[MPICH] Specifying a timeout for MPI_Comm_Accept

[Rajeev Thakur]

There isn't a timeout key for MPICH2 currently.

Rajeev 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Patrick Gräbel
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:04 PM
> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: [MPICH] Specifying a timeout for MPI_Comm_Accept
> 
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I read in "Using MPI-2" that there may be a way to set a timeout value
> for MPI_Comm_Accept/Connect via the MPI_Info parameter -- but it's
> implementation specifc.
> 
> I tried the example key "timeout" from the book but I did not 
> succeed in
> producing a timeout for MPICH2. Is there any timeout key for 
> MPICH2? Do
> I have to solve this by using a lurking background thread?
> 
> Greeting,
> Patrick.
> 
>