pvm_send - Immediately sends the data in the active message buffer.
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Description
The routine pvm_send sends a message stored in the active send buffer to the PVM process identified by
tid.msgtag is used to label the content of the message. If pvm_send is successful, info will be 0. If
some error occurs then info will be < 0.
The pvm_send routine is asynchronous. Computation on the sending processor resumes as soon as the
message is safely on its way to the receiving processor. This is in contrast to synchronous
communication, during which computation on the sending processor halts until the matching receive is
executed by the receiving processor.
The PVM model guarantees the following about message order. If task 1 sends message A to task 2, then
task 1 sends message B to task 2, message A will arrive at task 2 before message B. Moreover, if both
messages arrive before task 2 does a receive, then a wildcard receive will always return message A.
Terminating a PVM task immediately after sending a message or messages from it may result in those
messages being lost. To be sure, always call pvm_exit() before stopping.
Errors
These error conditions can be returned by pvm_send
PvmBadParam
giving an invalid tid or a msgtag.
PvmSysErr
pvmd not responding.
PvmNoBuf
no active send buffer. Try pvm_initsend() before send.
Examples
C:
info = pvm_initsend( PvmDataDefault );
info = pvm_pkint( array, 10, 1 );
msgtag = 3 ;
info = pvm_send( tid, msgtag );
Fortran:
CALL PVMFINITSEND(PVMRAW, INFO)
CALL PVMFPACK( REAL8, DATA, 100, 1, INFO )
CALL PVMFSEND( TID, 3, INFO )
Name
pvm_send - Immediately sends the data in the active message buffer.
Parameters
tid Integer task identifier of destination process.
msgtag Integer message tag supplied by the user. msgtag should be >= 0.
info Integer status code returned by the routine.
See Also
pvm_initsend(3PVM), pvm_mcast(3PVM), pvm_pack(3PVM), pvm_psend(3PVM), pvm_recv(3PVM) 30 August, 1993 SEND(3PVM)
Synopsis
Cintinfo=pvm_send(inttid,intmsgtag)Fortrancallpvmfsend(tid,msgtag,info)
