[mpich-discuss] //Ssend(...) safe?

Sören Freudiger freud at irmb.tu-bs.de
Mon Nov 17 02:31:32 CST 2008


>> PS: I'm using Ssend, because possibly my send-call happens before my Irecv has been called. That means Rsend results in undefined behaivoir and that means standard Send shouldn't been used because reday send could be implemented for that one.
>>   

>I don't think so. As far as I know, MPI_Send may choose between 
>MPI_Bsend and MPI_Ssend. Am I wrong?

Hmm, mpi21-report.pdf - S.41 

"... Ready send can be implemented as a standard send. In this case there will be no
performance advantage (or disadvantage) for the use of ready send. ..."

In my eyes that means that the implementation can use "ready send" for "standard send", can't it?

SirAnn




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