[Mpi-forum] MPI_Type_create_struct vs. other datatype creation routines

Pavan Balaji balaji at mcs.anl.gov
Sat Aug 27 02:54:48 CDT 2011


Is there a reason why MPI_Type_create_struct was given the special 
privilege of using MPI_Aint to store displacements, while the remaining 
datatype creation routines use int? This would essentially disallow 
creation of a datatype as an offset to MPI_BOTTOM.

  -- Pavan

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Pavan Balaji
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