[svn-r22807] Description:

	Add encode/decode API routines for property lists: H5Pencode/H5Pdecode.

Tested on:
        FreeBSD/32 8.2 (loyalty) w/gcc4.6, w/C++ & FORTRAN, in debug mode
        FreeBSD/64 8.2 (freedom) w/gcc4.6, w/C++ & FORTRAN, in debug mode
        Linux/32 2.6 (jam) w/PGI compilers, w/default API=1.8.x,
                w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe, in debug mode
        Linux/64-amd64 2.6 (koala) w/Intel compilers, w/default API=1.6.x,
                w/C++ & FORTRAN, in production mode
        Solaris/32 2.10 (linew) w/deprecated symbols disabled, w/C++ & FORTRAN,
                w/szip filter, w/threadsafe, in production mode
        Linux/PPC 2.6 (ostrich) w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe, in debug mode
        Linux/64-ia64 2.6 (ember) w/Intel compilers, w/parallel, C++ & FORTRAN,
                in production mode
        Mac OS X/32 10.7.3 (amazon) in debug mode
        Mac OS X/32 10.7.3 (amazon) w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe,
                in production mode
        Mac OS X/32 10.7.3 (amazon) w/parallel, in debug mode

5 files changed, 462 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/testpar/Makefile.am b/testpar/Makefile.am
index b2fb97c..e934f08 100644
--- a/testpar/Makefile.am
+++ b/testpar/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ check_PROGRAMS = $(TEST_PROG_PARA)
 check_SCRIPTS= $(TEST_SCRIPT)
 
 testphdf5_SOURCES=testphdf5.c t_dset.c t_file.c t_file_image.c t_mdset.c \
-	t_ph5basic.c t_coll_chunk.c t_span_tree.c t_chunk_alloc.c t_filter_read.c
+	t_ph5basic.c t_coll_chunk.c t_span_tree.c t_chunk_alloc.c t_filter_read.c \
+	t_prop.c
 
 # The tests all depend on the hdf5 library and the test library
 LDADD = $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
diff --git a/testpar/Makefile.in b/testpar/Makefile.in
index 5b44e6e..394b3b1 100644
--- a/testpar/Makefile.in
+++ b/testpar/Makefile.in
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ am_testphdf5_OBJECTS = testphdf5.$(OBJEXT) t_dset.$(OBJEXT) \
 	t_file.$(OBJEXT) t_file_image.$(OBJEXT) t_mdset.$(OBJEXT) \
 	t_ph5basic.$(OBJEXT) t_coll_chunk.$(OBJEXT) \
 	t_span_tree.$(OBJEXT) t_chunk_alloc.$(OBJEXT) \
-	t_filter_read.$(OBJEXT)
+	t_filter_read.$(OBJEXT) t_prop.$(OBJEXT)
 testphdf5_OBJECTS = $(am_testphdf5_OBJECTS)
 testphdf5_LDADD = $(LDADD)
 testphdf5_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ TEST_PROG_PARA = t_mpi t_posix_compliant testphdf5 t_cache t_pflush1 t_pflush2 t
 TEST_SCRIPT_PARA = testph5.sh
 check_SCRIPTS = $(TEST_SCRIPT)
 testphdf5_SOURCES = testphdf5.c t_dset.c t_file.c t_file_image.c t_mdset.c \
-	t_ph5basic.c t_coll_chunk.c t_span_tree.c t_chunk_alloc.c t_filter_read.c
+	t_ph5basic.c t_coll_chunk.c t_span_tree.c t_chunk_alloc.c t_filter_read.c \
+	t_prop.c
 
 
 # The tests all depend on the hdf5 library and the test library
@@ -576,6 +577,7 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/t_pflush2.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/t_ph5basic.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/t_posix_compliant.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/t_prop.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/t_shapesame.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/t_span_tree.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/testphdf5.Po@am__quote@
diff --git a/testpar/t_prop.c b/testpar/t_prop.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4601316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testpar/t_prop.c
@@ -0,0 +1,452 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
+ * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
+ * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
+ * is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
+ * http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
+ * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ * Parallel tests for encoding/decoding plists sent between processes
+ */
+
+#include "testphdf5.h"
+#include "H5Pprivate.h"
+
+static int
+test_encode_decode(hid_t orig_pl, int mpi_rank, int recv_proc)
+{
+    MPI_Request req[2];
+    MPI_Status status;
+    hid_t pl;                   /* Decoded property list */
+    void *buf = NULL;
+    size_t buf_size = 0;
+    herr_t ret;         	/* Generic return value */
+
+    if(mpi_rank == 0) {
+        /* first call to encode returns only the size of the buffer needed */
+        ret = H5Pencode(orig_pl, NULL, &buf_size);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pencode succeeded");
+
+        buf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(buf_size);
+
+        ret = H5Pencode(orig_pl, buf, &buf_size);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pencode succeeded");
+
+        MPI_Isend(&buf_size, 1, MPI_INT, recv_proc, 123, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &req[0]);
+        MPI_Isend(buf, (int)buf_size, MPI_BYTE, recv_proc, 124, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &req[1]);
+    } /* end if */
+    if(mpi_rank == recv_proc) {
+        MPI_Recv(&buf_size, 1, MPI_INT, 0, 123, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &status);
+        buf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(buf_size);
+        MPI_Recv(buf, (int)buf_size, MPI_BYTE, 0, 124, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &status);
+
+        pl = H5Pdecode(buf);
+        VRFY((pl >= 0), "H5Pdecode succeeded");
+
+        VRFY(H5Pequal(orig_pl, pl), "Property List Equal Succeeded");
+
+        ret = H5Pclose(pl);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+    } /* end if */
+
+    if(0 == mpi_rank)
+        MPI_Waitall(2, req, MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE);
+
+    if(NULL != buf)
+        HDfree(buf);
+
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+
+    return(0);
+}
+
+
+
+void
+test_plist_ed(void)
+{
+    hid_t dcpl;	       	/* dataset create prop. list */
+    hid_t dapl;	       	/* dataset access prop. list */
+    hid_t dxpl;	       	/* dataset transfer prop. list */
+    hid_t gcpl;	       	/* group create prop. list */
+    hid_t lcpl;	       	/* link create prop. list */
+    hid_t lapl;	       	/* link access prop. list */
+    hid_t ocpypl;	/* object copy prop. list */
+    hid_t ocpl;	        /* object create prop. list */
+    hid_t fapl;	       	/* file access prop. list */
+    hid_t fcpl;	       	/* file create prop. list */
+    hid_t strcpl;	/* string create prop. list */
+    hid_t acpl;	       	/* attribute create prop. list */
+
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank, recv_proc;
+
+    hsize_t chunk_size = 16384;	/* chunk size */ 
+    double fill = 2.7f;         /* Fill value */
+    size_t nslots = 521*2;
+    size_t nbytes = 1048576 * 10;
+    double w0 = 0.5f;
+    unsigned max_compact;
+    unsigned min_dense;
+    hsize_t max_size[1]; /*data space maximum size */
+    const char* c_to_f = "x+32";
+    H5AC_cache_config_t my_cache_config = {
+        H5AC__CURR_CACHE_CONFIG_VERSION,
+        TRUE,
+        FALSE,
+        FALSE,
+        "temp",
+        TRUE,
+        FALSE,
+        ( 2 * 2048 * 1024),
+        0.3f,
+        (64 * 1024 * 1024),
+        (4 * 1024 * 1024),
+        60000,
+        H5C_incr__threshold,
+        0.8f,
+        3.0f,
+        TRUE,
+        (8 * 1024 * 1024),
+        H5C_flash_incr__add_space,
+        2.0f,
+        0.25f,
+        H5C_decr__age_out_with_threshold,
+        0.997f,
+        0.8f,
+        TRUE,
+        (3 * 1024 * 1024),
+        3,
+        FALSE,
+        0.2f,
+        (256 * 2048),
+        H5AC__DEFAULT_METADATA_WRITE_STRATEGY};
+
+    herr_t ret;         	/* Generic return value */
+
+
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+	printf("Encode/Decode DCPLs\n");
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpi_rank);
+
+    if(mpi_size == 1)
+        recv_proc = 0;
+    else
+        recv_proc = 1;
+
+    dcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dcpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_chunk(dcpl, 1, &chunk_size);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_chunk succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_alloc_time(dcpl, H5D_ALLOC_TIME_LATE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_alloc_time succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_fill_value(dcpl, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, &fill);
+    VRFY((ret>=0), "set fill-value succeeded");
+
+    max_size[0] = 100;
+    ret = H5Pset_external(dcpl, "ext1.data", (off_t)0, 
+                          (hsize_t)(max_size[0] * sizeof(int)/4));
+    VRFY((ret>=0), "set external succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_external(dcpl, "ext2.data", (off_t)0, 
+                          (hsize_t)(max_size[0] * sizeof(int)/4));
+    VRFY((ret>=0), "set external succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_external(dcpl, "ext3.data", (off_t)0, 
+                          (hsize_t)(max_size[0] * sizeof(int)/4));
+    VRFY((ret>=0), "set external succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_external(dcpl, "ext4.data", (off_t)0, 
+                          (hsize_t)(max_size[0] * sizeof(int)/4));
+    VRFY((ret>=0), "set external succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(dcpl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(dcpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE DAPLS *****/
+    dapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
+    VRFY((dapl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_chunk_cache(dapl, nslots, nbytes, w0);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_chunk_cache succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(dapl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(dapl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE OCPLS *****/
+    ocpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_OBJECT_CREATE);
+    VRFY((ocpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_attr_creation_order(ocpl, (H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED | H5P_CRT_ORDER_INDEXED));
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_attr_creation_order succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_attr_phase_change(ocpl, 110, 105);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_attr_phase_change succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_filter(ocpl, H5Z_FILTER_FLETCHER32, 0, (size_t)0, NULL);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_filter succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(ocpl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(ocpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE DXPLS *****/
+    dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((dxpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_btree_ratios(dxpl, 0.2f, 0.6f, 0.2f);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_btree_ratios succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_hyper_vector_size(dxpl, 5);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_hyper_vector_size succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(dxpl, H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt(dxpl, H5FD_MPIO_CHUNK_MULTI_IO);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt_ratio(dxpl, 30);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt_ratio succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt_num(dxpl, 40);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt_num succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_edc_check(dxpl, H5Z_DISABLE_EDC);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_edc_check succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_data_transform(dxpl, c_to_f);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_data_transform succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(dxpl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE GCPLS *****/
+    gcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_GROUP_CREATE);
+    VRFY((gcpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_local_heap_size_hint(gcpl, 256);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_local_heap_size_hint succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_link_phase_change(gcpl, 2, 2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_link_phase_change succeeded");
+
+    /* Query the group creation properties */
+    ret = H5Pget_link_phase_change(gcpl, &max_compact, &min_dense);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pget_est_link_info succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_est_link_info(gcpl, 3, 9);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_est_link_info succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_link_creation_order(gcpl, (H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED | H5P_CRT_ORDER_INDEXED));
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_link_creation_order succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(gcpl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(gcpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE LCPLS *****/
+    lcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_LINK_CREATE);
+    VRFY((lcpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret= H5Pset_create_intermediate_group(lcpl, TRUE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_create_intermediate_group succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(lcpl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(lcpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE LAPLS *****/
+    lapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_LINK_ACCESS);
+    VRFY((lapl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_nlinks(lapl, (size_t)134);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_nlinks succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_elink_acc_flags(lapl, H5F_ACC_RDONLY);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_elink_acc_flags succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_elink_prefix(lapl, "/tmpasodiasod");
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_nlinks succeeded");
+
+    /* Create FAPL for the elink FAPL */
+    fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+    VRFY((fapl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_alignment(fapl, 2, 1024);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_alignment succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_elink_fapl(lapl, fapl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_elink_fapl succeeded");
+
+    /* Close the elink's FAPL */
+    ret = H5Pclose(fapl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(lapl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(lapl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE OCPYPLS *****/
+    ocpypl = H5Pcreate(H5P_OBJECT_COPY);
+    VRFY((ocpypl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_copy_object(ocpypl, H5O_COPY_EXPAND_EXT_LINK_FLAG);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_copy_object succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Padd_merge_committed_dtype_path(ocpypl, "foo");
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Padd_merge_committed_dtype_path succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Padd_merge_committed_dtype_path(ocpypl, "bar");
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Padd_merge_committed_dtype_path succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(ocpypl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(ocpypl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE FAPLS *****/
+    fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+    VRFY((fapl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_family_offset(fapl, 1024);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_family_offset succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_meta_block_size(fapl, 2098452);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_meta_block_size succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_sieve_buf_size(fapl, 1048576);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_sieve_buf_size succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_alignment(fapl, 2, 1024);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_alignment succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_cache(fapl, 1024, 128, 10485760, 0.3f);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_cache succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_elink_file_cache_size(fapl, 10485760);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_elink_file_cache_size succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_gc_references(fapl, 1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_gc_references succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_small_data_block_size(fapl, 2048);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_small_data_block_size succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_libver_bounds(fapl, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_libver_bounds succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_fclose_degree(fapl, H5F_CLOSE_WEAK);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_fclose_degree succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_multi_type(fapl, H5FD_MEM_GHEAP);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_multi_type succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_mdc_config(fapl, &my_cache_config);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_mdc_config succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(fapl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(fapl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE FCPLS *****/
+    fcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_CREATE);
+    VRFY((fcpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_userblock(fcpl, 1024);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_userblock succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_istore_k(fcpl, 3);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_istore_k succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_sym_k(fcpl, 4, 5);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_sym_k succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_shared_mesg_nindexes(fcpl, 8);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_shared_mesg_nindexes succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_shared_mesg_index(fcpl, 1,  H5O_SHMESG_SDSPACE_FLAG, 32);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_shared_mesg_index succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_shared_mesg_phase_change(fcpl, 60, 20);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_shared_mesg_phase_change succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_sizes(fcpl, 8, 4);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_sizes succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(fcpl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(fcpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE STRCPLS *****/
+    strcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_STRING_CREATE);
+    VRFY((strcpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_char_encoding(strcpl, H5T_CSET_UTF8);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_char_encoding succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(strcpl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(strcpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /******* ENCODE/DECODE ACPLS *****/
+    acpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE);
+    VRFY((acpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pset_char_encoding(acpl, H5T_CSET_UTF8);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_char_encoding succeeded");
+
+    ret = test_encode_decode(acpl, mpi_rank, recv_proc);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "test_encode_decode succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(acpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+}
+
diff --git a/testpar/testphdf5.c b/testpar/testphdf5.c
index a4df46e..97a377e 100644
--- a/testpar/testphdf5.c
+++ b/testpar/testphdf5.c
@@ -510,6 +510,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             "test cause for broken collective io",
             PARATESTFILE);
 
+    AddTest("edpl", test_plist_ed, NULL,
+	    "encode/decode Property Lists", NULL);
+
     if((mpi_size < 2) && MAINPROCESS) {
         printf("File Image Ops daisy chain test needs at least 2 processes.\n");
         printf("File Image Ops daisy chain test will be skipped \n");
diff --git a/testpar/testphdf5.h b/testpar/testphdf5.h
index 29ad411..2219dc9 100644
--- a/testpar/testphdf5.h
+++ b/testpar/testphdf5.h
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ extern int facc_type;				/*Test file access type */
 extern int dxfer_coll_type;
 
 /* Test program prototypes */
+void test_plist_ed(void);
 void multiple_dset_write(void);
 void multiple_group_write(void);
 void multiple_group_read(void);