[Mpi3-rma] [EXTERNAL] Re: request-based ops

[Pavan Balaji]

On 06/16/2013 10:02 AM, Jim Dinan wrote:
> If the channel is unordered, a message after the iflush can increment
> the counter, while one before the iflush has not yet completed.  So, the
> counter is not enough to mark a particular point in time.

Ah, good point.

> An implementation of iflush as flush should still be valid, right?  Just

No.  You cannot do this if the user only uses TEST.

MPI_WIN_IFLUSH(&req);
while (MPI_TEST(req) is not done);

  -- Pavan

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Pavan Balaji
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