[Mpi3-hybridpm] Hybrid WG meeting at the Forum

Pavan Balaji balaji at mcs.anl.gov
Tue Dec 7 10:12:55 CST 2010


On 12/07/2010 09:47 AM, Douglas Miller wrote:
> While the implementation I'd be making would probably not distinguish
> between MULTIPLE, SERIAL, and FUNNEL, I still believe that there are
> implementations that do benefit from using a lesser threading model and
> would still be able to use helper threads. I think it is short-sighted
> to rule out those modes for helper threads.

The question is not about the utility, but rather of the introduction of 
a new concept -- that is, MPI functions that can be called by multiple 
threads even in SERIAL or FUNNELED mode.

  -- Pavan

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