merge and fix conflicts

5 files changed, 4988 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/testpar/CMakeLists.txt b/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
index 51c3420..9795c65 100644
--- a/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ set (H5P_TESTS
     t_init_term
     t_shapesame
     t_filters_parallel
+    t_2Gio
 )
 
 foreach (h5_testp ${H5P_TESTS})
diff --git a/testpar/Makefile.am b/testpar/Makefile.am
index 0e7898e..0cdba24 100644
--- a/testpar/Makefile.am
+++ b/testpar/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ check_SCRIPTS = $(TEST_SCRIPT_PARA)
 
 # Test programs.  These are our main targets.
 #
-TEST_PROG_PARA=t_mpi t_bigio testphdf5 t_cache t_cache_image t_pread t_pshutdown t_prestart t_init_term t_shapesame t_filters_parallel
+TEST_PROG_PARA=t_mpi t_bigio testphdf5 t_cache t_cache_image t_pread t_pshutdown t_prestart t_init_term t_shapesame t_filters_parallel t_2Gio
 
 # t_pflush1 and t_pflush2 are used by testpflush.sh
 check_PROGRAMS = $(TEST_PROG_PARA) t_pflush1 t_pflush2
diff --git a/testpar/t_2Gio.c b/testpar/t_2Gio.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d48dfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testpar/t_2Gio.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4980 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * 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 COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+ * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ * Parallel tests for datasets
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to access datasets.
+ *
+ * This program contains three major parts.  Part 1 tests fixed dimension
+ * datasets, for both independent and collective transfer modes.
+ * Part 2 tests extendible datasets, for independent transfer mode
+ * only.
+ * Part 3 tests extendible datasets, for collective transfer mode
+ * only.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "hdf5.h"
+#include "testphdf5.h"
+
+#include "mpi.h"
+
+
+/* For this test, we don't want to inherit the RANK definition
+ * from testphdf5.h.  We'll define MAX_RANK to accomodate 3D arrays
+ * and use that definition rather than RANK.
+ */
+#ifndef MAX_RANK
+#define MAX_RANK 2
+#endif
+
+/* As with RANK vs MAX_RANK, we use BIG_X_FACTOR vs ROW_FACTOR
+ * and BIG_Y_FACTOR vs COL_FACTOR.   We introduce BIG_Z_FACTOR
+ * for the 3rd dimension.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BIG_X_FACTOR
+#define BIG_X_FACTOR 1048576
+#endif
+#ifndef BIG_Y_FACTOR
+#define BIG_Y_FACTOR 32
+#endif
+#ifndef BIG_Z_FACTOR
+#define BIG_Z_FACTOR 2048
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PATH_MAX
+#define PATH_MAX    512
+#endif  /* !PATH_MAX */
+
+/* global variables */
+int dim0;
+int dim1;
+int dim2;
+int chunkdim0;
+int chunkdim1;
+int nerrors = 0;            /* errors count */
+int ndatasets = 300;            /* number of datasets to create*/
+int ngroups = 512;                      /* number of groups to create in root
+ * group. */
+int facc_type = FACC_MPIO;        /*Test file access type */
+int dxfer_coll_type = DXFER_COLLECTIVE_IO;
+
+H5E_auto2_t old_func;                /* previous error handler */
+void *old_client_data;            /* previous error handler arg.*/
+
+#define NFILENAME 3
+#define PARATESTFILE filenames[0]
+const char *FILENAME[NFILENAME]={
+        "ParaTest",
+	"Hugefile",
+        NULL};
+char    filenames[NFILENAME][PATH_MAX];
+hid_t   fapl;                /* file access property list */
+MPI_Comm test_comm = MPI_COMM_WORLD;
+
+// static int enable_error_stack = 0;   /* enable error stack; disable=0 enable=1 */
+// static const char *TestProgName = NULL;
+// static void (*TestPrivateUsage)(void) = NULL;
+// static int (*TestPrivateParser)(int ac, char *av[]) = NULL;
+
+/*
+ * The following are various utility routines used by the tests.
+ */
+
+
+/*
+ * Show command usage
+ */
+static void
+usage(void)
+{
+    HDprintf("    [-r] [-w] [-m<n_datasets>] [-n<n_groups>] "
+            "[-o] [-f <prefix>] [-d <dim0> <dim1>]\n");
+    HDprintf("\t-m<n_datasets>"
+            "\tset number of datasets for the multiple dataset test\n");
+    HDprintf("\t-n<n_groups>"
+            "\tset number of groups for the multiple group test\n");
+    HDprintf("\t-f <prefix>\tfilename prefix\n");
+    HDprintf("\t-2\t\tuse Split-file together with MPIO\n");
+    HDprintf("\t-d <factor0> <factor1>\tdataset dimensions factors. Defaults (%d,%d)\n",
+            BIG_X_FACTOR, BIG_Y_FACTOR);
+    HDprintf("\t-c <dim0> <dim1>\tdataset chunk dimensions. Defaults (dim0/10,dim1/10)\n");
+    HDprintf("\n");
+}
+
+/*
+ * parse the command line options
+ */
+static int
+parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;                /* mpi variables */
+
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm, &mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm, &mpi_rank);
+
+    /* setup default chunk-size. Make sure sizes are > 0 */
+
+    chunkdim0 = (dim0+9)/10;
+    chunkdim1 = (dim1+9)/10;
+
+    while (--argc){
+        if (**(++argv) != '-'){
+            break;
+        }else{
+            switch(*(*argv+1)){
+            case 'm':   ndatasets = atoi((*argv+1)+1);
+            if (ndatasets < 0){
+                nerrors++;
+                return(1);
+            }
+            break;
+            case 'n':   ngroups = atoi((*argv+1)+1);
+            if (ngroups < 0){
+                nerrors++;
+                return(1);
+            }
+            break;
+            case 'f':   if (--argc < 1) {
+                nerrors++;
+                return(1);
+            }
+            if (**(++argv) == '-') {
+                nerrors++;
+                return(1);
+            }
+            paraprefix = *argv;
+            break;
+            case 'i':   /* Collective MPI-IO access with independent IO  */
+                dxfer_coll_type = DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO;
+                break;
+            case '2':   /* Use the split-file driver with MPIO access */
+                /* Can use $HDF5_METAPREFIX to define the */
+                /* meta-file-prefix. */
+                facc_type = FACC_MPIO | FACC_SPLIT;
+                break;
+            case 'd':   /* dimensizes */
+                if (--argc < 2){
+                    nerrors++;
+                    return(1);
+                }
+                dim0 = atoi(*(++argv))*mpi_size;
+                argc--;
+                dim1 = atoi(*(++argv))*mpi_size;
+                /* set default chunkdim sizes too */
+                chunkdim0 = (dim0+9)/10;
+                chunkdim1 = (dim1+9)/10;
+                break;
+            case 'c':   /* chunk dimensions */
+                if (--argc < 2){
+                    nerrors++;
+                    return(1);
+                }
+                chunkdim0 = atoi(*(++argv));
+                argc--;
+                chunkdim1 = atoi(*(++argv));
+                break;
+            case 'h':   /* print help message--return with nerrors set */
+                return(1);
+            default:    HDprintf("Illegal option(%s)\n", *argv);
+            nerrors++;
+            return(1);
+            }
+        }
+    } /*while*/
+
+    /* check validity of dimension and chunk sizes */
+    if (dim0 <= 0 || dim1 <= 0){
+        HDprintf("Illegal dim sizes (%d, %d)\n", dim0, dim1);
+        nerrors++;
+        return(1);
+    }
+    if (chunkdim0 <= 0 || chunkdim1 <= 0){
+        HDprintf("Illegal chunkdim sizes (%d, %d)\n", chunkdim0, chunkdim1);
+        nerrors++;
+        return(1);
+    }
+
+    /* Make sure datasets can be divided into equal portions by the processes */
+    if ((dim0 % mpi_size) || (dim1 % mpi_size)){
+        if (MAINPROCESS)
+            HDprintf("dim0(%d) and dim1(%d) must be multiples of processes(%d)\n",
+                    dim0, dim1, mpi_size);
+        nerrors++;
+        return(1);
+    }
+
+    /* compose the test filenames */
+    {
+        int i, n;
+
+        n = sizeof(FILENAME)/sizeof(FILENAME[0]) - 1;    /* exclude the NULL */
+
+        for (i=0; i < n; i++)
+            if (h5_fixname(FILENAME[i],fapl,filenames[i],sizeof(filenames[i]))
+                    == NULL){
+                HDprintf("h5_fixname failed\n");
+                nerrors++;
+                return(1);
+            }
+
+        if (MAINPROCESS) {
+	    HDprintf("Test filenames are:\n");
+	    for (i=0; i < n; i++)
+		HDprintf("    %s\n", filenames[i]);
+	}
+    }
+
+    return(0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create the appropriate File access property list
+ */
+hid_t
+create_faccess_plist(MPI_Comm comm, MPI_Info info, int l_facc_type)
+{
+    hid_t ret_pl = -1;
+    herr_t ret;                 /* generic return value */
+    int mpi_rank;        /* mpi variables */
+
+    /* need the rank for error checking macros */
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm, &mpi_rank);
+
+    ret_pl = H5Pcreate (H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+    VRFY((ret_pl >= 0), "H5P_FILE_ACCESS");
+
+    if (l_facc_type == FACC_DEFAULT)
+        return (ret_pl);
+
+    if (l_facc_type == FACC_MPIO){
+        /* set Parallel access with communicator */
+        ret = H5Pset_fapl_mpio(ret_pl, comm, info);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+        ret = H5Pset_all_coll_metadata_ops(ret_pl, TRUE);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+        ret = H5Pset_coll_metadata_write(ret_pl, TRUE);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+        return(ret_pl);
+    }
+
+    if (l_facc_type == (FACC_MPIO | FACC_SPLIT)){
+        hid_t mpio_pl;
+
+        mpio_pl = H5Pcreate (H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+        VRFY((mpio_pl >= 0), "");
+        /* set Parallel access with communicator */
+        ret = H5Pset_fapl_mpio(mpio_pl, comm, info);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+        /* setup file access template */
+        ret_pl = H5Pcreate (H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+        VRFY((ret_pl >= 0), "");
+        /* set Parallel access with communicator */
+        ret = H5Pset_fapl_split(ret_pl, ".meta", mpio_pl, ".raw", mpio_pl);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_fapl_split succeeded");
+        H5Pclose(mpio_pl);
+        return(ret_pl);
+    }
+
+    /* unknown file access types */
+    return (ret_pl);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Setup the dimensions of the hyperslab.
+ * Two modes--by rows or by columns.
+ * Assume dimension rank is 2.
+ * BYROW    divide into slabs of rows
+ * BYCOL    divide into blocks of columns
+ * ZROW        same as BYROW except process 0 gets 0 rows
+ * ZCOL        same as BYCOL except process 0 gets 0 columns
+ */
+static void
+slab_set(int mpi_rank, int mpi_size, hsize_t start[], hsize_t count[],
+    hsize_t stride[], hsize_t block[], int mode)
+{
+    switch (mode) {
+    case BYROW:
+        /* Each process takes a slabs of rows. */
+        block[0] = dim0 / mpi_size;
+        block[1] = dim1;
+        stride[0] = block[0];
+        stride[1] = block[1];
+        count[0] = 1;
+        count[1] = 1;
+        start[0] = mpi_rank * block[0];
+        start[1] = 0;
+        if (VERBOSE_MED)
+            HDprintf("slab_set BYROW\n");
+        break;
+    case BYCOL:
+        /* Each process takes a block of columns. */
+        block[0] = dim0;
+        block[1] = dim1 / mpi_size;
+        stride[0] = block[0];
+        stride[1] = block[1];
+        count[0] = 1;
+        count[1] = 1;
+        start[0] = 0;
+        start[1] = mpi_rank * block[1];
+        if (VERBOSE_MED)
+            HDprintf("slab_set BYCOL\n");
+        break;
+    case ZROW:
+        /* Similar to BYROW except process 0 gets 0 row */
+        block[0] = (mpi_rank ? dim0 / mpi_size : 0);
+        block[1] = dim1;
+        stride[0] = (mpi_rank ? block[0] : 1); /* avoid setting stride to 0 */
+        stride[1] = block[1];
+        count[0] = 1;
+        count[1] = 1;
+        start[0] = (mpi_rank ? mpi_rank * block[0] : 0);
+        start[1] = 0;
+        if (VERBOSE_MED)
+            HDprintf("slab_set ZROW\n");
+        break;
+    case ZCOL:
+        /* Similar to BYCOL except process 0 gets 0 column */
+        block[0] = dim0;
+        block[1] = (mpi_rank ? dim1 / mpi_size : 0);
+        stride[0] = block[0];
+        stride[1] = (mpi_rank ? block[1] : 1); /* avoid setting stride to 0 */
+        count[0] = 1;
+        count[1] = 1;
+        start[0] = 0;
+        start[1] = (mpi_rank ? mpi_rank * block[1] : 0);
+        if (VERBOSE_MED)
+            HDprintf("slab_set ZCOL\n");
+        break;
+    default:
+        /* Unknown mode.  Set it to cover the whole dataset. */
+        HDprintf("unknown slab_set mode (%d)\n", mode);
+        block[0] = dim0;
+        block[1] = dim1;
+        stride[0] = block[0];
+        stride[1] = block[1];
+        count[0] = 1;
+        count[1] = 1;
+        start[0] = 0;
+        start[1] = 0;
+        if (VERBOSE_MED)
+            HDprintf("slab_set wholeset\n");
+        break;
+    }
+    if (VERBOSE_MED) {
+        HDprintf(
+                "start[]=(%lu,%lu), count[]=(%lu,%lu), stride[]=(%lu,%lu), block[]=(%lu,%lu), total datapoints=%lu\n",
+                (unsigned long) start[0], (unsigned long) start[1],
+                (unsigned long) count[0], (unsigned long) count[1],
+                (unsigned long) stride[0], (unsigned long) stride[1],
+                (unsigned long) block[0], (unsigned long) block[1],
+                (unsigned long) (block[0] * block[1] * count[0] * count[1]));
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Setup the coordinates for point selection.
+ */
+void point_set(hsize_t start[],
+               hsize_t count[],
+               hsize_t stride[],
+               hsize_t block[],
+               size_t num_points,
+               hsize_t coords[],
+               int order)
+{
+    hsize_t i,j, k = 0, m ,n, s1 ,s2;
+
+    // HDcompile_assert(MAX_RANK == 3);
+    HDcompile_assert(MAX_RANK == 2);
+
+    if(OUT_OF_ORDER == order)
+        k = (num_points * MAX_RANK) - 1;
+    else if(IN_ORDER == order)
+        k = 0;
+
+    s1 = start[0];
+    s2 = start[1];
+
+    for(i = 0 ; i < count[0]; i++)
+        for(j = 0 ; j < count[1]; j++)
+            for(m = 0 ; m < block[0]; m++)
+                for(n = 0 ; n < block[1]; n++)
+                    if(OUT_OF_ORDER == order) {
+                        coords[k--] = s2 + (stride[1] * j) + n;
+                        coords[k--] = s1 + (stride[0] * i) + m;
+                    }
+                    else if(IN_ORDER == order) {
+                        coords[k++] = s1 + stride[0] * i + m;
+                        coords[k++] = s2 + stride[1] * j + n;
+                    }
+
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+        HDprintf("start[]=(%lu, %lu), count[]=(%lu, %lu), stride[]=(%lu, %lu), block[]=(%lu, %lu), total datapoints=%lu\n",
+               (unsigned long)start[0], (unsigned long)start[1], (unsigned long)count[0], (unsigned long)count[1],
+               (unsigned long)stride[0], (unsigned long)stride[1], (unsigned long)block[0], (unsigned long)block[1],
+               (unsigned long)(block[0] * block[1] * count[0] * count[1]));
+        k = 0;
+        for(i = 0; i < num_points ; i++) {
+            HDprintf("(%d, %d)\n", (int)coords[k], (int)coords[k + 1]);
+            k += 2;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Fill the dataset with trivial data for testing.
+ * Assume dimension rank is 2 and data is stored contiguous.
+ */
+static void
+dataset_fill(hsize_t start[], hsize_t block[], DATATYPE * dataset)
+{
+    DATATYPE *dataptr = dataset;
+    hsize_t i, j;
+
+    /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+    for (i=0; i < block[0]; i++){
+    for (j=0; j < block[1]; j++){
+        *dataptr = (DATATYPE)((i+start[0])*100 + (j+start[1]+1));
+        dataptr++;
+    }
+    }
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Print the content of the dataset.
+ */
+static void
+dataset_print(hsize_t start[], hsize_t block[], DATATYPE * dataset)
+{
+    DATATYPE *dataptr = dataset;
+    hsize_t i, j;
+
+    /* print the column heading */
+    HDprintf("%-8s", "Cols:");
+    for (j=0; j < block[1]; j++){
+    HDprintf("%3lu ", (unsigned long)(start[1]+j));
+    }
+    HDprintf("\n");
+
+    /* print the slab data */
+    for (i=0; i < block[0]; i++){
+    HDprintf("Row %2lu: ", (unsigned long)(i+start[0]));
+    for (j=0; j < block[1]; j++){
+        HDprintf("%03d ", *dataptr++);
+    }
+    HDprintf("\n");
+    }
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Print the content of the dataset.
+ */
+int
+dataset_vrfy(hsize_t start[], hsize_t count[], hsize_t stride[], hsize_t block[], DATATYPE *dataset, DATATYPE *original)
+{
+    hsize_t i, j;
+    int vrfyerrs;
+
+    /* print it if VERBOSE_MED */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+    HDprintf("dataset_vrfy dumping:::\n");
+    HDprintf("start(%lu, %lu), count(%lu, %lu), stride(%lu, %lu), block(%lu, %lu)\n",
+        (unsigned long)start[0], (unsigned long)start[1], (unsigned long)count[0], (unsigned long)count[1],
+        (unsigned long)stride[0], (unsigned long)stride[1], (unsigned long)block[0], (unsigned long)block[1]);
+    HDprintf("original values:\n");
+    dataset_print(start, block, original);
+    HDprintf("compared values:\n");
+    dataset_print(start, block, dataset);
+    }
+
+    vrfyerrs = 0;
+    for (i=0; i < block[0]; i++){
+    for (j=0; j < block[1]; j++){
+        if(*dataset != *original){
+        if(vrfyerrs++ < MAX_ERR_REPORT || VERBOSE_MED){
+            HDprintf("Dataset Verify failed at [%lu][%lu](row %lu, col %lu): expect %d, got %d\n",
+            (unsigned long)i, (unsigned long)j,
+            (unsigned long)(i+start[0]), (unsigned long)(j+start[1]),
+            *(original), *(dataset));
+        }
+        dataset++;
+        original++;
+        }
+    }
+    }
+    if(vrfyerrs > MAX_ERR_REPORT && !VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("[more errors ...]\n");
+    if(vrfyerrs)
+    HDprintf("%d errors found in dataset_vrfy\n", vrfyerrs);
+    return(vrfyerrs);
+}
+
+/* NOTE:  This is a memory intensive test and is only run
+ *        with 2 MPI ranks and with $HDF5TestExpress == 0
+ *        i.e. Exhaustive test run is allowed.  Otherwise
+ *        the test is skipped.
+ * 
+ * Thanks to l.ferraro@cineca.it for the following test::
+ *
+ * This is a simple test case to reproduce a problem 
+ * occurring on LUSTRE filesystem with the creation 
+ * of a 4GB dataset using chunking with parallel HDF5. 
+ * The test works correctly if disabling chunking or 
+ * when the bytes assigned to each process is less 
+ * that 4GB. if equal or more, either hangs or results 
+ * in a PMPI_Waitall error. 
+ * 
+ * $> mpirun -genv I_MPI_EXTRA_FILESYSTEM on
+ *           -genv I_MPI_EXTRA_FILESYSTEM_LIST gpfs
+ *           -n 1 ./h5_mpi_big_dataset.x 1024 1024 1024
+ */
+
+#define H5FILE_NAME   "hugefile.h5"
+#define DATASETNAME 	"dataset"
+
+int MpioTest2G( MPI_Comm comm )
+{
+    /*
+     * HDF5 APIs definitions
+     */
+    herr_t  status;
+    hid_t   file_id, dset_id;    /* file and dataset identifiers */
+    hid_t   plist_id;            /* property list identifier */
+    hid_t   filespace;           /* file and memory dataspace identifiers */
+    int     *data;               /* pointer to data buffer to write */
+
+    hsize_t shape[3] = {1024, 1024, 1152};
+
+    /*
+     * MPI variables
+     */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+    MPI_Info info  = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    MPI_Comm_size(comm, &mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(comm, &mpi_rank);
+
+    if(mpi_rank == 0) {
+        HDprintf("Using %d process on dataset shape [%llu, %llu, %llu]\n",
+        mpi_size, shape[0], shape[1], shape[2]);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Set up file access property list with parallel I/O access
+     */
+     plist_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+     VRFY((plist_id >= 0), "H5Pcreate file_access succeeded");
+     status = H5Pset_fapl_mpio(plist_id, comm, info);
+     VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new file collectively and release property list identifier.
+     */
+    file_id = H5Fcreate(H5FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, plist_id);
+    VRFY((file_id >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+    
+    H5Pclose(plist_id);
+
+    /*
+     * Create the dataspace for the dataset.
+     */
+    size_t tot_size_bytes = sizeof(int);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      tot_size_bytes *= shape[i];
+    }
+    if(mpi_rank == 0) {
+      HDprintf("Dataset of %llu bytes\n", tot_size_bytes);
+    }
+    filespace = H5Screate_simple(3, shape, NULL);
+    VRFY((filespace >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    /*
+     * Select chunking
+     */
+    hid_t dcpl_id  = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dcpl_id >= 0), "H5P_DATASET_CREATE");
+    hsize_t chunk[3] = {4, shape[1], shape[2]};
+    status = H5Pset_chunk(dcpl_id, 3, chunk);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Pset_chunk succeeded");
+
+    /*
+     * Create the dataset with default properties and close filespace.
+     */
+    dset_id = H5Dcreate2(file_id, DATASETNAME,
+                        H5T_NATIVE_INT, filespace,
+                        H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl_id, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dset_id >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+    H5Sclose(filespace);
+
+    /*
+     * Create property list for collective dataset write.
+     */
+    plist_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((plist_id >= 0), "H5P_DATASET_XFER");
+    status = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(plist_id, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "");
+
+    size_t slice_per_process = (shape[0] + mpi_size - 1) / mpi_size;
+    size_t data_size = slice_per_process * shape[1] * shape[2];
+    size_t data_size_bytes = sizeof(int) * data_size;
+    data = HDmalloc(data_size_bytes);
+    VRFY((data != NULL), "data HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < data_size; i++) {
+        data[i] = mpi_rank;
+    }
+
+    hsize_t h5_counts[3] = { slice_per_process, shape[1], shape[2] };
+    hsize_t h5_offsets[3] = { mpi_rank * slice_per_process, 0, 0};
+    hid_t filedataspace = H5Screate_simple(3, shape, NULL);
+    VRFY((filedataspace >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    // fix reminder along first dimension multiple of chunk[0]
+    if ( h5_offsets[0] + h5_counts[0] > shape[0]) {
+      h5_counts[0] = shape[0] - h5_offsets[0];
+    }
+
+    status = H5Sselect_hyperslab(filedataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET,
+        h5_offsets, NULL, h5_counts, NULL);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Sselect_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    hid_t memorydataspace = H5Screate_simple(3, h5_counts, NULL);
+    VRFY((memorydataspace >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    status = H5Dwrite(dset_id, H5T_NATIVE_INT,
+                      memorydataspace, filedataspace, plist_id, data);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+    H5Pclose(plist_id);
+
+    /*
+     * Close/release resources.
+     */
+    H5Sclose(filedataspace);
+    H5Sclose(memorydataspace);
+    H5Dclose(dset_id);
+    H5Fclose(file_id);
+
+    free(data);
+    HDprintf("Proc %d - MpioTest2G test succeeded\n", mpi_rank, data_size_bytes);
+
+    if (mpi_rank == 0)
+	HDremove(FILENAME[1]);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Part 1.a--Independent read/write for fixed dimension datasets.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to create two datasets
+ * in one HDF5 files with parallel MPIO access support.
+ * The Datasets are of sizes (number-of-mpi-processes x dim0) x dim1.
+ * Each process controls only a slab of size dim0 x dim1 within each
+ * dataset.
+ */
+
+void
+dataset_writeInd(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                        /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;                    /* File access templates */
+    hid_t sid;                        /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;             /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;              /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2;         /* Dataset ID */
+    hsize_t dims[MAX_RANK] = {1,};    /* dataset dim sizes */
+    hsize_t data_size;
+    DATATYPE *data_array1 = NULL;     /* data buffer */
+    const char *filename;
+
+    hsize_t start[MAX_RANK];        /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t count[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t stride[MAX_RANK];        /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t block[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Independent write test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    data_size = sizeof(DATATYPE);
+    data_size *= (hsize_t)dim0 * (hsize_t)dim1;
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(data_size);
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* ----------------------------------------
+     * CREATE AN HDF5 FILE WITH PARALLEL ACCESS
+     * ---------------------------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create the file collectively */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+     * Define the dimensions of the overall datasets
+     * and the slabs local to the MPI process.
+     * ------------------------------------------- */
+    /* setup dimensionality object */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+
+    /* create a dataset collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid,
+            H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* create another dataset collectively */
+    dataset2 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid,
+            H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+
+    /*
+     * To test the independent orders of writes between processes, all
+     * even number processes write to dataset1 first, then dataset2.
+     * All odd number processes write to dataset2 first, then dataset1.
+     */
+
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* write data independently */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset1 succeeded");
+    /* write data independently */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset2 succeeded");
+
+    /* setup dimensions again to write with zero rows for process 0 */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("writeInd by some with zero row\n");
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, ZROW);
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+    /* need to make mem_dataspace to match for process 0 */
+    if(MAINPROCESS){
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab mem_dataspace succeeded");
+    }
+    MESG("writeInd by some with zero row");
+if((mpi_rank/2)*2 != mpi_rank){
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset1 by ZROW succeeded");
+}
+#ifdef BARRIER_CHECKS
+MPI_Barrier(test_comm);
+#endif /* BARRIER_CHECKS */
+
+    /* release dataspace ID */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+
+    /* close dataset collectively */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose1 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose2 succeeded");
+
+    /* release all IDs created */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(data_array1) HDfree(data_array1);
+}
+
+/* Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to read a dataset */
+void
+dataset_readInd(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                  /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;    /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2;    /* Dataset ID */
+    DATATYPE *data_array1 = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    DATATYPE *data_origin1 = NULL;     /* expected data buffer */
+    const char *filename;
+
+    hsize_t start[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t count[MAX_RANK], stride[MAX_RANK];        /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t block[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Independent read test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+    data_origin1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_origin1 != NULL), "data_origin1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open the file collectively */
+    fid = H5Fopen(filename, H5F_ACC_RDONLY, acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open the dataset1 collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open another dataset collectively */
+    dataset2 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "");
+
+
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill dataset with test data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_origin1);
+
+    /* read data independently */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* read data independently */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* close dataset collectively */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* release all IDs created */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(data_array1) HDfree(data_array1);
+    if(data_origin1) HDfree(data_origin1);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Part 1.b--Collective read/write for fixed dimension datasets.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to create two datasets
+ * in one HDF5 file with collective parallel access support.
+ * The Datasets are of sizes (number-of-mpi-processes x dim0) x dim1.
+ * Each process controls only a slab of size dim0 x dim1 within each
+ * dataset. [Note: not so yet.  Datasets are of sizes dim0xdim1 and
+ * each process controls a hyperslab within.]
+ */
+
+void
+dataset_writeAll(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                     /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;                 /* File access templates */
+    hid_t xfer_plist;              /* Dataset transfer properties list */
+    hid_t sid;                     /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;          /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;           /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2, dataset3, dataset4; /* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t dataset5, dataset6, dataset7; /* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t datatype;                /* Datatype ID */
+    hsize_t dims[MAX_RANK] = {1,};     /* dataset dim sizes */
+    DATATYPE *data_array1 = NULL;  /* data buffer */
+    const char *filename;
+
+    hsize_t start[MAX_RANK];           /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t count[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t stride[MAX_RANK];          /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t block[MAX_RANK];           /* for hyperslab setting */
+
+    size_t  num_points;            /* for point selection */
+    hsize_t *coords = NULL;        /* for point selection */
+    hsize_t current_dims;          /* for point selection */
+
+    herr_t ret;                    /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Collective write test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* set up the coords array selection */
+    num_points = dim1;
+    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc(dim1 * MAX_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t));
+    VRFY((coords != NULL), "coords malloc succeeded");
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------
+     * START AN HDF5 FILE
+     * -------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create the file collectively */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+
+    /* --------------------------
+     * Define the dimensions of the overall datasets
+     * and create the dataset
+     * ------------------------- */
+    /* setup 2-D dimensionality object */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+
+    /* create a dataset collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* create another dataset collectively */
+    datatype = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    ret = H5Tset_order(datatype, H5T_ORDER_LE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Tset_order succeeded");
+
+    dataset2 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME2, datatype, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 2 succeeded");
+
+    /* create a third dataset collectively */
+    dataset3 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME3, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset3 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    dataset5 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME7, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset5 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+    dataset6 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME8, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset6 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+    dataset7 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME9, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset7 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* release 2-D space ID created */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+
+    /* setup scalar dimensionality object */
+    sid = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate succeeded");
+
+    /* create a fourth dataset collectively */
+    dataset4 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME4, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset4 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* release scalar space ID created */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+
+    /*
+     * Set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses.
+     */
+
+    /* Dataset1: each process takes a block of rows. */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill the local slab with some trivial data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    MESG("writeAll by Row");
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset1 succeeded");
+
+    /* setup dimensions again to writeAll with zero rows for process 0 */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("writeAll by some with zero row\n");
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, ZROW);
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+    /* need to make mem_dataspace to match for process 0 */
+    if(MAINPROCESS){
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab mem_dataspace succeeded");
+    }
+    MESG("writeAll by some with zero row");
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset1 by ZROW succeeded");
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    /* Could have used them for dataset2 but it is cleaner */
+    /* to create them again.*/
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    /* Dataset2: each process takes a block of columns. */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+
+    /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill the local slab with some trivial data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* write data independently */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset2 succeeded");
+
+    /* setup dimensions again to writeAll with zero columns for process 0 */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("writeAll by some with zero col\n");
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, ZCOL);
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+    /* need to make mem_dataspace to match for process 0 */
+    if(MAINPROCESS){
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab mem_dataspace succeeded");
+    }
+    MESG("writeAll by some with zero col");
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset1 by ZCOL succeeded");
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    /* Could have used them for dataset3 but it is cleaner */
+    /* to create them again.*/
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+
+    /* Dataset3: each process takes a block of rows, except process zero uses "none" selection. */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset3);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    if(MAINPROCESS) {
+    ret = H5Sselect_none(file_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_none file_dataspace succeeded");
+    } /* end if */
+    else {
+        ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_hyperslab succeeded");
+    } /* end else */
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+    if(MAINPROCESS) {
+    ret = H5Sselect_none(mem_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_none mem_dataspace succeeded");
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* fill the local slab with some trivial data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    MESG("writeAll with none");
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset3, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset3 succeeded");
+
+    /* write data collectively (with datatype conversion) */
+    MESG("writeAll with none");
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset3, H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset3 succeeded");
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    /* Could have used them for dataset4 but it is cleaner */
+    /* to create them again.*/
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    /* Dataset4: each process writes no data, except process zero uses "all" selection. */
+    /* Additionally, these are in a scalar dataspace */
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset4);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    if(MAINPROCESS) {
+    ret = H5Sselect_none(file_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_all file_dataspace succeeded");
+    } /* end if */
+    else {
+        ret = H5Sselect_all(file_dataspace);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_none succeeded");
+    } /* end else */
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+    if(MAINPROCESS) {
+    ret = H5Sselect_none(mem_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_all mem_dataspace succeeded");
+    } /* end if */
+    else {
+        ret = H5Sselect_all(mem_dataspace);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_none succeeded");
+    } /* end else */
+
+    /* fill the local slab with some trivial data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    MESG("writeAll with scalar dataspace");
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset4, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset4 succeeded");
+
+    /* write data collectively (with datatype conversion) */
+    MESG("writeAll with scalar dataspace");
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset4, H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset4 succeeded");
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+
+    if(data_array1) free(data_array1);
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 malloc succeeded");
+
+    block[0] = 1;
+    block[1] = dim1;
+    stride[0] = 1;
+    stride[1] = dim1;
+    count[0] = 1;
+    count[1] = 1;
+    start[0] = dim0/mpi_size * mpi_rank;
+    start[1] = 0;
+
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* Dataset5: point selection in File - Hyperslab selection in Memory*/
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    point_set (start, count, stride, block, num_points, coords, OUT_OF_ORDER);
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset5);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, coords);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_elements succeeded");
+
+    start[0] = 0;
+    start[1] = 0;
+    mem_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset5);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset5, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+                   xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset5 succeeded");
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    /* Dataset6: point selection in File - Point selection in Memory*/
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    start[0] = dim0/mpi_size * mpi_rank;
+    start[1] = 0;
+    point_set (start, count, stride, block, num_points, coords, OUT_OF_ORDER);
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset6);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, coords);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_elements succeeded");
+
+    start[0] = 0;
+    start[1] = 0;
+    point_set (start, count, stride, block, num_points, coords, IN_ORDER);
+    mem_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset6);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, coords);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_elements succeeded");
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset6, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+                   xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset6 succeeded");
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    /* Dataset7: point selection in File - All selection in Memory*/
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    start[0] = dim0/mpi_size * mpi_rank;
+    start[1] = 0;
+    point_set (start, count, stride, block, num_points, coords, IN_ORDER);
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset7);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, coords);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_elements succeeded");
+
+    current_dims = num_points;
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (1, &current_dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "mem_dataspace create succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Sselect_all(mem_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_all succeeded");
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset7, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+                   xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset7 succeeded");
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    /*
+     * All writes completed.  Close datasets collectively
+     */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose1 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose2 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset3);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose3 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset4);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose4 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset5);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose5 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset6);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose6 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset7);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose7 succeeded");
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(coords) HDfree(coords);
+    if(data_array1) HDfree(data_array1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to read two datasets
+ * in one HDF5 file with collective parallel access support.
+ * The Datasets are of sizes (number-of-mpi-processes x dim0) x dim1.
+ * Each process controls only a slab of size dim0 x dim1 within each
+ * dataset. [Note: not so yet.  Datasets are of sizes dim0xdim1 and
+ * each process controls a hyperslab within.]
+ */
+
+void
+dataset_readAll(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                  /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t xfer_plist;        /* Dataset transfer properties list */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;    /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2, dataset5, dataset6, dataset7; /* Dataset ID */
+    DATATYPE *data_array1 = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    DATATYPE *data_origin1 = NULL;     /* expected data buffer */
+    const char *filename;
+
+    hsize_t start[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t count[MAX_RANK], stride[MAX_RANK];        /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t block[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+
+    size_t num_points;          /* for point selection */
+    hsize_t *coords = NULL;     /* for point selection */
+    int i,j,k;
+
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Collective read test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* set up the coords array selection */
+    num_points = dim1;
+    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc(dim0 * dim1 * MAX_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t));
+    VRFY((coords != NULL), "coords malloc succeeded");
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+    data_origin1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_origin1 != NULL), "data_origin1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------
+     * OPEN AN HDF5 FILE
+     * -------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open the file collectively */
+    fid=H5Fopen(filename,H5F_ACC_RDONLY,acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fopen succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+
+    /* --------------------------
+     * Open the datasets in it
+     * ------------------------- */
+    /* open the dataset1 collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "H5Dopen2 succeeded");
+
+    /* open another dataset collectively */
+    dataset2 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME2, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "H5Dopen2 2 succeeded");
+
+    /* open another dataset collectively */
+    dataset5 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME7, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset5 >= 0), "H5Dopen2 5 succeeded");
+    dataset6 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME8, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset6 >= 0), "H5Dopen2 6 succeeded");
+    dataset7 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME9, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset7 >= 0), "H5Dopen2 7 succeeded");
+
+    /*
+     * Set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses.
+     */
+
+    /* Dataset1: each process takes a block of columns. */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill dataset with test data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_origin1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_origin1);
+    }
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+         ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+         VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* read data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread dataset1 succeeded");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* setup dimensions again to readAll with zero columns for process 0 */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("readAll by some with zero col\n");
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, ZCOL);
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+    /* need to make mem_dataspace to match for process 0 */
+    if(MAINPROCESS){
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab mem_dataspace succeeded");
+    }
+    MESG("readAll by some with zero col");
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread dataset1 by ZCOL succeeded");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    /* Could have used them for dataset2 but it is cleaner */
+    /* to create them again.*/
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    /* Dataset2: each process takes a block of rows. */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill dataset with test data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_origin1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_origin1);
+    }
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* read data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread dataset2 succeeded");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* setup dimensions again to readAll with zero rows for process 0 */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("readAll by some with zero row\n");
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, ZROW);
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+    /* need to make mem_dataspace to match for process 0 */
+    if(MAINPROCESS){
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab mem_dataspace succeeded");
+    }
+    MESG("readAll by some with zero row");
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread dataset1 by ZROW succeeded");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    if(data_array1) free(data_array1);
+    if(data_origin1) free(data_origin1);
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 malloc succeeded");
+    data_origin1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_origin1 != NULL), "data_origin1 malloc succeeded");
+
+    block[0] = 1;
+    block[1] = dim1;
+    stride[0] = 1;
+    stride[1] = dim1;
+    count[0] = 1;
+    count[1] = 1;
+    start[0] = dim0/mpi_size * mpi_rank;
+    start[1] = 0;
+
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_origin1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_origin1);
+    }
+
+    /* Dataset5: point selection in memory - Hyperslab selection in file*/
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset5);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    start[0] = 0;
+    start[1] = 0;
+    point_set (start, count, stride, block, num_points, coords, OUT_OF_ORDER);
+    mem_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset5);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, coords);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_elements succeeded");
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* read data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset5, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+                  xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread dataset5 succeeded");
+
+
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    if(data_array1) free(data_array1);
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 malloc succeeded");
+
+    /* Dataset6: point selection in File - Point selection in Memory*/
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    start[0] = dim0/mpi_size * mpi_rank;
+    start[1] = 0;
+    point_set (start, count, stride, block, num_points, coords, IN_ORDER);
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset6);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, coords);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_elements succeeded");
+
+    start[0] = 0;
+    start[1] = 0;
+    point_set (start, count, stride, block, num_points, coords, OUT_OF_ORDER);
+    mem_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset6);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, coords);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_elements succeeded");
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* read data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset6, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+                  xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread dataset6 succeeded");
+
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    if(data_array1) free(data_array1);
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 malloc succeeded");
+
+    /* Dataset7: point selection in memory - All selection in file*/
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset7);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_all(file_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_all succeeded");
+
+    num_points = dim0 * dim1;
+    k=0;
+    for (i=0 ; i<dim0; i++) {
+        for (j=0 ; j<dim1; j++) {
+            coords[k++] = i;
+            coords[k++] = j;
+        }
+    }
+    mem_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset7);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, coords);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_elements succeeded");
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* read data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset7, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+                  xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread dataset7 succeeded");
+
+    start[0] = dim0/mpi_size * mpi_rank;
+    start[1] = 0;
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1+(dim0/mpi_size * dim1 * mpi_rank), data_origin1);
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    /* release all temporary handles. */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    /*
+     * All reads completed.  Close datasets collectively
+     */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose1 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose2 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset5);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose5 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset6);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose6 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset7);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose7 succeeded");
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(coords) HDfree(coords);
+    if(data_array1) HDfree(data_array1);
+    if(data_origin1) HDfree(data_origin1);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Part 2--Independent read/write for extendible datasets.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to create two extendible
+ * datasets in one HDF5 file with independent parallel MPIO access support.
+ * The Datasets are of sizes (number-of-mpi-processes x dim0) x dim1.
+ * Each process controls only a slab of size dim0 x dim1 within each
+ * dataset.
+ */
+
+void
+extend_writeInd(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                  /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t sid;           /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;    /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2;    /* Dataset ID */
+    const char *filename;
+    hsize_t dims[MAX_RANK];       /* dataset dim sizes */
+    hsize_t max_dims[MAX_RANK] =
+        {H5S_UNLIMITED, H5S_UNLIMITED};    /* dataset maximum dim sizes */
+    DATATYPE    *data_array1 = NULL;        /* data buffer */
+    hsize_t    chunk_dims[MAX_RANK];        /* chunk sizes */
+    hid_t    dataset_pl;            /* dataset create prop. list */
+
+    hsize_t    start[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t    count[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t    stride[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t     block[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Extend independent write test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* setup chunk-size. Make sure sizes are > 0 */
+    chunk_dims[0] = chunkdim0;
+    chunk_dims[1] = chunkdim1;
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------
+     * START AN HDF5 FILE
+     * -------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+/* Reduce the number of metadata cache slots, so that there are cache
+ * collisions during the raw data I/O on the chunked dataset.  This stresses
+ * the metadata cache and tests for cache bugs. -QAK
+ */
+{
+    int mdc_nelmts;
+    size_t rdcc_nelmts;
+    size_t rdcc_nbytes;
+    double rdcc_w0;
+
+    ret = H5Pget_cache(acc_tpl,&mdc_nelmts,&rdcc_nelmts,&rdcc_nbytes,&rdcc_w0);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pget_cache succeeded");
+    mdc_nelmts=4;
+    ret = H5Pset_cache(acc_tpl,mdc_nelmts,rdcc_nelmts,rdcc_nbytes,rdcc_w0);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_cache succeeded");
+}
+
+    /* create the file collectively */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+
+    /* --------------------------------------------------------------
+     * Define the dimensions of the overall datasets and create them.
+     * ------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    /* set up dataset storage chunk sizes and creation property list */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("chunks[]=%lu,%lu\n", (unsigned long)chunk_dims[0], (unsigned long)chunk_dims[1]);
+    dataset_pl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dataset_pl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_chunk(dataset_pl, MAX_RANK, chunk_dims);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_chunk succeeded");
+
+    /* setup dimensionality object */
+    /* start out with no rows, extend it later. */
+    dims[0] = dims[1] = 0;
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, max_dims);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    /* create an extendible dataset collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dataset_pl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* create another extendible dataset collectively */
+    dataset2 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dataset_pl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* release resource */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Pclose(dataset_pl);
+
+
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Test writing to dataset1
+     * -------------------------*/
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Extend its current dim sizes before writing */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    ret = H5Dset_extent(dataset1, dims);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dset_extent succeeded");
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* write data independently */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+    /* release resource */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Test writing to dataset2
+     * -------------------------*/
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+
+    /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Try write to dataset2 beyond its current dim sizes.  Should fail. */
+    /* Temporary turn off auto error reporting */
+    H5Eget_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, &old_func, &old_client_data);
+    H5Eset_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset2);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* write data independently.  Should fail. */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret < 0), "H5Dwrite failed as expected");
+
+    /* restore auto error reporting */
+    H5Eset_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, old_func, old_client_data);
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+
+    /* Extend dataset2 and try again.  Should succeed. */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    ret = H5Dset_extent(dataset2, dims);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dset_extent succeeded");
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset2);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* write data independently */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+    /* release resource */
+    ret = H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /* close dataset collectively */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose1 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose2 succeeded");
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(data_array1) HDfree(data_array1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to create an extendable dataset
+ * and perform I/O on it in a way that verifies that the chunk cache is
+ * bypassed for parallel I/O.
+ */
+
+void
+extend_writeInd2(void)
+{
+    const char *filename;
+    hid_t fid;                  /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t fapl;            /* File access templates */
+    hid_t fs;           /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t ms;           /* Memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset;        /* Dataset ID */
+    hsize_t orig_size=10;       /* Original dataset dim size */
+    hsize_t new_size=20;       /* Extended dataset dim size */
+    hsize_t one=1;
+    hsize_t max_size = H5S_UNLIMITED;    /* dataset maximum dim size */
+    hsize_t chunk_size = 16384;    /* chunk size */
+    hid_t dcpl;                   /* dataset create prop. list */
+    int   written[10],          /* Data to write */
+        retrieved[10];          /* Data read in */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;     /* MPI settings */
+    int i;                      /* Local index variable */
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Extend independent write test #2 on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* -------------------
+     * START AN HDF5 FILE
+     * -------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    fapl = create_faccess_plist(test_comm, MPI_INFO_NULL, facc_type);
+    VRFY((fapl >= 0), "create_faccess_plist succeeded");
+
+    /* create the file collectively */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(fapl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /* --------------------------------------------------------------
+     * Define the dimensions of the overall datasets and create them.
+     * ------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    /* set up dataset storage chunk sizes and creation property list */
+    dcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dcpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_chunk(dcpl, 1, &chunk_size);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_chunk succeeded");
+
+    /* setup dimensionality object */
+    fs = H5Screate_simple (1, &orig_size, &max_size);
+    VRFY((fs >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    /* create an extendible dataset collectively */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, fs, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset >= 0), "H5Dcreat2e succeeded");
+
+    /* release resource */
+    ret = H5Pclose(dcpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Test writing to dataset
+     * -------------------------*/
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    ms = H5Screate_simple(1, &orig_size, &max_size);
+    VRFY((ms >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+    for(i = 0; i < (int)orig_size; i++)
+        written[i] = i;
+    MESG("data array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+    MESG("writing at offset zero: ");
+        for(i = 0; i < (int)orig_size; i++)
+            HDprintf("%s%d", i?", ":"", written[i]);
+        HDprintf("\n");
+    }
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, ms, fs, H5P_DEFAULT, written);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Read initial data from dataset.
+     * -------------------------*/
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, ms, fs, H5P_DEFAULT, retrieved);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread succeeded");
+    for (i=0; i<(int)orig_size; i++)
+        if(written[i]!=retrieved[i]) {
+            HDprintf("Line #%d: written!=retrieved: written[%d]=%d, retrieved[%d]=%d\n",__LINE__,
+                i,written[i], i,retrieved[i]);
+            nerrors++;
+        }
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("read at offset zero: ");
+        for (i=0; i<(int)orig_size; i++)
+            HDprintf("%s%d", i?", ":"", retrieved[i]);
+        HDprintf("\n");
+    }
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Extend the dataset & retrieve new dataspace
+     * -------------------------*/
+    ret = H5Dset_extent(dataset, &new_size);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dset_extent succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sclose(fs);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+    fs = H5Dget_space(dataset);
+    VRFY((fs >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Write to the second half of the dataset
+     * -------------------------*/
+    for (i=0; i<(int)orig_size; i++)
+        written[i] = orig_size + i;
+    MESG("data array re-initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+    MESG("writing at offset 10: ");
+        for (i=0; i<(int)orig_size; i++)
+            HDprintf("%s%d", i?", ":"", written[i]);
+        HDprintf("\n");
+    }
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(fs, H5S_SELECT_SET, &orig_size, NULL, &one, &orig_size);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_hyperslab succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, ms, fs, H5P_DEFAULT, written);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Read the new data
+     * -------------------------*/
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, ms, fs, H5P_DEFAULT, retrieved);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread succeeded");
+    for (i=0; i<(int)orig_size; i++)
+        if(written[i]!=retrieved[i]) {
+            HDprintf("Line #%d: written!=retrieved: written[%d]=%d, retrieved[%d]=%d\n",__LINE__,
+                i,written[i], i,retrieved[i]);
+            nerrors++;
+        }
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("read at offset 10: ");
+        for (i=0; i<(int)orig_size; i++)
+            HDprintf("%s%d", i?", ":"", retrieved[i]);
+        HDprintf("\n");
+    }
+
+
+    /* Close dataset collectively */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose succeeded");
+
+    /* Close the file collectively */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Fclose succeeded");
+}
+
+/* Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to read an extendible dataset */
+void
+extend_readInd(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;            /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;    /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2;    /* Dataset ID */
+    hsize_t dims[MAX_RANK];       /* dataset dim sizes */
+    DATATYPE *data_array1 = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    DATATYPE *data_array2 = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    DATATYPE *data_origin1 = NULL;     /* expected data buffer */
+    const char *filename;
+
+    hsize_t start[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t count[MAX_RANK], stride[MAX_RANK];        /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t block[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Extend independent read test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+    data_array2 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array2 != NULL), "data_array2 HDmalloc succeeded");
+    data_origin1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_origin1 != NULL), "data_origin1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------
+     * OPEN AN HDF5 FILE
+     * -------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open the file collectively */
+    fid=H5Fopen(filename,H5F_ACC_RDONLY,acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open the dataset1 collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open another dataset collectively */
+    dataset2 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Try extend dataset1 which is open RDONLY.  Should fail. */
+    /* first turn off auto error reporting */
+    H5Eget_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, &old_func, &old_client_data);
+    H5Eset_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL);
+
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(file_dataspace, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((ret > 0), "H5Sget_simple_extent_dims succeeded");
+    dims[0]++;
+    ret = H5Dset_extent(dataset1, dims);
+    VRFY((ret < 0), "H5Dset_extent failed as expected");
+
+    /* restore auto error reporting */
+    H5Eset_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, old_func, old_client_data);
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+
+
+    /* Read dataset1 using BYROW pattern */
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill dataset with test data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_origin1);
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* read data independently */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread succeeded");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    VRFY((ret == 0), "dataset1 read verified correct");
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+
+
+    /* Read dataset2 using BYCOL pattern */
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset2);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill dataset with test data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_origin1);
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* read data independently */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread succeeded");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    VRFY((ret == 0), "dataset2 read verified correct");
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+
+    /* close dataset collectively */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(data_array1) HDfree(data_array1);
+    if(data_array2) HDfree(data_array2);
+    if(data_origin1) HDfree(data_origin1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Part 3--Collective read/write for extendible datasets.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to create two extendible
+ * datasets in one HDF5 file with collective parallel MPIO access support.
+ * The Datasets are of sizes (number-of-mpi-processes x dim0) x dim1.
+ * Each process controls only a slab of size dim0 x dim1 within each
+ * dataset.
+ */
+
+void
+extend_writeAll(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                  /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t xfer_plist;        /* Dataset transfer properties list */
+    hid_t sid;           /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;    /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2;    /* Dataset ID */
+    const char *filename;
+    hsize_t dims[MAX_RANK];       /* dataset dim sizes */
+    hsize_t max_dims[MAX_RANK] =
+        {H5S_UNLIMITED, H5S_UNLIMITED};    /* dataset maximum dim sizes */
+    DATATYPE    *data_array1 = NULL;        /* data buffer */
+    hsize_t    chunk_dims[MAX_RANK];        /* chunk sizes */
+    hid_t    dataset_pl;            /* dataset create prop. list */
+
+    hsize_t    start[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t    count[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t    stride[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t     block[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Extend independent write test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* setup chunk-size. Make sure sizes are > 0 */
+    chunk_dims[0] = chunkdim0;
+    chunk_dims[1] = chunkdim1;
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------
+     * START AN HDF5 FILE
+     * -------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+/* Reduce the number of metadata cache slots, so that there are cache
+ * collisions during the raw data I/O on the chunked dataset.  This stresses
+ * the metadata cache and tests for cache bugs. -QAK
+ */
+{
+    int mdc_nelmts;
+    size_t rdcc_nelmts;
+    size_t rdcc_nbytes;
+    double rdcc_w0;
+
+    ret = H5Pget_cache(acc_tpl,&mdc_nelmts,&rdcc_nelmts,&rdcc_nbytes,&rdcc_w0);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pget_cache succeeded");
+    mdc_nelmts=4;
+    ret = H5Pset_cache(acc_tpl,mdc_nelmts,rdcc_nelmts,rdcc_nbytes,rdcc_w0);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_cache succeeded");
+}
+
+    /* create the file collectively */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+
+    /* --------------------------------------------------------------
+     * Define the dimensions of the overall datasets and create them.
+     * ------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    /* set up dataset storage chunk sizes and creation property list */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("chunks[]=%lu,%lu\n", (unsigned long)chunk_dims[0], (unsigned long)chunk_dims[1]);
+    dataset_pl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dataset_pl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_chunk(dataset_pl, MAX_RANK, chunk_dims);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_chunk succeeded");
+
+    /* setup dimensionality object */
+    /* start out with no rows, extend it later. */
+    dims[0] = dims[1] = 0;
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, max_dims);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    /* create an extendible dataset collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dataset_pl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* create another extendible dataset collectively */
+    dataset2 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dataset_pl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* release resource */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Pclose(dataset_pl);
+
+
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Test writing to dataset1
+     * -------------------------*/
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Extend its current dim sizes before writing */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    ret = H5Dset_extent(dataset1, dims);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dset_extent succeeded");
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+    /* release resource */
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Test writing to dataset2
+     * -------------------------*/
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+
+    /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_array1);
+    MESG("data_array initialized");
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* Try write to dataset2 beyond its current dim sizes.  Should fail. */
+    /* Temporary turn off auto error reporting */
+    H5Eget_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, &old_func, &old_client_data);
+    H5Eset_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset2);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* write data independently.  Should fail. */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret < 0), "H5Dwrite failed as expected");
+
+    /* restore auto error reporting */
+    H5Eset_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, old_func, old_client_data);
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+
+    /* Extend dataset2 and try again.  Should succeed. */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    ret = H5Dset_extent(dataset2, dims);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dset_extent succeeded");
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset2);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* write data independently */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+    /* release resource */
+    ret = H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /* close dataset collectively */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose1 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose2 succeeded");
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(data_array1) HDfree(data_array1);
+}
+
+/* Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to read an extendible dataset */
+void
+extend_readAll(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;            /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t xfer_plist;        /* Dataset transfer properties list */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;    /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2;    /* Dataset ID */
+    const char *filename;
+    hsize_t dims[MAX_RANK];       /* dataset dim sizes */
+    DATATYPE *data_array1 = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    DATATYPE *data_array2 = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    DATATYPE *data_origin1 = NULL;     /* expected data buffer */
+
+    hsize_t start[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t count[MAX_RANK], stride[MAX_RANK];        /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t block[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Extend independent read test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    data_array1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array1 != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+    data_array2 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_array2 != NULL), "data_array2 HDmalloc succeeded");
+    data_origin1 = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(dim0*dim1*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_origin1 != NULL), "data_origin1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* -------------------
+     * OPEN AN HDF5 FILE
+     * -------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open the file collectively */
+    fid=H5Fopen(filename,H5F_ACC_RDONLY,acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open the dataset1 collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open another dataset collectively */
+    dataset2 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Try extend dataset1 which is open RDONLY.  Should fail. */
+    /* first turn off auto error reporting */
+    H5Eget_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, &old_func, &old_client_data);
+    H5Eset_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL);
+
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(file_dataspace, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((ret > 0), "H5Sget_simple_extent_dims succeeded");
+    dims[0]++;
+    ret = H5Dset_extent(dataset1, dims);
+    VRFY((ret < 0), "H5Dset_extent failed as expected");
+
+    /* restore auto error reporting */
+    H5Eset_auto2(H5E_DEFAULT, old_func, old_client_data);
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+
+
+    /* Read dataset1 using BYROW pattern */
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill dataset with test data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_origin1);
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* read data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread succeeded");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    VRFY((ret == 0), "dataset1 read verified correct");
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+
+    /* Read dataset2 using BYCOL pattern */
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset2);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* fill dataset with test data */
+    dataset_fill(start, block, data_origin1);
+    if(VERBOSE_MED){
+    MESG("data_array created");
+    dataset_print(start, block, data_array1);
+    }
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+    if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+        VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* read data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_array1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread succeeded");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    ret = dataset_vrfy(start, count, stride, block, data_array1, data_origin1);
+    VRFY((ret == 0), "dataset2 read verified correct");
+    if(ret) nerrors++;
+
+    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+
+    /* close dataset collectively */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(data_array1) HDfree(data_array1);
+    if(data_array2) HDfree(data_array2);
+    if(data_origin1) HDfree(data_origin1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to read a compressed
+ * dataset in an HDF5 file with collective parallel access support.
+ */
+#ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
+void
+compress_readAll(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                  /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t dcpl;                 /* Dataset creation property list */
+    hid_t xfer_plist;        /* Dataset transfer properties list */
+    hid_t dataspace;        /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset;        /* Dataset ID */
+    int rank=1;                 /* Dataspace rank */
+    hsize_t dim=dim0;           /* Dataspace dimensions */
+    unsigned u;                 /* Local index variable */
+    unsigned    chunk_opts;         /* Chunk options */
+    unsigned    disable_partial_chunk_filters; /* Whether filters are disabled on partial chunks */
+    DATATYPE *data_read = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    DATATYPE *data_orig = NULL; /* expected data buffer */
+    const char *filename;
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Collective chunked dataset read test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* Retrieve MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* Allocate data buffer */
+    data_orig = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc((size_t)dim*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_orig != NULL), "data_origin1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+    data_read = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc((size_t)dim*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+    VRFY((data_read != NULL), "data_array1 HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* Initialize data buffers */
+    for(u=0; u<dim;u++)
+        data_orig[u]=u;
+
+    /* Run test both with and without filters disabled on partial chunks */
+    for(disable_partial_chunk_filters = 0; disable_partial_chunk_filters <= 1;
+            disable_partial_chunk_filters++) {
+        /* Process zero creates the file with a compressed, chunked dataset */
+        if(mpi_rank==0) {
+            hsize_t chunk_dim;           /* Chunk dimensions */
+
+            /* Create the file */
+            fid = H5Fcreate(h5_rmprefix(filename), H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+            VRFY((fid > 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+            /* Create property list for chunking and compression */
+            dcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+            VRFY((dcpl > 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+            ret = H5Pset_layout(dcpl, H5D_CHUNKED);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_layout succeeded");
+
+            /* Use eight chunks */
+            chunk_dim = dim / 8;
+            ret = H5Pset_chunk(dcpl, rank, &chunk_dim);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_chunk succeeded");
+
+            /* Set chunk options appropriately */
+            if(disable_partial_chunk_filters) {
+                ret = H5Pget_chunk_opts(dcpl, &chunk_opts);
+                VRFY((ret>=0),"H5Pget_chunk_opts succeeded");
+
+                chunk_opts |= H5D_CHUNK_DONT_FILTER_PARTIAL_CHUNKS;
+
+                ret = H5Pset_chunk_opts(dcpl, chunk_opts);
+                VRFY((ret>=0),"H5Pset_chunk_opts succeeded");
+            } /* end if */
+
+            ret = H5Pset_deflate(dcpl, 9);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_deflate succeeded");
+
+            /* Create dataspace */
+            dataspace = H5Screate_simple(rank, &dim, NULL);
+            VRFY((dataspace > 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+            /* Create dataset */
+            dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid, "compressed_data", H5T_NATIVE_INT, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+            VRFY((dataset > 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+            /* Write compressed data */
+            ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, data_orig);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+            /* Close objects */
+            ret = H5Pclose(dcpl);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+            ret = H5Sclose(dataspace);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+            ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose succeeded");
+            ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Fclose succeeded");
+        }
+
+        /* Wait for file to be created */
+        MPI_Barrier(comm);
+
+        /* -------------------
+        * OPEN AN HDF5 FILE
+        * -------------------*/
+
+        /* setup file access template */
+        acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+        VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+        /* open the file collectively */
+        fid=H5Fopen(filename,H5F_ACC_RDWR,acc_tpl);
+        VRFY((fid > 0), "H5Fopen succeeded");
+
+        /* Release file-access template */
+        ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+        /* Open dataset with compressed chunks */
+        dataset = H5Dopen2(fid, "compressed_data", H5P_DEFAULT);
+        VRFY((dataset > 0), "H5Dopen2 succeeded");
+
+        /* Try reading & writing data */
+        if(dataset>0) {
+            /* Create dataset transfer property list */
+            xfer_plist = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+            VRFY((xfer_plist > 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+
+            ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+            if(dxfer_coll_type == DXFER_INDEPENDENT_IO) {
+                ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_collective_opt(xfer_plist,H5FD_MPIO_INDIVIDUAL_IO);
+                VRFY((ret>= 0),"set independent IO collectively succeeded");
+            }
+
+
+            /* Try reading the data */
+            ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, xfer_plist, data_read);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread succeeded");
+
+            /* Verify data read */
+            for(u=0; u<dim; u++)
+                if(data_orig[u]!=data_read[u]) {
+                    HDprintf("Line #%d: written!=retrieved: data_orig[%u]=%d, data_read[%u]=%d\n",__LINE__,
+                        (unsigned)u,data_orig[u],(unsigned)u,data_read[u]);
+                    nerrors++;
+                }
+
+#if MPI_VERSION >= 3
+            ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, xfer_plist, data_read);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+#endif
+
+            ret = H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+            ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose succeeded");
+        } /* end if */
+
+        /* Close file */
+        ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Fclose succeeded");
+    } /* end for */
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(data_read) HDfree(data_read);
+    if(data_orig) HDfree(data_orig);
+}
+#endif /* H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE */
+
+/*
+ * Part 4--Non-selection for chunked dataset
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to create chunked
+ * dataset in one HDF5 file with collective and independent parallel
+ * MPIO access support.  The Datasets are of sizes dim0 x dim1.
+ * Each process controls only a slab of size dim0 x dim1 within the
+ * dataset with the exception that one processor selects no element.
+ */
+
+void
+none_selection_chunk(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                  /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t xfer_plist;        /* Dataset transfer properties list */
+    hid_t sid;           /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t file_dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;    /* memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1, dataset2;    /* Dataset ID */
+    const char *filename;
+    hsize_t dims[MAX_RANK];       /* dataset dim sizes */
+    DATATYPE    *data_origin = NULL;        /* data buffer */
+    DATATYPE    *data_array = NULL;        /* data buffer */
+    hsize_t    chunk_dims[MAX_RANK];        /* chunk sizes */
+    hid_t    dataset_pl;            /* dataset create prop. list */
+
+    hsize_t    start[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t    count[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t    stride[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t     block[MAX_RANK];            /* for hyperslab setting */
+    hsize_t    mstart[MAX_RANK];            /* for data buffer in memory */
+
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("Extend independent write test on file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    /* setup chunk-size. Make sure sizes are > 0 */
+    chunk_dims[0] = chunkdim0;
+    chunk_dims[1] = chunkdim1;
+
+    /* -------------------
+     * START AN HDF5 FILE
+     * -------------------*/
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create the file collectively */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* --------------------------------------------------------------
+     * Define the dimensions of the overall datasets and create them.
+     * ------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    /* set up dataset storage chunk sizes and creation property list */
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+    HDprintf("chunks[]=%lu,%lu\n", (unsigned long)chunk_dims[0], (unsigned long)chunk_dims[1]);
+    dataset_pl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dataset_pl >= 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_chunk(dataset_pl, MAX_RANK, chunk_dims);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_chunk succeeded");
+
+    /* setup dimensionality object */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    /* create an extendible dataset collectively */
+    dataset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dataset_pl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* create another extendible dataset collectively */
+    dataset2 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dataset_pl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* release resource */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Pclose(dataset_pl);
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Test collective writing to dataset1
+     * -------------------------*/
+    /* set up dimensions of the slab this process accesses */
+    slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer. Only allocate enough buffer for
+     * each processor's data. */
+    if(mpi_rank) {
+        data_origin = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(block[0]*block[1]*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+        VRFY((data_origin != NULL), "data_origin HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+        data_array = (DATATYPE *)HDmalloc(block[0]*block[1]*sizeof(DATATYPE));
+        VRFY((data_array != NULL), "data_array HDmalloc succeeded");
+
+        /* put some trivial data in the data_array */
+        mstart[0] = mstart[1] = 0;
+        dataset_fill(mstart, block, data_origin);
+        MESG("data_array initialized");
+        if(VERBOSE_MED){
+        MESG("data_array created");
+        dataset_print(mstart, block, data_origin);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace independently */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, block, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    /* Process 0 has no selection */
+    if(!mpi_rank) {
+        ret = H5Sselect_none(mem_dataspace);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_none succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* create a file dataspace independently */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset1);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* Process 0 has no selection */
+    if(!mpi_rank) {
+        ret = H5Sselect_none(file_dataspace);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sselect_none succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* set up the collective transfer properties list */
+    xfer_plist = H5Pcreate (H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((xfer_plist >= 0), "H5Pcreate xfer succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_origin);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+    /* read data independently */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    if(mpi_rank) {
+        ret = dataset_vrfy(mstart, count, stride, block, data_array, data_origin);
+        if(ret) nerrors++;
+    }
+
+    /* -------------------------
+     * Test independent writing to dataset2
+     * -------------------------*/
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(xfer_plist, H5FD_MPIO_INDEPENDENT);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+
+    /* write data collectively */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        xfer_plist, data_origin);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite succeeded");
+
+    /* read data independently */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+        H5P_DEFAULT, data_array);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "");
+
+    /* verify the read data with original expected data */
+    if(mpi_rank) {
+        ret = dataset_vrfy(mstart, count, stride, block, data_array, data_origin);
+        if(ret) nerrors++;
+    }
+
+    /* release resource */
+    ret = H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Pclose(xfer_plist);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+
+    /* close dataset collectively */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose1 succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose2 succeeded");
+
+    /* close the file collectively */
+    H5Fclose(fid);
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(data_origin) HDfree(data_origin);
+    if(data_array) HDfree(data_array);
+}
+
+
+/* Function: test_actual_io_mode
+ *
+ * Purpose: tests one specific case of collective I/O and checks that the
+ *          actual_chunk_opt_mode property and the actual_io_mode
+ *          properties in the DXPL have the correct values.
+ *
+ * Input:   selection_mode: changes the way processes select data from the space, as well
+ *          as some dxpl flags to get collective I/O to break in different ways.
+ *
+ *          The relevant I/O function and expected response for each mode:
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_IND:
+ *                  H5D_mpi_chunk_collective_io, each process reports independent I/O
+ *
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_COL:
+ *                  H5D_mpi_chunk_collective_io, each process reports collective I/O
+ *
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX:
+ *                  H5D_mpi_chunk_collective_io, each process reports mixed I/O
+ *
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX_DISAGREE:
+ *                  H5D_mpi_chunk_collective_io, processes disagree. The root reports
+ *                  collective, the rest report independent I/O
+ *
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_IND:
+ *                  Same test TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_IND.
+ *                  Set directly go to multi-chunk-io without num threshold calc.
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_COL:
+ *                  Same test TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_COL.
+ *                  Set directly go to multi-chunk-io without num threshold calc.
+ *
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_LINK_CHUNK:
+ *                  H5D_link_chunk_collective_io, processes report linked chunk I/O
+ *
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_CONTIGUOUS:
+ *                  H5D__contig_collective_write or H5D__contig_collective_read
+ *                  each process reports contiguous collective I/O
+ *
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_NO_COLLECTIVE:
+ *                  Simple independent I/O. This tests that the defaults are properly set.
+ *
+ *              TEST_ACTUAL_IO_RESET:
+ *                  Perfroms collective and then independent I/O wit hthe same dxpl to
+ *                  make sure the peroperty is correctly reset to the default on each use.
+ *                  Specifically, this test runs TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_NO_OPT_MIX_DISAGREE
+ *                  (The most complex case that works on all builds) and then performs
+ *                  an independent read and write with the same dxpls.
+ *
+ *          Note: DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX and DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX_DISAGREE
+ *          is not needed as they are covered by DIRECT_CHUNK_MIX and
+ *          MULTI_CHUNK_MIX_DISAGREE cases. _DIRECT_ cases are only for testing
+ *          path way to multi-chunk-io by H5FD_MPIO_CHUNK_MULTI_IO insted of num-threshold.
+ *
+ * Modification:
+ *  - Refctore to remove multi-chunk-without-opimization test and update for
+ *    testing direct to multi-chunk-io
+ * Programmer: Jonathan Kim
+ * Date: 2012-10-10
+ *
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jacob Gruber
+ * Date: 2011-04-06
+ */
+static void
+test_actual_io_mode(int selection_mode) {
+    H5D_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode_t   actual_chunk_opt_mode_write = -1;
+    H5D_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode_t   actual_chunk_opt_mode_read = -1;
+    H5D_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode_t   actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = -1;
+    H5D_mpio_actual_io_mode_t   actual_io_mode_write = -1;
+    H5D_mpio_actual_io_mode_t   actual_io_mode_read = -1;
+    H5D_mpio_actual_io_mode_t   actual_io_mode_expected = -1;
+    const char  * filename;
+    const char  * test_name;
+    hbool_t     direct_multi_chunk_io;
+    hbool_t     multi_chunk_io;
+    hbool_t     is_chunked;
+    hbool_t     is_collective;
+    int         mpi_size = -1;
+    int         mpi_rank = -1;
+    int         length;
+    int         * buffer;
+    int         i;
+    MPI_Comm    mpi_comm = MPI_COMM_NULL;
+    MPI_Info    mpi_info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+    hid_t       fid = -1;
+    hid_t       sid = -1;
+    hid_t       dataset = -1;
+    hid_t       data_type = H5T_NATIVE_INT;
+    hid_t       fapl = -1;
+    hid_t       mem_space = -1;
+    hid_t       file_space = -1;
+    hid_t       dcpl = -1;
+    hid_t       dxpl_write = -1;
+    hid_t       dxpl_read = -1;
+    hsize_t     dims[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t     start[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t     stride[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t     count[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t     block[MAX_RANK];
+    char message[256];
+    herr_t      ret;
+
+    /* Set up some flags to make some future if statements slightly more readable */
+    direct_multi_chunk_io = (
+        selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_IND ||
+        selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_COL );
+
+    /* Note: RESET performs the same tests as MULTI_CHUNK_MIX_DISAGREE and then
+     * tests independent I/O
+     */
+    multi_chunk_io = (
+        selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_IND ||
+        selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_COL ||
+        selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX ||
+        selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX_DISAGREE ||
+        selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_RESET );
+
+    is_chunked = (
+        selection_mode != TEST_ACTUAL_IO_CONTIGUOUS &&
+        selection_mode != TEST_ACTUAL_IO_NO_COLLECTIVE);
+
+    is_collective = selection_mode != TEST_ACTUAL_IO_NO_COLLECTIVE;
+
+    /* Set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm, &mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm, &mpi_rank);
+
+    MPI_Barrier(test_comm);
+
+    HDassert(mpi_size >= 1);
+
+    mpi_comm = test_comm;
+    mpi_info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    filename = (const char *)GetTestParameters();
+    HDassert(filename != NULL);
+
+    /* Setup the file access template */
+    fapl = create_faccess_plist(mpi_comm, mpi_info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((fapl >= 0), "create_faccess_plist() succeeded");
+
+    /* Create the file */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* Create the basic Space */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    /* Create the dataset creation plist */
+    dcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dcpl >= 0), "dataset creation plist created successfully");
+
+    /* If we are not testing contiguous datasets */
+    if(is_chunked) {
+        /* Set up chunk information.  */
+        chunk_dims[0] = dims[0]/mpi_size;
+        chunk_dims[1] = dims[1];
+        ret = H5Pset_chunk(dcpl, 2, chunk_dims);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0),"chunk creation property list succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /* Create the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid, "actual_io", data_type, sid, H5P_DEFAULT,
+            dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset >= 0), "H5Dcreate2() dataset succeeded");
+
+    /* Create the file dataspace */
+    file_space = H5Dget_space(dataset);
+    VRFY((file_space >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+
+    /* Choose a selection method based on the type of I/O we want to occur,
+     * and also set up some selection-dependeent test info. */
+    switch(selection_mode) {
+
+        /* Independent I/O with optimization */
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_IND:
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_IND:
+            /* Since the dataset is chunked by row and each process selects a row,
+             * each process  writes to a different chunk. This forces all I/O to be
+             * independent.
+             */
+            slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+            test_name = "Multi Chunk - Independent";
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_MULTI_CHUNK;
+            actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CHUNK_INDEPENDENT;
+            break;
+
+        /* Collective I/O with optimization */
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_COL:
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_COL:
+            /* The dataset is chunked by rows, so each process takes a column which
+             * spans all chunks. Since the processes write non-overlapping regular
+             * selections to each chunk, the operation is purely collective.
+             */
+            slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+
+            test_name = "Multi Chunk - Collective";
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_MULTI_CHUNK;
+            if(mpi_size > 1)
+                actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CHUNK_COLLECTIVE;
+            else
+                actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CHUNK_INDEPENDENT;
+            break;
+
+        /* Mixed I/O with optimization */
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX:
+            /* A chunk will be assigned collective I/O only if it is selected by each
+             * process. To get mixed I/O, have the root select all chunks and each
+             * subsequent process select the first and nth chunk. The first chunk,
+             * accessed by all, will be assigned collective I/O while each other chunk
+             * will be accessed only by the root and the nth procecess and will be
+             * assigned independent I/O. Each process will access one chunk collectively
+             * and at least one chunk independently, reporting mixed I/O.
+             */
+
+            if(mpi_rank == 0) {
+                 /* Select the first column */
+                 slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+            } else {
+                /* Select the first and the nth chunk in the nth column */
+                block[0] = dim0 / mpi_size;
+                block[1] = dim1 / mpi_size;
+                count[0] = 2;
+                count[1] = 1;
+                stride[0] = mpi_rank * block[0];
+                stride[1] = 1;
+                start[0] = 0;
+                start[1] = mpi_rank*block[1];
+            }
+
+            test_name = "Multi Chunk - Mixed";
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_MULTI_CHUNK;
+            actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CHUNK_MIXED;
+            break;
+
+        /* RESET tests that the properties are properly reset to defaults each time I/O is
+         * performed. To acheive this, we have RESET perform collective I/O (which would change
+         * the values from the defaults) followed by independent I/O (which should report the
+         * default values). RESET doesn't need to have a unique selection, so we reuse
+         * MULTI_CHUMK_MIX_DISAGREE, which was chosen because it is a complex case that works
+         * on all builds. The independent section of RESET can be found at the end of this function.
+         */
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_RESET:
+
+        /* Mixed I/O with optimization and internal disagreement */
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX_DISAGREE:
+            /* A chunk will be assigned collective I/O only if it is selected by each
+             * process. To get mixed I/O with disagreement, assign process n to the
+             * first chunk and the nth chunk. The first chunk, selected by all, is
+             * assgigned collective I/O, while each other process gets independent I/O.
+             * Since the root process with only access the first chunk, it will report
+             * collective I/O. The subsequent processes will access the first chunk
+             * collectively, and their other chunk indpendently, reporting mixed I/O.
+             */
+
+            if(mpi_rank == 0) {
+                 /* Select the first chunk in the first column */
+                 slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYCOL);
+                 block[0] = block[0] / mpi_size;
+            } else {
+                /* Select the first and the nth chunk in the nth column */
+                block[0] = dim0 / mpi_size;
+                block[1] = dim1 / mpi_size;
+                count[0] = 2;
+                count[1] = 1;
+                stride[0] = mpi_rank * block[0];
+                stride[1] = 1;
+                start[0] = 0;
+                start[1] = mpi_rank*block[1];
+            }
+
+            /* If the testname was not already set by the RESET case */
+            if (selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_RESET)
+                test_name = "RESET";
+            else
+                test_name = "Multi Chunk - Mixed (Disagreement)";
+
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_MULTI_CHUNK;
+            if(mpi_size > 1) {
+                if(mpi_rank == 0)
+                    actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CHUNK_COLLECTIVE;
+                else
+                    actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CHUNK_MIXED;
+            }
+            else
+                actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CHUNK_INDEPENDENT;
+
+            break;
+
+        /* Linked Chunk I/O */
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_LINK_CHUNK:
+            /* Nothing special; link chunk I/O is forced in the dxpl settings. */
+            slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+            test_name = "Link Chunk";
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_LINK_CHUNK;
+            actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CHUNK_COLLECTIVE;
+            break;
+
+        /* Contiguous Dataset */
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_CONTIGUOUS:
+            /* A non overlapping, regular selection in a contiguous dataset leads to
+             * collective I/O */
+            slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+            test_name = "Contiguous";
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_NO_CHUNK_OPTIMIZATION;
+            actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_CONTIGUOUS_COLLECTIVE;
+            break;
+
+        case TEST_ACTUAL_IO_NO_COLLECTIVE:
+            slab_set(mpi_rank, mpi_size, start, count, stride, block, BYROW);
+
+            test_name = "Independent";
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_NO_CHUNK_OPTIMIZATION;
+            actual_io_mode_expected = H5D_MPIO_NO_COLLECTIVE;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            test_name = "Undefined Selection Mode";
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected = -1;
+            actual_io_mode_expected = -1;
+            break;
+    }
+
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_space, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* Create a memory dataspace mirroring the dataset and select the same hyperslab
+     * as in the file space.
+     */
+    mem_space = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_space >= 0), "mem_space created");
+
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(mem_space, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* Get the number of elements in the selection */
+    length = dim0 * dim1;
+
+    /* Allocate and initialize the buffer */
+    buffer = (int *)HDmalloc(sizeof(int) * length);
+    VRFY((buffer != NULL), "HDmalloc of buffer succeeded");
+    for(i = 0; i < length; i++)
+        buffer[i] = i;
+
+    /* Set up the dxpl for the write */
+    dxpl_write = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((dxpl_write >= 0), "H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER) succeeded");
+
+    /* Set collective I/O properties in the dxpl. */
+    if(is_collective) {
+        /* Request collective I/O */
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl_write, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+
+        /* Set the threshold number of processes per chunk to twice mpi_size.
+         * This will prevent the threshold from ever being met, thus forcing
+         * multi chunk io instead of link chunk io.
+         * This is via deault.
+         */
+        if(multi_chunk_io) {
+            /* force multi-chunk-io by threshold */
+            ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt_num(dxpl_write, (unsigned) mpi_size*2);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt_num succeeded");
+
+            /* set this to manipulate testing senario about allocating processes
+             * to chunks */
+            ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt_ratio(dxpl_write, (unsigned) 99);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt_ratio succeeded");
+        }
+
+        /* Set directly go to multi-chunk-io without threshold calc. */
+        if(direct_multi_chunk_io) {
+            /* set for multi chunk io by property*/
+            ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio_chunk_opt(dxpl_write, H5FD_MPIO_CHUNK_MULTI_IO);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Make a copy of the dxpl to test the read operation */
+    dxpl_read = H5Pcopy(dxpl_write);
+    VRFY((dxpl_read >= 0), "H5Pcopy succeeded");
+
+    /* Write */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, data_type, mem_space, file_space, dxpl_write, buffer);
+    if(ret < 0) H5Eprint2(H5E_DEFAULT, stdout);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite() dataset multichunk write succeeded");
+
+    /* Retreive Actual io valuess */
+    ret = H5Pget_mpio_actual_io_mode(dxpl_write, &actual_io_mode_write);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "retriving actual io mode suceeded" );
+
+    ret = H5Pget_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode(dxpl_write, &actual_chunk_opt_mode_write);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "retriving actual chunk opt mode succeeded" );
+
+    /* Read */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, data_type, mem_space, file_space, dxpl_read, buffer);
+    if(ret < 0) H5Eprint2(H5E_DEFAULT, stdout);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread() dataset multichunk read succeeded");
+
+    /* Retreive Actual io values */
+    ret = H5Pget_mpio_actual_io_mode(dxpl_read, &actual_io_mode_read);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "retriving actual io mode succeeded" );
+
+    ret = H5Pget_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode(dxpl_read, &actual_chunk_opt_mode_read);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "retriving actual chunk opt mode succeeded" );
+
+    /* Check write vs read */
+    VRFY((actual_io_mode_read == actual_io_mode_write),
+        "reading and writing are the same for actual_io_mode");
+    VRFY((actual_chunk_opt_mode_read == actual_chunk_opt_mode_write),
+        "reading and writing are the same for actual_chunk_opt_mode");
+
+    /* Test values */
+    if(actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected != (H5D_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode_t) -1 && actual_io_mode_expected != (H5D_mpio_actual_io_mode_t) -1) {
+        HDsprintf(message, "Actual Chunk Opt Mode has the correct value for %s.\n",test_name);
+        VRFY((actual_chunk_opt_mode_write == actual_chunk_opt_mode_expected), message);
+        HDsprintf(message, "Actual IO Mode has the correct value for %s.\n",test_name);
+        VRFY((actual_io_mode_write == actual_io_mode_expected), message);
+    } else {
+        HDfprintf(stderr, "%s %d -> (%d,%d)\n", test_name, mpi_rank,
+            actual_chunk_opt_mode_write, actual_io_mode_write);
+    }
+
+    /* To test that the property is succesfully reset to the default, we perform some
+     * independent I/O after the collective I/O
+     */
+    if (selection_mode == TEST_ACTUAL_IO_RESET) {
+        if (mpi_rank == 0) {
+            /* Switch to independent io */
+            ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl_write, H5FD_MPIO_INDEPENDENT);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+            ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl_read, H5FD_MPIO_INDEPENDENT);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+
+            /* Write */
+            ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, data_type, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, dxpl_write, buffer);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite() dataset multichunk write succeeded");
+
+            /* Check Properties */
+            ret = H5Pget_mpio_actual_io_mode(dxpl_write, &actual_io_mode_write);
+            VRFY( (ret >= 0), "retriving actual io mode succeeded" );
+            ret = H5Pget_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode(dxpl_write, &actual_chunk_opt_mode_write);
+            VRFY( (ret >= 0), "retriving actual chunk opt mode succeeded" );
+
+            VRFY(actual_chunk_opt_mode_write == H5D_MPIO_NO_CHUNK_OPTIMIZATION,
+             "actual_chunk_opt_mode has correct value for reset write (independent)");
+            VRFY(actual_io_mode_write == H5D_MPIO_NO_COLLECTIVE,
+             "actual_io_mode has correct value for reset write (independent)");
+
+            /* Read */
+            ret = H5Dread(dataset, data_type, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, dxpl_read, buffer);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite() dataset multichunk write succeeded");
+
+            /* Check Properties */
+            ret = H5Pget_mpio_actual_io_mode(dxpl_read, &actual_io_mode_read);
+            VRFY( (ret >= 0), "retriving actual io mode succeeded" );
+            ret = H5Pget_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode(dxpl_read, &actual_chunk_opt_mode_read);
+            VRFY( (ret >= 0), "retriving actual chunk opt mode succeeded" );
+
+            VRFY(actual_chunk_opt_mode_read == H5D_MPIO_NO_CHUNK_OPTIMIZATION,
+             "actual_chunk_opt_mode has correct value for reset read (independent)");
+            VRFY(actual_io_mode_read == H5D_MPIO_NO_COLLECTIVE,
+             "actual_io_mode has correct value for reset read (independent)");
+         }
+    }
+
+    /* Release some resources */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid);
+    ret = H5Pclose(fapl);
+    ret = H5Pclose(dcpl);
+    ret = H5Pclose(dxpl_write);
+    ret = H5Pclose(dxpl_read);
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    ret = H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    ret = H5Sclose(file_space);
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    HDfree(buffer);
+    return;
+}
+
+
+/* Function: actual_io_mode_tests
+ *
+ * Purpose: Tests all possible cases of the actual_io_mode property.
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jacob Gruber
+ * Date: 2011-04-06
+ */
+void
+actual_io_mode_tests(void) {
+    int mpi_size = -1;
+    int mpi_rank = -1;
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm, &mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm, &mpi_rank);
+
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_NO_COLLECTIVE);
+
+    /*
+     * Test multi-chunk-io via proc_num threshold
+     */
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_IND);
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_COL);
+
+    /* The Multi Chunk Mixed test requires atleast three processes. */
+    if (mpi_size > 2)
+        test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX);
+    else
+        HDfprintf(stdout, "Multi Chunk Mixed test requires 3 proceses minimum\n");
+
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_MULTI_CHUNK_MIX_DISAGREE);
+
+    /*
+     * Test multi-chunk-io via setting direct property
+     */
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_IND);
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_DIRECT_MULTI_CHUNK_COL);
+
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_LINK_CHUNK);
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_CONTIGUOUS);
+
+    test_actual_io_mode(TEST_ACTUAL_IO_RESET);
+    return;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Function: test_no_collective_cause_mode
+ *
+ * Purpose:
+ *    tests cases for broken collective I/O and checks that the
+ *    H5Pget_mpio_no_collective_cause properties in the DXPL have the correct values.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ *    selection_mode: various mode to cause broken collective I/O
+ *    Note: Originally, each TEST case is supposed to be used alone.
+ *          After some discussion, this is updated to take multiple TEST cases
+ *          with '|'.  However there is no error check for any of combined
+ *          test cases, so a tester is responsible to understand and feed
+ *          proper combination of TESTs if needed.
+ *
+ *
+ *       TEST_COLLECTIVE:
+ *         Test for regular collective I/O without cause of breaking.
+ *         Just to test normal behavior.
+ *
+ *       TEST_SET_INDEPENDENT:
+ *         Test for Independent I/O as the cause of breaking collective I/O.
+ *
+ *       TEST_DATATYPE_CONVERSION:
+ *         Test for Data Type Conversion as the cause of breaking collective I/O.
+ *
+ *       TEST_DATA_TRANSFORMS:
+ *         Test for Data Transfrom feature as the cause of breaking collective I/O.
+ *
+ *       TEST_NOT_SIMPLE_OR_SCALAR_DATASPACES:
+ *         Test for NULL dataspace as the cause of breaking collective I/O.
+ *
+ *       TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_COMPACT:
+ *         Test for Compact layout as the cause of breaking collective I/O.
+ *
+ *       TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_EXTERNAL:
+ *         Test for Externl-File storage as the cause of breaking collective I/O.
+ *
+ *       TEST_FILTERS:
+ *         Test for using filter (checksum) as the cause of breaking collective I/O.
+ *         Note: TEST_FILTERS mode will not work until H5Dcreate and H5write is supported for mpio and filter feature. Use test_no_collective_cause_mode_filter() function instead.
+ *
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jonathan Kim
+ * Date: Aug, 2012
+ */
+#define DSET_NOCOLCAUSE "nocolcause"
+#define NELM          2
+#define FILE_EXTERNAL "nocolcause_extern.data"
+static void
+test_no_collective_cause_mode(int selection_mode)
+{
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_local_write = 0;
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_local_read = 0;
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_local_expected = 0;
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_global_write = 0;
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_global_read = 0;
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_global_expected = 0;
+    // hsize_t coord[NELM][MAX_RANK];
+
+    const char  * filename;
+    const char  * test_name;
+    hbool_t     is_chunked=1;
+    hbool_t     is_independent=0;
+    int         mpi_size = -1;
+    int         mpi_rank = -1;
+    int         length;
+    int         * buffer;
+    int         i;
+    MPI_Comm    mpi_comm;
+    MPI_Info    mpi_info;
+    hid_t       fid = -1;
+    hid_t       sid = -1;
+    hid_t       dataset = -1;
+    hid_t       data_type = H5T_NATIVE_INT;
+    hid_t       fapl = -1;
+    hid_t       dcpl = -1;
+    hid_t       dxpl_write = -1;
+    hid_t       dxpl_read = -1;
+    hsize_t     dims[MAX_RANK];
+    hid_t       mem_space = -1;
+    hid_t       file_space = -1;
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[MAX_RANK];
+    herr_t      ret;
+#ifdef LATER /* fletcher32 */
+    H5Z_filter_t filter_info;
+#endif /* LATER */
+    /* set to global value as default */
+    int l_facc_type = facc_type;
+    char message[256];
+
+    /* Set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm, &mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm, &mpi_rank);
+
+    MPI_Barrier(test_comm);
+
+    HDassert(mpi_size >= 1);
+
+    mpi_comm = test_comm;
+    mpi_info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    /* Create the dataset creation plist */
+    dcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dcpl >= 0), "dataset creation plist created successfully");
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_COMPACT) {
+        ret = H5Pset_layout (dcpl, H5D_COMPACT);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0),"set COMPACT layout succeeded");
+        is_chunked = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_EXTERNAL) {
+        ret = H5Pset_external (dcpl, FILE_EXTERNAL, (off_t) 0, H5F_UNLIMITED);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0),"set EXTERNAL file layout succeeded");
+        is_chunked = 0;
+    }
+
+#ifdef LATER /* fletcher32 */
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_FILTERS) {
+        ret = H5Zfilter_avail(H5Z_FILTER_FLETCHER32);
+        VRFY ((ret >=0 ), "Fletcher32 filter is available.\n");
+
+        ret = H5Zget_filter_info (H5Z_FILTER_FLETCHER32, &filter_info);
+        VRFY ( ( (filter_info & H5Z_FILTER_CONFIG_ENCODE_ENABLED) || (filter_info & H5Z_FILTER_CONFIG_DECODE_ENABLED) ) , "Fletcher32 filter encoding and decoding available.\n");
+
+        ret = H5Pset_fletcher32(dcpl);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0),"set filter (flecher32) succeeded");
+    }
+#endif /* LATER */
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_NOT_SIMPLE_OR_SCALAR_DATASPACES) {
+        sid = H5Screate(H5S_NULL);
+        VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+        is_chunked = 0;
+    }
+    else {
+        /* Create the basic Space */
+        /* if this is a compact dataset, create a small dataspace that does not exceed 64K */
+        if (selection_mode & TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_COMPACT) {
+            dims[0] = BIG_X_FACTOR * 6;
+            dims[1] = BIG_Y_FACTOR * 6;
+        }
+        else {
+            dims[0] = dim0;
+            dims[1] = dim1;
+        }
+        sid = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+        VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    filename = (const char *)GetTestParameters();
+    HDassert(filename != NULL);
+
+    /* Setup the file access template */
+    fapl = create_faccess_plist(mpi_comm, mpi_info, l_facc_type);
+    VRFY((fapl >= 0), "create_faccess_plist() succeeded");
+
+    /* Create the file */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* If we are not testing contiguous datasets */
+    if(is_chunked) {
+        /* Set up chunk information.  */
+        chunk_dims[0] = dims[0]/mpi_size;
+        chunk_dims[1] = dims[1];
+        ret = H5Pset_chunk(dcpl, 2, chunk_dims);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0),"chunk creation property list succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* Create the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid, "nocolcause", data_type, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset >= 0), "H5Dcreate2() dataset succeeded");
+
+
+    /*
+     * Set expected causes and some tweaks based on the type of test
+     */
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_DATATYPE_CONVERSION) {
+        test_name = "Broken Collective I/O - Datatype Conversion";
+        no_collective_cause_local_expected |= H5D_MPIO_DATATYPE_CONVERSION;
+        no_collective_cause_global_expected |= H5D_MPIO_DATATYPE_CONVERSION;
+        /* set different sign to trigger type conversion */
+        data_type = H5T_NATIVE_UINT;
+    }
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_DATA_TRANSFORMS) {
+        test_name = "Broken Collective I/O - DATA Transfroms";
+        no_collective_cause_local_expected |= H5D_MPIO_DATA_TRANSFORMS;
+        no_collective_cause_global_expected |= H5D_MPIO_DATA_TRANSFORMS;
+    }
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_NOT_SIMPLE_OR_SCALAR_DATASPACES) {
+        test_name = "Broken Collective I/O - No Simple or Scalar DataSpace";
+        no_collective_cause_local_expected |= H5D_MPIO_NOT_SIMPLE_OR_SCALAR_DATASPACES;
+        no_collective_cause_global_expected |= H5D_MPIO_NOT_SIMPLE_OR_SCALAR_DATASPACES;
+    }
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_COMPACT ||
+        selection_mode & TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_EXTERNAL) {
+        test_name = "Broken Collective I/O - No CONTI or CHUNKED Dataset";
+        no_collective_cause_local_expected |= H5D_MPIO_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET;
+        no_collective_cause_global_expected |= H5D_MPIO_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET;
+    }
+
+#ifdef LATER /* fletcher32 */
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_FILTERS) {
+        test_name = "Broken Collective I/O - Filter is required";
+        no_collective_cause_local_expected |= H5D_MPIO_FILTERS;
+        no_collective_cause_global_expected |= H5D_MPIO_FILTERS;
+    }
+#endif /* LATER */
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_COLLECTIVE) {
+        test_name = "Broken Collective I/O - Not Broken";
+        no_collective_cause_local_expected = H5D_MPIO_COLLECTIVE;
+        no_collective_cause_global_expected = H5D_MPIO_COLLECTIVE;
+    }
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_SET_INDEPENDENT) {
+        test_name = "Broken Collective I/O - Independent";
+        no_collective_cause_local_expected = H5D_MPIO_SET_INDEPENDENT;
+        no_collective_cause_global_expected = H5D_MPIO_SET_INDEPENDENT;
+        /* switch to independent io */
+        is_independent = 1;
+    }
+
+    /* use all spaces for certain tests */
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_NOT_SIMPLE_OR_SCALAR_DATASPACES ||
+        selection_mode & TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_EXTERNAL) {
+        file_space = H5S_ALL;
+        mem_space = H5S_ALL;
+    }
+    else {
+        /* Get the file dataspace */
+        file_space = H5Dget_space(dataset);
+        VRFY((file_space >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+
+        /* Create the memory dataspace */
+        mem_space = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+        VRFY((mem_space >= 0), "mem_space created");
+    }
+
+    /* Get the number of elements in the selection */
+    length = dims[0] * dims[1];
+
+    /* Allocate and initialize the buffer */
+    buffer = (int *)HDmalloc(sizeof(int) * length);
+    VRFY((buffer != NULL), "HDmalloc of buffer succeeded");
+    for(i = 0; i < length; i++)
+        buffer[i] = i;
+
+    /* Set up the dxpl for the write */
+    dxpl_write = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((dxpl_write >= 0), "H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER) succeeded");
+
+    if(is_independent) {
+        /* Set Independent I/O */
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl_write, H5FD_MPIO_INDEPENDENT);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+    }
+    else {
+        /* Set Collective I/O */
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl_write, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+
+    }
+
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_DATA_TRANSFORMS) {
+        ret = H5Pset_data_transform (dxpl_write, "x+1");
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_data_transform succeeded");
+    }
+
+    /*---------------------
+     * Test Write access
+     *---------------------*/
+
+    /* Write */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, data_type, mem_space, file_space, dxpl_write, buffer);
+    if(ret < 0) H5Eprint2(H5E_DEFAULT, stdout);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite() dataset multichunk write succeeded");
+
+
+    /* Get the cause of broken collective I/O */
+    ret = H5Pget_mpio_no_collective_cause (dxpl_write, &no_collective_cause_local_write, &no_collective_cause_global_write);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "retriving no collective cause succeeded" );
+
+
+    /*---------------------
+     * Test Read access
+     *---------------------*/
+
+    /* Make a copy of the dxpl to test the read operation */
+    dxpl_read = H5Pcopy(dxpl_write);
+    VRFY((dxpl_read >= 0), "H5Pcopy succeeded");
+
+    /* Read */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, data_type, mem_space, file_space, dxpl_read, buffer);
+
+    if(ret < 0) H5Eprint2(H5E_DEFAULT, stdout);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread() dataset multichunk read succeeded");
+
+    /* Get the cause of broken collective I/O */
+    ret = H5Pget_mpio_no_collective_cause (dxpl_read, &no_collective_cause_local_read, &no_collective_cause_global_read);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "retriving no collective cause succeeded" );
+
+    /* Check write vs read */
+    VRFY((no_collective_cause_local_read == no_collective_cause_local_write),
+        "reading and writing are the same for local cause of Broken Collective I/O");
+    VRFY((no_collective_cause_global_read == no_collective_cause_global_write),
+        "reading and writing are the same for global cause of Broken Collective I/O");
+
+    /* Test values */
+    HDmemset (message, 0, sizeof (message));
+    HDsprintf(message, "Local cause of Broken Collective I/O has the correct value for %s.\n",test_name);
+    VRFY((no_collective_cause_local_write == no_collective_cause_local_expected), message);
+    HDmemset (message, 0, sizeof (message));
+    HDsprintf(message, "Global cause of Broken Collective I/O has the correct value for %s.\n",test_name);
+    VRFY((no_collective_cause_global_write == no_collective_cause_global_expected), message);
+
+    /* Release some resources */
+    if (sid)
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+    if (fapl)
+        H5Pclose(fapl);
+    if (dcpl)
+        H5Pclose(dcpl);
+    if (dxpl_write)
+        H5Pclose(dxpl_write);
+    if (dxpl_read)
+        H5Pclose(dxpl_read);
+    if (dataset)
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+    if (mem_space)
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    if (file_space)
+        H5Sclose(file_space);
+    if (fid)
+        H5Fclose(fid);
+    HDfree(buffer);
+
+    /* clean up external file */
+    if (selection_mode & TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_EXTERNAL)
+        HDremove(FILE_EXTERNAL);
+
+    return;
+}
+
+
+#if 0
+/*
+ * Function: test_no_collective_cause_mode_filter
+ *
+ * Purpose:
+ *    Test specific for using filter as a caus of broken collective I/O and
+ *    checks that the H5Pget_mpio_no_collective_cause properties in the DXPL
+ *    have the correct values.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ *    This is a temporary function.
+ *    test_no_collective_cause_mode(TEST_FILTERS) will replace this when
+ *    H5Dcreate and H5write support for mpio and filter feature.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ *     TEST_FILTERS_READ:
+ *       Test for using filter (checksum) as the cause of breaking collective I/O.
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jonathan Kim
+ * Date: Aug, 2012
+ */
+static void
+test_no_collective_cause_mode_filter(int selection_mode)
+{
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_local_read = 0;
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_local_expected = 0;
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_global_read = 0;
+    uint32_t no_collective_cause_global_expected = 0;
+
+    const char  * filename;
+    const char  * test_name;
+    hbool_t     is_chunked=1;
+    int         mpi_size = -1;
+    int         mpi_rank = -1;
+    int         length;
+    int         * buffer;
+    int         i;
+    MPI_Comm    mpi_comm = MPI_COMM_NULL;
+    MPI_Info    mpi_info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+    hid_t       fid = -1;
+    hid_t       sid = -1;
+    hid_t       dataset = -1;
+    hid_t       data_type = H5T_NATIVE_INT;
+    hid_t       fapl_write = -1;
+    hid_t       fapl_read = -1;
+    hid_t       dcpl = -1;
+    hid_t       dxpl = -1;
+    hsize_t     dims[MAX_RANK];
+    hid_t       mem_space = -1;
+    hid_t       file_space = -1;
+    hsize_t     chunk_dims[MAX_RANK];
+    herr_t      ret;
+#ifdef LATER /* fletcher32 */
+    H5Z_filter_t filter_info;
+#endif /* LATER */
+    char message[256];
+
+    /* Set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm, &mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm, &mpi_rank);
+
+    MPI_Barrier(test_comm);
+
+    HDassert(mpi_size >= 1);
+
+    mpi_comm = test_comm;
+    mpi_info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    /* Create the dataset creation plist */
+    dcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    VRFY((dcpl >= 0), "dataset creation plist created successfully");
+
+    if (selection_mode == TEST_FILTERS_READ )  {
+#ifdef LATER /* fletcher32 */
+            ret = H5Zfilter_avail(H5Z_FILTER_FLETCHER32);
+            VRFY ((ret >=0 ), "Fletcher32 filter is available.\n");
+
+            ret = H5Zget_filter_info (H5Z_FILTER_FLETCHER32, (unsigned int *) &filter_info);
+            VRFY ( ( (filter_info & H5Z_FILTER_CONFIG_ENCODE_ENABLED) || (filter_info & H5Z_FILTER_CONFIG_DECODE_ENABLED) ) , "Fletcher32 filter encoding and decoding available.\n");
+
+            ret = H5Pset_fletcher32(dcpl);
+            VRFY((ret >= 0),"set filter (flecher32) succeeded");
+#endif /* LATER */
+    }
+    else  {
+        VRFY(0, "Unexpected mode, only test for TEST_FILTERS_READ.");
+    }
+
+    /* Create the basic Space */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+
+    filename = (const char *)GetTestParameters();
+    HDassert(filename != NULL);
+
+    /* Setup the file access template */
+    fapl_write = create_faccess_plist(mpi_comm, mpi_info, FACC_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((fapl_write >= 0), "create_faccess_plist() succeeded");
+
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl_write);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* If we are not testing contiguous datasets */
+    if(is_chunked) {
+        /* Set up chunk information.  */
+        chunk_dims[0] = dims[0]/mpi_size;
+        chunk_dims[1] = dims[1];
+        ret = H5Pset_chunk(dcpl, 2, chunk_dims);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0),"chunk creation property list succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* Create the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid, DSET_NOCOLCAUSE, data_type, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset >= 0), "H5Dcreate2() dataset succeeded");
+
+#ifdef LATER /* fletcher32 */
+    /* Set expected cause */
+    test_name = "Broken Collective I/O - Filter is required";
+    no_collective_cause_local_expected = H5D_MPIO_FILTERS;
+    no_collective_cause_global_expected = H5D_MPIO_FILTERS;
+#endif /* LATER */
+
+    /* Get the file dataspace */
+    file_space = H5Dget_space(dataset);
+    VRFY((file_space >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+
+    /* Create the memory dataspace */
+    mem_space = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_space >= 0), "mem_space created");
+
+    /* Get the number of elements in the selection */
+    length = dim0 * dim1;
+
+    /* Allocate and initialize the buffer */
+    buffer = (int *)HDmalloc(sizeof(int) * length);
+    VRFY((buffer != NULL), "HDmalloc of buffer succeeded");
+    for(i = 0; i < length; i++)
+        buffer[i] = i;
+
+    /* Set up the dxpl for the write */
+    dxpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER);
+    VRFY((dxpl >= 0), "H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER) succeeded");
+
+    if (selection_mode == TEST_FILTERS_READ)  {
+        /* To test read in collective I/O mode , write in independent mode
+         * because write fails with mpio + filter */
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl, H5FD_MPIO_INDEPENDENT);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+    }
+    else  {
+        /* To test write in collective I/O mode. */
+        ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+    }
+
+
+    /* Write */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, data_type, mem_space, file_space, dxpl, buffer);
+
+    if(ret < 0) H5Eprint2(H5E_DEFAULT, stdout);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite() dataset multichunk write succeeded");
+
+
+    /* Make a copy of the dxpl to test the read operation */
+    dxpl = H5Pcopy(dxpl);
+    VRFY((dxpl >= 0), "H5Pcopy succeeded");
+
+    if (dataset)
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+    if (fapl_write)
+        H5Pclose(fapl_write);
+    if (fid)
+        H5Fclose(fid);
+
+
+    /*---------------------
+     * Test Read access
+     *---------------------*/
+
+    /* Setup the file access template */
+    fapl_read = create_faccess_plist(mpi_comm, mpi_info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((fapl_read >= 0), "create_faccess_plist() succeeded");
+
+    fid = H5Fopen (filename, H5F_ACC_RDONLY, fapl_read);
+    dataset = H5Dopen2 (fid, DSET_NOCOLCAUSE, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* Set collective I/O properties in the dxpl. */
+    ret = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(dxpl, H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pset_dxpl_mpio succeeded");
+
+    /* Read */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, data_type, mem_space, file_space, dxpl, buffer);
+
+    if(ret < 0) H5Eprint2(H5E_DEFAULT, stdout);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread() dataset multichunk read succeeded");
+
+    /* Get the cause of broken collective I/O */
+    ret = H5Pget_mpio_no_collective_cause (dxpl, &no_collective_cause_local_read, &no_collective_cause_global_read);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "retriving no collective cause succeeded" );
+
+    /* Test values */
+    HDmemset (message, 0, sizeof (message));
+    HDsprintf(message, "Local cause of Broken Collective I/O has the correct value for %s.\n",test_name);
+    VRFY((no_collective_cause_local_read == (uint32_t)no_collective_cause_local_expected), message);
+    HDmemset (message, 0, sizeof (message));
+    HDsprintf(message, "Global cause of Broken Collective I/O has the correct value for %s.\n",test_name);
+    VRFY((no_collective_cause_global_read == (uint32_t)no_collective_cause_global_expected), message);
+
+    /* Release some resources */
+    if (sid)
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+    if (fapl_read)
+        H5Pclose(fapl_read);
+    if (dcpl)
+        H5Pclose(dcpl);
+    if (dxpl)
+        H5Pclose(dxpl);
+    if (dataset)
+        H5Dclose(dataset);
+    if (mem_space)
+        H5Sclose(mem_space);
+    if (file_space)
+        H5Sclose(file_space);
+    if (fid)
+        H5Fclose(fid);
+    HDfree(buffer);
+    return;
+}
+#endif
+
+/* Function: no_collective_cause_tests
+ *
+ * Purpose: Tests cases for broken collective IO.
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jonathan Kim
+ * Date: Aug, 2012
+ */
+void
+no_collective_cause_tests(void)
+{
+    /*
+     * Test individual cause
+     */
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_COLLECTIVE);
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_SET_INDEPENDENT);
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_DATATYPE_CONVERSION);
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_DATA_TRANSFORMS);
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_NOT_SIMPLE_OR_SCALAR_DATASPACES);
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_COMPACT);
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_EXTERNAL);
+#ifdef LATER /* fletcher32 */
+   /* TODO: use this instead of below TEST_FILTERS_READ when H5Dcreate and
+    * H5Dwrite is ready for mpio + filter feature.
+    */
+    /* test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_FILTERS); */
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode_filter (TEST_FILTERS_READ);
+#endif /* LATER */
+
+    /*
+     * Test combined causes
+     */
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_EXTERNAL | TEST_DATATYPE_CONVERSION);
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_DATATYPE_CONVERSION | TEST_DATA_TRANSFORMS);
+    test_no_collective_cause_mode (TEST_NOT_CONTIGUOUS_OR_CHUNKED_DATASET_EXTERNAL | TEST_DATATYPE_CONVERSION | TEST_DATA_TRANSFORMS);
+
+    return;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test consistency semantics of atomic mode
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Example of using the parallel HDF5 library to create a dataset,
+ * where process 0 writes and the other processes read at the same
+ * time. If atomic mode is set correctly, the other processes should
+ * read the old values in the dataset or the new ones.
+ */
+
+void
+dataset_atomicity(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid;                  /* HDF5 file ID */
+    hid_t acc_tpl;        /* File access templates */
+    hid_t sid;           /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t dataset1;          /* Dataset IDs */
+    hsize_t dims[MAX_RANK];       /* dataset dim sizes */
+    int *write_buf = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    int *read_buf = NULL;    /* data buffer */
+    int buf_size;
+    hid_t dataset2;
+    hid_t file_dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t mem_dataspace;    /* Memory dataspace ID */
+    hsize_t start[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t stride[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t count[MAX_RANK];
+    hsize_t block[MAX_RANK];
+    const char *filename;
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+    int i, j, k;
+    hbool_t atomicity = FALSE;
+    MPI_Comm comm = test_comm;
+    MPI_Info info = MPI_INFO_NULL;
+
+    dim0 = 64; dim1 = 32;
+    filename = GetTestParameters();
+    if (facc_type != FACC_MPIO) {
+        HDprintf("Atomicity tests will not work without the MPIO VFD\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    if(VERBOSE_MED)
+        HDprintf("atomic writes to file %s\n", filename);
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    buf_size = dim0 * dim1;
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    write_buf = (int *)HDcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(int));
+    VRFY((write_buf != NULL), "write_buf HDcalloc succeeded");
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    read_buf = (int *)HDcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(int));
+    VRFY((read_buf != NULL), "read_buf HDcalloc succeeded");
+
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* create the file collectively */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+    /* setup dimensionality object */
+    dims[0] = dim0;
+    dims[1] = dim1;
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((sid >= 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+
+    /* create datasets */
+    dataset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME5, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid,
+                          H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    dataset2 = H5Dcreate2(fid, DATASETNAME6, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid,
+                          H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "H5Dcreate2 succeeded");
+
+    /* initialize datasets to 0s */
+    if (0 == mpi_rank) {
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL,
+                       H5P_DEFAULT, write_buf);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset1 succeeded");
+
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL,
+                       H5P_DEFAULT, write_buf);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset2 succeeded");
+    }
+
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Fclose succeeded");
+
+    MPI_Barrier (comm);
+
+    /* make sure setting atomicity fails on a serial file ID */
+    /* file locking allows only one file open (serial) for writing */
+    if(MAINPROCESS){
+        fid=H5Fopen(filename,H5F_ACC_RDWR,H5P_DEFAULT);
+        VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fopen succeeed");
+    }
+
+    /* should fail */
+    ret = H5Fset_mpi_atomicity(fid , TRUE);
+    VRFY((ret == FAIL), "H5Fset_mpi_atomicity failed");
+
+    if(MAINPROCESS){
+        ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Fclose succeeded");
+    }
+
+    MPI_Barrier (comm);
+
+    /* setup file access template */
+    acc_tpl = create_faccess_plist(comm, info, facc_type);
+    VRFY((acc_tpl >= 0), "");
+
+    /* open the file collectively */
+    fid=H5Fopen(filename,H5F_ACC_RDWR,acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((fid >= 0), "H5Fopen succeeded");
+
+    /* Release file-access template */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acc_tpl);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+    ret = H5Fset_mpi_atomicity(fid , TRUE);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Fset_mpi_atomicity succeeded");
+
+    /* open dataset1 (contiguous case) */
+    dataset1 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME5, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset1 >= 0), "H5Dopen2 succeeded");
+
+    if (0 == mpi_rank) {
+        for (i=0 ; i<buf_size ; i++) {
+            write_buf[i] = 5;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        for (i=0 ; i<buf_size ; i++) {
+            read_buf[i] = 8;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* check that the atomicity flag is set */
+    ret = H5Fget_mpi_atomicity(fid , &atomicity);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "atomcity get failed");
+    VRFY((atomicity == TRUE), "atomcity set failed");
+
+    MPI_Barrier (comm);
+
+    /* Process 0 writes contiguously to the entire dataset */
+    if (0 == mpi_rank) {
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, write_buf);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset1 succeeded");
+    }
+    /* The other processes read the entire dataset */
+    else {
+        ret = H5Dread(dataset1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, read_buf);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite() dataset multichunk write succeeded");
+    }
+
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+        i=0;j=0;k=0;
+        for (i=0 ; i<dim0 ; i++) {
+            HDprintf ("\n");
+            for (j=0 ; j<dim1 ; j++)
+                HDprintf ("%d ", read_buf[k++]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* The processes that read the dataset must either read all values
+    as 0 (read happened before process 0 wrote to dataset 1), or 5
+    (read happened after process 0 wrote to dataset 1) */
+    if (0 != mpi_rank) {
+        int compare = read_buf[0];
+
+        VRFY((compare == 0 || compare == 5),
+             "Atomicity Test Failed Process %d: Value read should be 0 or 5\n");
+        for (i=1; i<buf_size; i++) {
+            if (read_buf[i] != compare) {
+                HDprintf("Atomicity Test Failed Process %d: read_buf[%d] is %d, should be %d\n", mpi_rank, i, read_buf[i], compare);
+                nerrors ++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset1);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5D close succeeded");
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(write_buf) HDfree(write_buf);
+    if(read_buf) HDfree(read_buf);
+
+    /* open dataset2 (non-contiguous case) */
+    dataset2 = H5Dopen2(fid, DATASETNAME6, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((dataset2 >= 0), "H5Dopen2 succeeded");
+
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    write_buf = (int *)HDcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(int));
+    VRFY((write_buf != NULL), "write_buf HDcalloc succeeded");
+    /* allocate memory for data buffer */
+    read_buf = (int *)HDcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(int));
+    VRFY((read_buf != NULL), "read_buf HDcalloc succeeded");
+
+    for (i=0 ; i<buf_size ; i++) {
+        write_buf[i] = 5;
+    }
+    for (i=0 ; i<buf_size ; i++) {
+        read_buf[i] = 8;
+    }
+
+    atomicity = FALSE;
+    /* check that the atomicity flag is set */
+    ret = H5Fget_mpi_atomicity(fid , &atomicity);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "atomcity get failed");
+    VRFY((atomicity == TRUE), "atomcity set failed");
+
+
+    block[0] = dim0/mpi_size - 1;
+    block[1] = dim1/mpi_size - 1;
+    stride[0] = block[0] + 1;
+    stride[1] = block[1] + 1;
+    count[0] = mpi_size;
+    count[1] = mpi_size;
+    start[0] = 0;
+    start[1] = 0;
+
+    /* create a file dataspace */
+    file_dataspace = H5Dget_space (dataset2);
+    VRFY((file_dataspace >= 0), "H5Dget_space succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(file_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    /* create a memory dataspace */
+    mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple (MAX_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    VRFY((mem_dataspace >= 0), "");
+
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(mem_dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sset_hyperslab succeeded");
+
+    MPI_Barrier (comm);
+
+    /* Process 0 writes to the dataset */
+    if (0 == mpi_rank) {
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+                       H5P_DEFAULT, write_buf);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dwrite dataset2 succeeded");
+    }
+    /* All processes wait for the write to finish. This works because
+       atomicity is set to true */
+    MPI_Barrier (comm);
+    /* The other processes read the entire dataset */
+    if (0 != mpi_rank) {
+        ret = H5Dread(dataset2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, mem_dataspace, file_dataspace,
+                       H5P_DEFAULT, read_buf);
+        VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dread dataset2 succeeded");
+    }
+
+    if(VERBOSE_MED) {
+        if (mpi_rank == 1) {
+            i=0;j=0;k=0;
+            for (i=0 ; i<dim0 ; i++) {
+                HDprintf ("\n");
+                for (j=0 ; j<dim1 ; j++)
+                    HDprintf ("%d ", read_buf[k++]);
+            }
+            HDprintf ("\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* The processes that read the dataset must either read all values
+    as 5 (read happened after process 0 wrote to dataset 1) */
+    if (0 != mpi_rank) {
+        int compare;
+        i=0;j=0;k=0;
+
+        compare = 5;
+
+        for (i=0 ; i<dim0 ; i++) {
+            if ((hsize_t)i >= mpi_rank*(block[0]+1)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if ((i+1)%(block[0]+1)==0) {
+                k += dim1;
+                continue;
+            }
+            for (j=0 ; j<dim1 ; j++) {
+                if ((hsize_t)j >= mpi_rank*(block[1]+1)) {
+                    k += dim1 - mpi_rank*(block[1]+1);
+                    break;
+                }
+                if ((j+1)%(block[1]+1)==0) {
+                    k++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                else if (compare != read_buf[k]) {
+                    HDprintf("Atomicity Test Failed Process %d: read_buf[%d] is %d, should be %d\n", mpi_rank, k, read_buf[k], compare);
+                    nerrors++;
+                }
+                k ++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset2);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Dclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sclose(file_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+    ret = H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+
+    /* release data buffers */
+    if(write_buf) HDfree(write_buf);
+    if(read_buf) HDfree(read_buf);
+
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    VRFY((ret >= 0), "H5Fclose succeeded");
+
+}
+
+/* Function: dense_attr_test
+ *
+ * Purpose: Test cases for writing dense attributes in parallel
+ *
+ * Programmer: Quincey Koziol
+ * Date: April, 2013
+ */
+void
+test_dense_attr(void)
+{
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;
+    hid_t fpid, fid;
+    hid_t gid, gpid;
+    hid_t atFileSpace, atid;
+    hsize_t atDims[1] = {10000};
+    herr_t status;
+    const char *filename;
+
+    /* get filename */
+    filename = (const char *)GetTestParameters();
+    HDassert( filename != NULL );
+
+    /* set up MPI parameters */
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm,&mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm,&mpi_rank);
+
+    fpid = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+    VRFY((fpid > 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+    status = H5Pset_libver_bounds(fpid, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Pset_libver_bounds succeeded");
+    status = H5Pset_fapl_mpio(fpid, test_comm, MPI_INFO_NULL);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Pset_fapl_mpio succeeded");
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fpid);
+    VRFY((fid > 0), "H5Fcreate succeeded");
+    status = H5Pclose(fpid);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+    gpid = H5Pcreate(H5P_GROUP_CREATE);
+    VRFY((gpid > 0), "H5Pcreate succeeded");
+    status = H5Pset_attr_phase_change(gpid, 0, 0);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Pset_attr_phase_change succeeded");
+    gid = H5Gcreate2(fid, "foo", H5P_DEFAULT, gpid, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((gid > 0), "H5Gcreate2 succeeded");
+    status = H5Pclose(gpid);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Pclose succeeded");
+
+    atFileSpace = H5Screate_simple(1, atDims, NULL);
+    VRFY((atFileSpace > 0), "H5Screate_simple succeeded");
+    atid = H5Acreate2(gid, "bar", H5T_STD_U64LE, atFileSpace, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VRFY((atid > 0), "H5Acreate succeeded");
+    status = H5Sclose(atFileSpace);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Sclose succeeded");
+
+    status = H5Aclose(atid);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Aclose succeeded");
+
+    status = H5Gclose(gid);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Gclose succeeded");
+    status = H5Fclose(fid);
+    VRFY((status >= 0), "H5Fclose succeeded");
+
+    return;
+}
+
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int express_test;
+    int mpi_size, mpi_rank;                /* mpi variables */
+    hsize_t oldsize, newsize = 1048576;
+
+#ifndef H5_HAVE_WIN32_API
+    /* Un-buffer the stdout and stderr */
+    HDsetbuf(stderr, NULL);
+    HDsetbuf(stdout, NULL);
+#endif
+
+
+    MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);
+    MPI_Comm_size(test_comm, &mpi_size);
+    MPI_Comm_rank(test_comm, &mpi_rank);
+
+    dim0 = BIG_X_FACTOR;
+    dim1 = BIG_Y_FACTOR;
+    dim2 = BIG_Z_FACTOR;
+
+    if (MAINPROCESS){
+        HDprintf("===================================\n");
+        HDprintf("2 GByte IO TESTS START\n");
+        HDprintf("2 MPI ranks will run the tests...\n");
+        HDprintf("===================================\n");
+        h5_show_hostname();
+    }
+
+    if (H5dont_atexit() < 0){
+        HDprintf("Failed to turn off atexit processing. Continue.\n");
+    };
+    H5open();
+    /* Set the internal transition size to allow use of derived datatypes
+     * without having to actually read or write large datasets (>2GB).
+     */
+    oldsize = H5_mpi_set_bigio_count(newsize);
+
+    if (mpi_size > 2) {
+        int rank_color = 0;
+        if (mpi_rank >= 2) rank_color = 1;
+        if (MPI_Comm_split(test_comm, rank_color, mpi_rank, &test_comm) != MPI_SUCCESS) {
+            HDprintf("MPI returned an error. Exiting\n");
+	}
+    }
+
+    /* Initialize testing framework */
+    if (mpi_rank < 2) {
+	TestInit(argv[0], usage, parse_options);
+
+	/* Parse command line arguments */
+	TestParseCmdLine(argc, argv);
+
+	AddTest("idsetw", dataset_writeInd, NULL,
+            "dataset independent write", PARATESTFILE);
+
+	AddTest("idsetr", dataset_readInd, NULL,
+            "dataset independent read", PARATESTFILE);
+
+	AddTest("cdsetw", dataset_writeAll, NULL,
+            "dataset collective write", PARATESTFILE);
+
+	AddTest("cdsetr", dataset_readAll, NULL,
+            "dataset collective read", PARATESTFILE);
+
+	AddTest("eidsetw2", extend_writeInd2, NULL,
+            "extendible dataset independent write #2", PARATESTFILE);
+
+	AddTest("selnone", none_selection_chunk, NULL,
+            "chunked dataset with none-selection", PARATESTFILE);
+
+#ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
+	AddTest("cmpdsetr", compress_readAll, NULL,
+            "compressed dataset collective read", PARATESTFILE);
+#endif /* H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE */
+
+	/* Display testing information */
+	if (MAINPROCESS)
+	    TestInfo(argv[0]);
+	
+	/* setup file access property list */
+	fapl = H5Pcreate (H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+	H5Pset_fapl_mpio(fapl, test_comm, MPI_INFO_NULL);
+
+	/* Perform requested testing */
+	PerformTests();
+    }
+
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+
+    /* Restore the default bigio setting */
+    H5_mpi_set_bigio_count(oldsize);
+
+    express_test = GetTestExpress();
+    if ((express_test == 0) && (mpi_rank < 2)) {
+        MpioTest2G(test_comm);
+    }
+
+    MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+
+    if (mpi_rank == 0)
+        HDremove(FILENAME[0]);
+
+    H5close();
+    if (test_comm != MPI_COMM_WORLD) {
+        MPI_Comm_free(&test_comm);
+    }
+    MPI_Finalize();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/testpar/t_dset.c b/testpar/t_dset.c
index c23343a..87782d0 100644
--- a/testpar/t_dset.c
+++ b/testpar/t_dset.c
@@ -3805,7 +3805,7 @@ test_no_collective_cause_mode_filter(int selection_mode)
     uint32_t no_collective_cause_global_expected = 0;
 
     const char  * filename;
-    const char  * test_name;
+    const char  * test_name = "I/O";
     hbool_t     is_chunked=1;
     int         mpi_size = -1;
     int         mpi_rank = -1;
diff --git a/testpar/t_mpi.c b/testpar/t_mpi.c
index 890a918..fe78317 100644
--- a/testpar/t_mpi.c
+++ b/testpar/t_mpi.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int test_mpio_gb_file(char *filename) {
                             mpi_rank, mpi_off, mpi_off);
                 /* set data to some trivial pattern for easy verification */
                 for (j = 0; j < MB; j++)
-                    *(buf + j) = i * mpi_size + mpi_rank;
+                    *(buf + j) = (int8_t)(i * mpi_size + mpi_rank);
                 if (VERBOSE_MED)
                     HDfprintf(stdout,
                             "proc %d: writing %d bytes at offset %lld\n",
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int test_mpio_gb_file(char *filename) {
                 mrc = MPI_File_read_at(fh, mpi_off, buf, MB, MPI_BYTE,
                         &mpi_stat);
                 INFO((mrc == MPI_SUCCESS), "GB size file read");
-                expected = i * mpi_size + (mpi_size - mpi_rank - 1);
+                expected = (int8_t)(i * mpi_size + (mpi_size - mpi_rank - 1));
                 vrfyerrs = 0;
                 for (j = 0; j < MB; j++) {
                     if ((*(buf + j) != expected)
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static int test_mpio_1wMr(char *filename, int special_request) {
     * ==================================================*/
     irank = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < DIMSIZE; i++)
-        writedata[i] = irank * DIMSIZE + i;
+        H5_CHECKED_ASSIGN(writedata[i], uint8_t, irank * DIMSIZE + i, int)
     mpi_off = irank * DIMSIZE;
 
     /* Only one process writes */
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static int test_mpio_1wMr(char *filename, int special_request) {
         return 1;
     };
     for (i = 0; i < DIMSIZE; i++) {
-        expect_val = irank * DIMSIZE + i;
+        H5_CHECKED_ASSIGN(expect_val, uint8_t, irank * DIMSIZE + i, int);
         if (readdata[i] != expect_val) {
             PRINTID;
             HDprintf("read data[%d:%d] got %02x, expect %02x\n", irank, i,
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static int test_mpio_derived_dtype(char *filename) {
     MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpi_rank);
     retcode = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-        buf[i] = i + 1;
+        H5_CHECKED_ASSIGN(buf[i], int8_t, i + 1, int);
 
     if ((mpi_err = MPI_File_open(MPI_COMM_WORLD, filename,
             MPI_MODE_RDWR | MPI_MODE_CREATE, MPI_INFO_NULL, &fh))