Use MPI_BYTE for unknown types

kokkos · Jun 11, 2024 · 12c81d4 · 12c81d4
1 parent fc25da1
commit 12c81d4
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 8 deletions.
diff --git a/src/impl/KokkosComm_types.hpp b/src/impl/KokkosComm_types.hpp
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ template <typename Scalar>
 MPI_Datatype mpi_type() {
   using T = std::decay_t<Scalar>;
 
-  if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::byte>)
-    return MPI_BYTE;
-
-  else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, char>)
+  if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, char>)
     return MPI_CHAR;
   else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, unsigned char>)
     return MPI_UNSIGNED_CHAR;
@@ -99,10 +96,8 @@ MPI_Datatype mpi_type() {
   else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, Kokkos::complex<double>>)
     return MPI_DOUBLE_COMPLEX;
 
-  else {
-    static_assert(std::is_void_v<T>, "mpi_type not implemented");
-    return MPI_CHAR;  // unreachable
-  }
+  else
+    return MPI_BYTE;
 }
 
 template <typename Scalar>