_Request_hindexed", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

	    /* offset will be expressed in memory and file datatypes */

#ifdef ADIOI_MPE_LOGGING
            MPE_Log_event( ADIOI_MPE_write_a, 0, NULL );
#endif
	    err_flag = PVFS_sys_write(pvfs_fs->object_ref, file_req, 0, 
				      PVFS_BOTTOM, mem_req,
				      &(pvfs_fs->credentials), &resp_io);
#ifdef ADIOI_MPE_LOGGING
            MPE_Log_event( ADIOI_MPE_write_b, 0, NULL );
#endif
	    /* --BEGIN ERROR HANDLING-- */
	    if (err_flag != 0) {
		*error_code = MPIO_Err_create_code(MPI_SUCCESS,
						   MPIR_ERR_RECOVERABLE,
						   myname, __LINE__,
						   ADIOI_PVFS2_error_convert(err_flag),
						   "Error in PVFS_sys_write", 0);
		goto error_state;
	    }
	    /* --END ERROR HANDLING-- */

	    size_wrote += new_buffer_write;
	    total_bytes_written += resp_io.total_completed;
	    start_k = k;
	    start_j = j;
	    PVFS_Request_free(&mem_req);
	    PVFS_Request_free(&file_req);
	} /* while (size_wrote < bufsize) */
	ADIOI_Free(mem_offsets);
	ADIOI_Free(mem_lengths);
    }
    /* when incrementing fp_ind, need to also take into account the file type:
     * consider an N-element 1-d subarray with a lb and ub: ( |---xxxxx-----|
     * if we wrote N elements, offset needs to point at beginning of type, not
     * at empty region at offset N+1).  
     *
     * As we discussed on mpich-discuss in may/june 2009, the code below might
     * look wierd, but by putting fp_ind at the last byte written, the next
     * time we run through the strided code we'll update the fp_ind to the
     * right location. */
    if (file_ptr_type == ADIO_INDIVIDUAL) {
	fd->fp_ind = file_offsets[file_list_count-1]+
	    file_lengths[file_list_count-1];
    }
    ADIOI_Free(file_offsets);
    ADIOI_Free(file_lengths);

    *error_code = MPI_SUCCESS;

error_state:
    fd->fp_sys_posn = -1;   /* set it to null. */

#ifdef HAVE_STATUS_SET_BYTES
    MPIR_Status_set_bytes(status, datatype, bufsize);
/* This is a temporary way of filling in status. The right way is to 
   keep track of how much data was actually written by ADIOI_BUFFERED_WRITE. */
#endif

    if (!buftype_is_contig) ADIOI_Delete_flattened(datatype);
}
