[MPI3 Fortran] Specify IN/OUT/INOUT in MPI spec?

[Supalov, Alexander]

Correction: Fortran is also covered. See https://svn.mpi-forum.org/trac/mpi-forum-web/ticket/117 . 

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Subject: Re: [MPI3 Fortran] Specify IN/OUT/INOUT in MPI spec?

Note that count size matter in particular is being addressed in another proposal that is currently C-centric. See MPI ticket #117, most likely targeted to MPI-3 now.

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From: mpi3-fortran-bounces at lists.mpi-forum.org [mailto:mpi3-fortran-bounces at lists.mpi-forum.org] On Behalf Of Bill Long
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 7:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [MPI3 Fortran] Specify IN/OUT/INOUT in MPI spec?



Lionel, Steve wrote:
> That's fine - I was just doing this for a formatting example.  I agree that different named constants for KIND values makes sense here.  I'd take a lead from the C binding to see if it had different typedefs for the integer kinds.
>   

I think the C binding could use some improvements first before following 
their lead.  It is pretty out of date.  For example...
> Steve
>
>
>   

Nick wrote:
> Please, no!  If we are going to use KIND, let it be done properly.  There
> needs to be a set of KINDs, because you have at least three different uses
> of integers there.
>
> I would tend to split them into counts (i.e. COUNT), handles (i.e. DATATYPE
> and COMM) and smallish integers (i.e. DEST, TAG and IERROR).  But another
> division might be better.
>
>   

I agree. The idea of using int for a buffer size is incompatible with 
arrays > 4GB.  It should be size_t instead.  Some sort of rework, along 
the lines Nick suggests, should be done for both the C and Fortran 
bindings.  In the end they should match.

Cheers,
Bill


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