[mpi-21] MPI_FINALIZE

[William Gropp]

I think that we're fine as is, and can move this to the discussed but  
require no change page.

Bill

On Jan 28, 2008, at 11:52 AM, Rolf Rabenseifner wrote:

> Mainly to Jeff Squyres, Hubert Ritzdorf, Rolf Rabenseifner,  
> Nicholas Nevin,
>           Bill Gropp, Dick Treumann
>
> This is a follow up to:
>   MPI_FINALIZE in MPI-2 (with spawn)
>   in http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/homes/wgropp/projects/parallel/MPI/mpi- 
> errata/index.html
> with mail discussion in
>   http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/homes/wgropp/projects/parallel/MPI/mpi- 
> errata/discuss/finalize/
> _________________________________________
>
> When I understand correctly, then a clarification is not needed
> because the MPI standard expresses all, i.e.
> - MPI_Finalize need not to behave like a barrier
> - but is allowed to have a barrier inside.
> - If the user wants to exit one spawned process while
>   the others still continue to work, he/she must
>   disconnect this process before calling MPI_Finalize on it.
>
> If somebody wants a clarification to be included into the standard
> and therefore in Ballot 4, please send me your wording
> with the page and line references included.
>
> If all agree, that no clarification is needed, then I would finish
> this track.
>
> Best regards
> Rolf
>
>
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William Gropp
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign





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