<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>As discussed last week, we will have our next MPI-3 tools</div><div>TelCon on 3/14 at 8am PDT, 11am EDT - note that the</div><div>time difference to Europe is at the moment only 8 hours</div><div>and hence the TelCon starts at 4pm MEZ.</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff has again created a Webex session:</div><div><a class="ext-link" href="https://cisco.webex.com/ciscosales/j.php?ED=160773797&UID=0&PW=NYTRhNTI1ZDE4&RT=MiMxMQ==">https://cisco.webex.com/ciscosales/j.php?ED=160773797&UID=0&PW=NYTRhNTI1ZDE4&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D</a></div><div>Password tools</div><div><br></div><div>I have created a new draft of the tools chapter and add it</div><div>to the Wiki - changes are mostly cosmetic or reflect the</div><div>discussion during last TelCons.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, we have three points outstanding, which I would</div><div>like to discuss tomorrow:</div><div><br></div><div>- How to deal with threading?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Do we need to be aware of the thread level?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- What are the implications for performance measurements?</div><div><br></div><div>- Naming - how do we call the interface and all routines</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- The forum last time suggested to keep MPIT in the MPI </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> namespace, but we need a prefix. Options:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- MPI_T_</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- MPI_II_</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- MPI_Tools_</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- MPI_Vars_</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- others?</div><div><br></div><div>- Should we include strings as MPIT types?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- If so, how do we need to adjust the interface to report</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> the string lengths?</div><div><br></div><div>It would be great if we could come to a conclusion for all</div><div>of those, so I can create a final draft in time for the two week</div><div>deadline for the formal reading at the next forum.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Martin </div><div><br></div><div><br><div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>________________________________________________________________________</div><div>Martin Schulz, <a href="mailto:schulzm@llnl.gov">schulzm@llnl.gov</a>, <a href="http://people.llnl.gov/schulzm">http://people.llnl.gov/schulzm</a></div><div>CASC @ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA</div><div><br></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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