[Mpi-forum] The const proposal - Ticket 140

[Pavel Shamis (Pasha)]

I would like to add Mellanox to the list of organizations that support 
this letter.
Pasha.

Richard Treumann wrote:
>
> All -
>
> The signatories of this letter represent the majority of MPI 
> implementors participating in the MPI Forum. We are concerned that 
> proposal #140 ("Add const Keyword to the C bindings") has a number of 
> issues which suggest delaying to MPI-3 would be appropriate.
>  
> In particular, the proposal:
>
> - Is likely to pass a simple majority vote, but does not carry the 
> support of the majority of MPI implementors, suggesting consensus has 
> not been reached.
> - Changes 90+ MPI API interfaces, which is not a "trivial" change and 
> therefore does not meet the intent of the MPI-2.2 process.
> - Is not needed to fix any serious bug in the standard text or to 
> solve an issue that cannot easily be avoided by the MPI application.
> - Does not offer any demonstrable optimization opportunities for 
> implementation or application, but may constrain future implementation 
> opportunities.
>
> Therefore, we ask for your assistance in deferring proposal #140 to 
> the MPI-3 process, where more time can be spent assessing its impact.
>
> Thank you,
>
> - Cisco: Jeff Squires
> - Intel: Alexander Supalov & Keith Underwood
> - Sandia: Brian Barrett
> - IBM: Richard Treumann
> - QLogic: Avneesh Pant
> - UTenn: George Bosilca
> - HP: David George Solt
> - UHouston: Edgar Gabriel
> - Myricom: Patrick Geoffray
> - ORNL: Richard Graham
> - Sun: Terry Dontje
> - NEC: Hubert Ritzdorf & Jesper Traeff
>
>
>
> Dick Treumann - MPI Team
> IBM Systems & Technology Group
> Dept X2ZA / MS P963 -- 2455 South Road -- Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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