[Mpi3-tools] Fwd: [MPI Forum] #228: MPIR Specification - An Official Companion Document for the MPI Standard

[Jeff Squyres]

On Oct 7, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Supalov, Alexander wrote:

>>> Our definition:
>>> volatile int MPIR_debug_state
>>> 
>>> Proposal definition:
>>> int MPIR_debug_state
>>> 
>>> This may be material, as the MPIR_debug_state is set by the program and
>>> inspected by the tool. We should probably add VOLATILE to the proposal.
> 
> I think you're right, the document needs to be updated. I looked back at the original text document that described the interface, and it has:
> 
> extern VOLATILE int MPIR_debug_state;

I just updated the document to make MPIR_debug_state be VOLATILE.  I'm up in a few minutes for the 1st vote here at the Forum in Chicago.  

Martin and I talked about this in person: technically, this is a change in the document that was formally read in Stuttgart.  I will ask the Forum if they're comfortable voting on this, or if we reset the clock and call this meeting the really-first-reading (and we have a first vote in December).  Technically, we should do the latter, but it may be a small enough change to eek through.

I'll let you know how it goes.

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