>> Long-term, there are two policy options that I think make sense:
>> 
>> 1. Don't ever do MPI_Request_free implicitly from a Request object.
>> 
>> 2. Do reference counting in Request objects; do an MPI_Request_free
>> when the last reference is destroyed.
>> 
>> I can see pros and cons to each; I'd appreciate others' opinions.
> 
> I like #2, but the question is, how much overhead that will produce.
> My feeling is that it is negligible, but I might be wrong.

Since requests are associated with interprocessor communication I am sure
the overhead associated with reference counting is trivial in comparison.

-Ben


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