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+/*
+ * Minimal reproducer for hipfftMakePlanMany / hipfftPlanMany failures.
+ *
+ * Compile on Frontier (no Grid headers needed):
+ *   hipcc -o Test_hipfft_minimal Test_hipfft_minimal.cc -lhipfft
+ *
+ * Run:
+ *   ./Test_hipfft_minimal
+ */
+
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <hipfft/hipfft.h>
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
+
+static const char *hipfftResultString(hipfftResult r) {
+  switch (r) {
+  case HIPFFT_SUCCESS:                  return "HIPFFT_SUCCESS";
+  case HIPFFT_INVALID_PLAN:             return "HIPFFT_INVALID_PLAN";
+  case HIPFFT_ALLOC_FAILED:             return "HIPFFT_ALLOC_FAILED";
+  case HIPFFT_INVALID_TYPE:             return "HIPFFT_INVALID_TYPE";
+  case HIPFFT_INVALID_VALUE:            return "HIPFFT_INVALID_VALUE";
+  case HIPFFT_INTERNAL_ERROR:           return "HIPFFT_INTERNAL_ERROR";
+  case HIPFFT_EXEC_FAILED:              return "HIPFFT_EXEC_FAILED";
+  case HIPFFT_SETUP_FAILED:             return "HIPFFT_SETUP_FAILED";
+  case HIPFFT_INVALID_SIZE:             return "HIPFFT_INVALID_SIZE";
+  case HIPFFT_UNALIGNED_DATA:           return "HIPFFT_UNALIGNED_DATA";
+  case HIPFFT_INCOMPLETE_PARAMETER_LIST:return "HIPFFT_INCOMPLETE_PARAMETER_LIST";
+  case HIPFFT_INVALID_DEVICE:           return "HIPFFT_INVALID_DEVICE";
+  case HIPFFT_PARSE_ERROR:              return "HIPFFT_PARSE_ERROR";
+  case HIPFFT_NO_WORKSPACE:             return "HIPFFT_NO_WORKSPACE";
+  case HIPFFT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED:          return "HIPFFT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED";
+  case HIPFFT_NOT_SUPPORTED:            return "HIPFFT_NOT_SUPPORTED";
+  default:                              return "UNKNOWN";
+  }
+}
+
+// Plan creation + execution for (G, howmany) using hipfftCreate+hipfftMakePlanMany.
+// This is the path Grid's FFT.h now uses.
+static void tryPlanAndExec(int G, long howmany) {
+  int n[] = {G};
+  long nelems = (long)G * howmany;
+
+  printf("--- G=%-4d  howmany=%-10ld  total_elems=%-12ld ---\n",
+         G, howmany, nelems);
+
+  // Allocate device buffer (hipfftDoubleComplex = 16 bytes each)
+  hipfftDoubleComplex *dbuf = nullptr;
+  hipError_t herr = hipMalloc(&dbuf, nelems * sizeof(hipfftDoubleComplex));
+  if (herr != hipSuccess) {
+    printf("  hipMalloc failed (%d) for %ld elems — skipping\n\n", (int)herr, nelems);
+    return;
+  }
+  hipMemset(dbuf, 0, nelems * sizeof(hipfftDoubleComplex));
+
+  // 1. hipfftPlanMany (one-step, nullptr embed) — current Grid path
+  {
+    hipfftHandle p;
+    hipfftResult rv = hipfftPlanMany(&p, 1, n,
+                                     nullptr, 1, G,
+                                     nullptr, 1, G,
+                                     HIPFFT_Z2Z, (int)howmany);
+    printf("  hipfftPlanMany   create : %d (%s)\n", (int)rv, hipfftResultString(rv));
+    if (rv == HIPFFT_SUCCESS) {
+      rv = hipfftExecZ2Z(p, dbuf, dbuf, HIPFFT_FORWARD);
+      hipDeviceSynchronize();
+      printf("  hipfftPlanMany   execFwd: %d (%s)\n", (int)rv, hipfftResultString(rv));
+      hipfftDestroy(p);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 2. hipfftCreate + hipfftMakePlanMany (two-step) — also current Grid path
+  {
+    hipfftHandle p;
+    size_t workSize = 0;
+    hipfftResult rc = hipfftCreate(&p);
+    if (rc == HIPFFT_SUCCESS) {
+      hipfftResult rv = hipfftMakePlanMany(p, 1, n,
+                                           nullptr, 1, G,
+                                           nullptr, 1, G,
+                                           HIPFFT_Z2Z, (int)howmany, &workSize);
+      printf("  hipfftMakePlanMany      : %d (%s)  workSize=%zu\n",
+             (int)rv, hipfftResultString(rv), workSize);
+      if (rv == HIPFFT_SUCCESS) {
+        rv = hipfftExecZ2Z(p, dbuf, dbuf, HIPFFT_FORWARD);
+        hipDeviceSynchronize();
+        printf("  hipfftMakePlanMany exec : %d (%s)\n", (int)rv, hipfftResultString(rv));
+      }
+      hipfftDestroy(p);
+    } else {
+      printf("  hipfftCreate            : %d (%s)\n", (int)rc, hipfftResultString(rc));
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 3. hipfftPlan1d (simplest API, batch = howmany)
+  {
+    hipfftHandle p;
+    hipfftResult rv = hipfftPlan1d(&p, G, HIPFFT_Z2Z, (int)howmany);
+    printf("  hipfftPlan1d     create : %d (%s)\n", (int)rv, hipfftResultString(rv));
+    if (rv == HIPFFT_SUCCESS) {
+      rv = hipfftExecZ2Z(p, dbuf, dbuf, HIPFFT_FORWARD);
+      hipDeviceSynchronize();
+      printf("  hipfftPlan1d     execFwd: %d (%s)\n", (int)rv, hipfftResultString(rv));
+      hipfftDestroy(p);
+    }
+  }
+
+  hipFree(dbuf);
+  printf("\n");
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+  // Print HIP device info
+  int device = 0;
+  hipGetDevice(&device);
+  hipDeviceProp_t prop;
+  hipGetDeviceProperties(&prop, device);
+  printf("Device %d: %s  warpSize=%d\n\n", device, prop.name, prop.warpSize);
+
+#ifdef hipfftVersionMinor
+  printf("hipFFT version: %d.%d.%d\n\n",
+         hipfftVersionMajor, hipfftVersionMinor, hipfftVersionPatch);
+#endif
+
+  // Original sweep with small howmany (these passed first time)
+  printf("=== Small howmany (original sweep) ===\n\n");
+  for (int G : {4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64})
+    tryPlanAndExec(G, 512);
+
+  // Grid-realistic howmany values derived from actual lattice geometries.
+  // howmany = Ncomp * product(ldimensions[d] for d != dim)
+  // For LatticeComplexD: Ncomp=1.
+  printf("=== Grid-realistic parameters ===\n\n");
+
+  // --grid 16.16.16.16  4D FFT  (KNOWN TO FAIL in Grid)
+  // Each dim: G=16, Nperp=16^3=4096
+  tryPlanAndExec(16, 4096);
+
+  // --grid 32.32.32.32  4D FFT  (KNOWN TO SUCCEED in Grid)
+  // Each dim: G=32, Nperp=32^3=32768
+  tryPlanAndExec(32, 32768);
+
+  // --grid 32.32.32.32 Ls=8  5D DWF FFT  (KNOWN TO FAIL on dim 0 in Grid)
+  // dim 0: G=8,  Nperp=32^4=1048576
+  tryPlanAndExec(8, 1048576);
+  // dim 1-4: G=32, Nperp=8*32^3=262144
+  tryPlanAndExec(32, 262144);
+
+  // Extra intermediate cases to bracket the failure
+  tryPlanAndExec(16, 1024);
+  tryPlanAndExec(16, 2048);
+  tryPlanAndExec(16, 8192);
+  tryPlanAndExec(8,  4096);
+  tryPlanAndExec(8,  65536);
+  tryPlanAndExec(8,  262144);
+
+  return 0;
+}