[mpich-discuss] Handle CTRL-C

[Pavan Balaji]

On 04/12/2012 10:56 AM, Renato Tegon Forti wrote:
> How I can handle CTRL-C signal in MPI programa?
>
> I need do some clean up if user send CTRL-C signal! And then exit!

When the user sends a Ctrl-C to mpiexec, it is directly forwarded to the 
MPI processes.  You can catch the signal in the processes and do 
whatever cleanup you need to.  If mpiexec receives a second Ctrl-C, it 
force kills the processes.

  -- Pavan

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