[Mpi-forum] Changelog question

[Rolf Rabenseifner]

Yes, of course, but I thought that the MPI_Count
ticket has only about 6 new routines, similar to the 
two entries 17 and 18 on MPI-2.2 pages 594 and 595
about the MPI_DIST_GRAPH_... routines.

If a whole new main chapter is added, then
typically only one ticket is added, 
without mentioning 20 routines.

Rolf

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bronis R. de Supinski" <bronis at llnl.gov>
> To: "Main MPI Forum mailing list" <mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 11:59:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mpi-forum] Changelog question
> Rolf:
> 
> Re:
> > Normally, the routine names of the new routines should be mentioned.
> 
> I do not agree that this rule is appropriate. If broad
> concepts are added then you mention the concept, not every
> routine that was added for it. As a primary example, if
> we adopt the MPIT proposal then we only need to refer to
> the concept. We do not need to list each routine of which
> the new concept consists (it is obvious when one reviews
> the new standard that any MPI_T_ routine was added).
> 
> In this specific instance, Jeff's proposed text is certainly
> specific enough. I agree with Jeff that we might want to be
> less specific; we certainly do not need to add the name of
> every new routine that accepts MPI_Count.
> 
> Bronis
> 
> 
> > They automatically go also into the Index.
> > Taking the last position in the index, normally one can see
> > with which MPI version, this routine was introduced,
> > if it is newer than MPI-2.0.
> >
> > In your case, I would also say a word,
> > - that several inquiry functions are modified to return
> >  MPI_UNDEFINED in the case of too large numbers
> >  (again the names should be fully listed),
> > - and that other the existing routines are
> >  not modified as long they are internally able to handle
> >  large messages.
> >
> > Please have a look at the existing change-log items.
> >
> > Rolf
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jeff Squyres" <jsquyres at cisco.com>
> >> To: "MPI Forum list"
> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:07:30 PM
> >> Subject: [Mpi-forum] Changelog question
> >> Rolf --
> >>
> >> Per your comments, we made up a changelog entry for the MPI_Count
> >> ticket. MPI_Count isn't *too* large, but it does touch a lot of
> >> individual places.
> >>
> >> Here's how our changelog entry rendered in PDF; is this generally
> >> what
> >> you had in mind?
> >>
> >> -----
> >> Section 2.5.8 on page 16, Section 3.2.2 on page 29, Section 3.3 on
> >> page 31, Section 4.1.5 on page 97, Section 4.1.7 on page 99,
> >> Section
> >> 4.1.8 on page 101, Section 4.1.11 on page 105, Section 5.9.2 on
> >> page
> >> 172, Section 12.3 on page 412, Section A.1.1 on page 545,
> >>
> >> Introduce MPI_Count, a type large enough to represent element
> >> counts
> >> in memory, file views, etc., and associated functions.
> >> -----
> >>
> >> Or should we be more brief and not list every individual
> >> section/page
> >> that we touched? I could see this getting problematic for some
> >> other
> >> tickets (e.g., Fortran).
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jeff Squyres
> >> jsquyres at cisco.com
> >> For corporate legal information go to:
> >> http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> mpi-forum mailing list
> >> mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org
> >> http://lists.mpi-forum.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/mpi-forum
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Rolf Rabenseifner . . . . . . . . . .. email
> > rabenseifner at hlrs.de
> > High Performance Computing Center (HLRS) . phone
> > ++49(0)711/685-65530
> > University of Stuttgart . . . . . . . . .. fax ++49(0)711 /
> > 685-65832
> > Head of Dpmt Parallel Computing . . .
> > www.hlrs.de/people/rabenseifner
> > Nobelstr. 19, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany . (Office: Allmandring 30)
> > _______________________________________________
> > mpi-forum mailing list
> > mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org
> > http://lists.mpi-forum.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/mpi-forum
> >
> _______________________________________________
> mpi-forum mailing list
> mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org
> http://lists.mpi-forum.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/mpi-forum

-- 
Dr. Rolf Rabenseifner . . . . . . . . . .. email rabenseifner at hlrs.de
High Performance Computing Center (HLRS) . phone ++49(0)711/685-65530
University of Stuttgart . . . . . . . . .. fax ++49(0)711 / 685-65832
Head of Dpmt Parallel Computing . . . www.hlrs.de/people/rabenseifner
Nobelstr. 19, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany . (Office: Allmandring 30)