From 71b5b56ccf54e30aeb109e74e0c59b086134ba25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Zingale <michael.zingale@stonybrook.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:06:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add an abort if we run true SDC with AMR (#2978)

---
 Source/driver/Castro.cpp | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Source/driver/Castro.cpp b/Source/driver/Castro.cpp
index 11d10c1b9d..8ea195e8d2 100644
--- a/Source/driver/Castro.cpp
+++ b/Source/driver/Castro.cpp
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ Castro::read_params ()
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef TRUE_SDC
+    int max_level;
+    ppa.query("max_level", max_level);
+    if (max_level > 0) {
+        amrex::Error("True SDC does not work with AMR.");
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifndef TRUE_SDC
     if (time_integration_method == SpectralDeferredCorrections) {
         amrex::Error("True SDC currently requires USE_TRUE_SDC=TRUE when compiling.");