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<p><font size="2" face="sans-serif">There is already precedence, isn't there? At the very least MPI_IS_THREAD_MAIN can be called by any thread in those modes. Also MPI_QUERY_THREAD? and MPI_INITIALIZED?</font><br>
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On 12/07/2010 09:47 AM, Douglas Miller wrote:<br>
> While the implementation I'd be making would probably not distinguish<br>
> between MULTIPLE, SERIAL, and FUNNEL, I still believe that there are<br>
> implementations that do benefit from using a lesser threading model and<br>
> would still be able to use helper threads. I think it is short-sighted<br>
> to rule out those modes for helper threads.<br>
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The question is not about the utility, but rather of the introduction of <br>
a new concept -- that is, MPI functions that can be called by multiple <br>
threads even in SERIAL or FUNNELED mode.<br>
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-- Pavan<br>
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Pavan Balaji<br>
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