[svn-r6608] Purpose:

    New feature

Description:
    Added new internal API function: H5S_create_simple() for creating
    simple dataspaces inside the library.

Solution:

Platforms tested:
    FreeBSD 4.8 (sleipnir) w/szip
    Linux 2.4 (sleipnir) w/szip
    Solaris 2.7 (arabica) w/FORTRAN
    IRIX64 6.5 (modi4) w/szip, FORTRAN & parallel

Misc. update:

2 files changed, 45 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/H5S.c b/src/H5S.c
index d18a259..d5eb588 100644
--- a/src/H5S.c
+++ b/src/H5S.c
@@ -1780,14 +1780,12 @@ H5Screate_simple(int rank, const hsize_t dims[/*rank*/],
     }
 
     /* Create the space and set the extent */
-    if(NULL==(space=H5S_create(H5S_SIMPLE)))
+    if(NULL==(space=H5S_create_simple(rank,dims,maxdims)))
         HGOTO_ERROR (H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTCREATE, FAIL, "can't create simple dataspace");
-    if(H5S_set_extent_simple(space,(unsigned)rank,dims,maxdims)<0)
-        HGOTO_ERROR (H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "can't set dimensions");
     
     /* Atomize */
     if ((ret_value=H5I_register (H5I_DATASPACE, space))<0)
-        HGOTO_ERROR (H5E_ATOM, H5E_CANTREGISTER, FAIL, "unable to register data space atom");
+        HGOTO_ERROR (H5E_ATOM, H5E_CANTREGISTER, FAIL, "unable to register dataspace ID");
     
 done:
     if (ret_value<0) {
@@ -1800,6 +1798,47 @@ done:
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	H5S_create_simple
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Internal function to create simple dataspace
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	The ID for the new simple data space object.
+ *		Failure:	Negative
+ *
+ * Errors:
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
+ *		Thursday, April  3, 2003
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *              Extracted from H5Screate_simple
+ *              Quincey Koziol, Thursday, April  3, 2003
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+H5S_t *
+H5S_create_simple(int rank, const hsize_t dims[/*rank*/],
+		  const hsize_t maxdims[/*rank*/])
+{
+    H5S_t	*ret_value;     /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5S_create_simple, NULL);
+
+    /* Check arguments */
+    assert(rank>=0 && rank <=H5S_MAX_RANK);
+
+    /* Create the space and set the extent */
+    if(NULL==(ret_value=H5S_create(H5S_SIMPLE)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR (H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTCREATE, NULL, "can't create simple dataspace");
+    if(H5S_set_extent_simple(ret_value,(unsigned)rank,dims,maxdims)<0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR (H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, NULL, "can't set dimensions");
+    
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value);
+} /* end H5S_create_simple() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:	H5S_get_simple_extent_type
  *
  * Purpose:	Internal function for retrieving the type of extent for a dataspace object
diff --git a/src/H5Sprivate.h b/src/H5Sprivate.h
index 31a0d9f..e6619a4 100644
--- a/src/H5Sprivate.h
+++ b/src/H5Sprivate.h
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ H5_DLL htri_t H5S_is_simple(const H5S_t *sdim);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5S_extent_release(H5S_t *space);
 H5_DLL int H5S_extend(H5S_t *space, const hsize_t *size);
 H5_DLL int H5S_set_extent(H5S_t *space, const hsize_t *size);
+H5_DLL H5S_t *H5S_create_simple(int rank, const hsize_t dims[/*rank*/],
+		  const hsize_t maxdims[/*rank*/]);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5S_debug(H5F_t *f, hid_t dxpl_id, const void *_mesg, FILE *stream,
 			 int indent, int fwidth);