> From http://www.mpi-forum.org/docs/mpi-11-html/node41.html#Node41
> 
> Order Messages are non-overtaking: If a sender sends two messages in
> succession to the same destination, and both match the same receive,
> then this operation cannot receive the second message if the first one
> is still pending. [...]

Fascinating. I have no idea how one would ensure this property when using MPI 
over, say, an ethernet network with multiple possible paths between two 
machines. But be that as it may, thanks for pointing this out -- it completely 
solves a problem I had perceived before.


> It seems that the MPI standard authors had the same feeling. ;)

:-)

W.

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