[Mpi3-ft] Defining the state of MPI after an error

[Richard Treumann]

You lost me there - in part, i am saying it is useless because there are 
almost zero cases in which it would be appropriate.  How does that make it 
"a minor change"?

Can you provide me the precise text you would add to the standard? Exactly 
how does the CANNOT_CONTINUE work?  Under what conditions does an MPI 
process see a CANNOT_CONTINUE and what does it mean? 

Please look at the example again.  The point was that there is nothing 
there that would justify a CANNOT_CONTINUE and MPI is still working 
correctly. Despite that, the behavior is a mess from the algorithm 
viewpoint after the error.


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09/22/2010 02:41 PM
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Re: [Mpi3-ft] Defining the state of MPI after an error
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That's why I feel that this is a minor change.

As to your example, it's possible that failed collectives result in 
CANNOT_CONTINUE, but a send to a failed process maybe doesn't have to. You 
can still send to other processes.

-d

On Sep 22, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Richard Treumann wrote:

> The situation of MPI state being totally trashed by an error that 
returns a return code barely exists.  The case where it is subtly 
discombobulated is the norm. 


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