From: Denis Davydov <davydden@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:42:11 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: make an Assert in LA::distributed::Vector::compress_finish() less rigid
X-Git-Tag: v9.0.0-rc1~1213^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6c4b2deda9761e5e8ba068044e7803086ed9095f;p=dealii.git

make an Assert in LA::distributed::Vector::compress_finish() less rigid
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diff --git a/include/deal.II/lac/la_parallel_vector.templates.h b/include/deal.II/lac/la_parallel_vector.templates.h
index d4489ca592..c98916c8d8 100644
--- a/include/deal.II/lac/la_parallel_vector.templates.h
+++ b/include/deal.II/lac/la_parallel_vector.templates.h
@@ -676,9 +676,15 @@ namespace LinearAlgebra
             for ( ; my_imports!=part.import_indices().end(); ++my_imports)
               for (unsigned int j=my_imports->first; j<my_imports->second;
                    j++, read_position++)
+                // Below we use relatively large precision in units in the last place (ULP) as
+                // this Assert can be easily triggered in p::d::SolutionTransfer.
+                // The rationale is that during interpolation on two elements sharing
+                // the face, values on this face obtained from each side might
+                // be different due to additions being done in different order.
                 Assert(*read_position == Number() ||
                        std::abs(local_element(j) - *read_position) <=
-                       std::abs(local_element(j)) * 10000. *
+                       std::abs(local_element(j) + *read_position) *
+                       100000. *
                        std::numeric_limits<real_type>::epsilon(),
                        ExcNonMatchingElements(*read_position, local_element(j),
                                               part.this_mpi_process()));