HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Release Notes

Programming
Message Passing Interface (MPI 1.8)
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Message Passing Interface (MPI 1.8)
HP MPI is a high-performance implementation of the Message Passing Interface
standard. HP MPI fully complies with the 1.2 standard and partially with the 2.0
standard. HP MPI provides an application programming interface and software libraries
to support parallel, message-passing applications that are efficient, portable, and
flexible.
Summary of Change
HP MPI 1.8 features and optimizations include:
• HyperFabric/Hyper Messaging Protocol (HMP) functionality
• Autodouble functionality
• Additional MPI2 functionality o Renamed functions
• New MPI2 functionality
• Dynamic Processes
• Additional One-Sided functionality
• Support for ROMIO
• New option MPI_ADDRESS_KIND
• Additional start-up functionality
•New -show compiler option
•New MPI_INSTR option
• Change of MPI_FLAGS=y functionality
• New option MPI_FLAGS=T
• Elimination of mpiview and XMPI
• Limited PA1.1 support