Re: [OMPI users] self-messaging questions

2010-10-15 Thread Gus Correa
Hi Jeff Thank you very much for your detailed answers. This is the type of information that is hard to find, even if you read "MPI The Complete Reference" over and over, highlighting and writing notes on the margins. Considering what you wrote, and the perhaps only marginal advantage of copying

Re: [OMPI users] self-messaging questions

2010-10-15 Thread Jeff Squyres
On Oct 14, 2010, at 7:50 PM, Gus Correa wrote: > *1) Can a process send a message to itself?* > > The book "MPI: The complete reference, Vol. 1, 2nd Ed.", by Snir et al., > page 42, section 2.9.9 (Comments on Receive) says: > > "Therefore, it is unsafe and non-portable to send self-messages with

[OMPI users] self-messaging questions

2010-10-14 Thread Gus Correa
Dear OpenMPI Pros These questions may have appeared before. Anyway, I am somewhat confused about self-messaging in MPI and OpenMPI. Questions: *1) Can a process send a message to itself?* The book "MPI: The complete reference, Vol. 1, 2nd Ed.", by Snir et al., page 42, section 2.9.9 (Comments