[MPI3 Fortran] ASYNC attribute

[Jeff Squyres]

On May 6, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Bill Long wrote:

> > 2. Yes, the MPI_Request argument to MPI_Wait is inout.
>
> Question: Is MPI_Request actually a Fortran derived TYPE, or is it  
> just
> a KIND value for an INTEGER?  I had thought that all of these flag and
> handle-like arguments were treated as integers in the Fortran  
> interface.
>   Making it an actual defined type would have some advantages, but  
> would
> that cause a problem with existing codes?
>


In MPI-1 and MPI-2, they're INTEGERs.  But we're toying with the idea  
of using ISO_C_BIND for MPI-3 and therefore tying the MPI_Request in  
Fortran to be whatever it is in C (likely either the equivalent of a C  
int or a pointer).

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Jeff Squyres
Cisco Systems