[Mpi3-hybridpm] First cut at slides

[Jeff Hammond]

> > I don't see the issue with connected dynamic processes and finalize.
> > Doesn't each process just wait until count=0 to actually finalize?  In this
> > case, is it not sufficient for each process to use its local ref count?
> > Your slide looks fine to me.  What's the example where borkification
> > happens?
>
> The issue is that finalize might actually need to do something
> synchronizing between all connected processes.  I think it therefore might
> actually cause connected processes to block until everyone actually
> finalizes (vs. calling FINALIZE).
>
> But maybe that isn't disastrous.  If you don't want that (potential)
> behavior, you should COMM_DISCONNECT before finalize.

Does FINALIZE imply DISCONNECT?  Could we add that behavior without
breaking existing semantics?

Jeff

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