[Mpi-forum] MPI_Comm_create_group Meeting

Marc Snir snir at mcs.anl.gov
Tue Nov 1 17:16:13 CDT 2011


please ignore -- wrong address

On Nov 1, 2011, at 5:01 PM, Marc Snir wrote:

> can skip
> On Nov 1, 2011, at 2:33 PM, James Dinan wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I would like to form a group to review the MPI_Comm_create_group() proposal (#286) for a formal reading at the next Forum meeting.  If you are interested in joining the discussion, could you please fill in your availability for a one hour conference call next week:
>> 
>> http://www.doodle.com/9tganzq2hqiqy7kt
>> 
>> We have a couple issues to discuss:
>> 
>> 1.) The name of the function: MPI_Comm_create_group, MPI_Group_comm_create, MPI_Comm_create_from_group, ...
>> 
>> 2.) The tag argument: Should we use a tag or a "color" to establish a safe communication conduit on the parent communicator.  As discussed at the Forum, using a tag could conflict with the use of MPI_ANY_TAG on the parent communicator.  A color would avoid this issue, however it could complicate tag matching.
>> 
>> 3.) Changes to the text.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> ~Jim.
>> 
>> PS- I've attached a copy of the current text with comments from the formal reading at the last Forum meeting (in Acrobat: Comments -> Comments View -> Show Comments List for the full list).
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