[Mpi3-subsetting] MPI subsetting: charting the way forward at a telecon next week?

Richard Graham rlgraham at [hidden]
Tue Jun 3 12:48:14 CDT 2008


Next week does not work for me at all.

Rich

On 6/3/08 12:29 PM, "Supalov, Alexander" <alexander.supalov_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>  
> It looks to me that we're on subsetting crossroads at the moment. There was a
> lot of good analysis so far, but I'm afraid we're slow on moving towards
> comparably sized synthesis.
>  
> On one hand, we have a rather well defined and strictly aimed proposal from
> Dick that might fit into MPI-2.2 framework and is somewhat related to
> subsetting. We also have a wider proposal from Jeff, which also has
> interesting repercussions in the client/MPI data exchange area, potentially
> usable well outside of the subsetting per se.
>  
> On the other hand we have a lot of things coming into the standard in MPI-3,
> and still no clear way to manage this complexity and cater for special purpose
> MPI configurations that may be necessary for MPI to expand to new areas.
> Moreover, the meeting in Chicago showed that not everybody agrees that
> introducing flexibility or going beyond the traditional HPC is a good idea at
> all.
>  
> On this backdrop, I'd suggest we should meet on the phone before the Forum
> gathering in Menlo Park, and try to develop a workable proposition how
> subsetting can find its way into the standard.
>  
> I happen to have time for such a meeting on the following days next week:
>  
> Tuesday, May 10, 2008, 8:00 am PDT/11:00 am EDT/17:00 CDT    yes/no/plan B
> Wednesday, May 11, 2008, 8:00 am PDT/11:00 am EDT/17:00 CDT    yes/no/plan B
> Thursday, May 12, 2008, 8:00 am PDT/11:00 am EDT/17:00 CDT    yes/no/plan B
>  
> Please reply as usual to me whether you can make any of these slots.
>  
> Best regards.
>  
> Alexander
>  
> PS. This time I took special care to have a subsetting slot at the F2F
> meeting. :)
>  
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