[gmx-users] Re: genbox Not enough memory

[Jochen Hub]

ps: There is a fix for this issue in Gerrit code review:

https://gerrit.gromacs.org/#/c/1175/

which introduces a fix genbox -allpair. This avoid the memory-leaky 
neighbor searching, which is the reason for your problem.

Jochen


Am 10/11/12 10:56 AM, schrieb Jochen Hub:
> Hi,
>
> this is due to the way genbox -ci is currently implemented. It calles
> add_conf() too often which leaks memory. So you'll have to edit the code.
>
> Jochen
>
>
> You'll have to edit the genbox code in order
>
> Am 10/10/12 7:14 PM, schrieb Dr. Vitaly Chaban:
>>>
>>> Thanks..You are right...The last line of gro file says 250 so it is
>>> in nm!...
>>>
>>> On 10 October 2012 12:30, Christopher Neale
>>> <chris.neale at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:
>>>> Sounds like you ran out of memory. Many clusters have a few
>>>> large-memory nodes. Can you use one of those?
>>>> It's failing on a call for 1.3 Gb of memory, which by itself isn't
>>>> really a lot...
>>>>
>>>> Also, can you confirm 250 A box length, not 250 nm box length?
>>>> Gromacs defines length in units of nm.
>>>>
>>>> Chris.
>>>>
>>>> -- original message --
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to build a polymer in solvent system by solvating my fully
>>>> extended polymer chains in a box of size 250 250 250 A. I am adding
>>>> 4500 solvent molecules as below
>>>>
>>>>   genbox -cp Solute.gro -ci solvent.gro -o solvated.gro -nmol 4500
>>>>
>>>> Adding solvents is a slow process and takes much time and at the end
>>>> I get:
>>>>
>>>> Program genbox, VERSION 4.5.4
>>>> Source code file: smalloc.c, line: 214
>>>>
>>>> Fatal error:
>>>> Not enough memory. Failed to realloc 1338273212 bytes for grid->nra,
>>>> grid->nra=0x0
>>>> (called from file nsgrid.c, line 483)
>>>> For more information and tips for troubleshooting, please check the
>>>> GROMACS
>>>> website at http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Errors
>>>>
>>>> Is this happening because of the huge amount of free space to be
>>>> filled with the solvent? Please help me.
>>
>>
>> Genbox sometimes suffers from the out-of-memory error. Based on my own
>> investigation, this is indeed what happens here, because the utility
>> uses a kind of grid during its operation. The larger the cell, the
>> more hungry it becomes, no matter how many molecules you want to
>> insert. The standard advice therefore applies - add memory...
>>
>> Another question is why you need such a huge box? The only thing I
>> could imaging is simulating a droplet-vapor/air interface...
>>
>> Another advice is to start with a smaller box and then extend its
>> deminsions using editconf (which does not "care about the box size").
>>
>>
>> Dr. Vitaly V. Chaban
>> MEMPHYS - Center for Biomembrane Physics
>> Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy
>> University of Southern Denmark
>> Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
>>
>

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