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MPI_STATUS_IGNORE

Definition

MPI_STATUS_IGNORE is a constant that tells MPI to not fill an MPI_Status, which saves some time. This constant is used in message reception (MPI_Recv), non-blocking operations wait (MPI_Wait, MPI_Waitany) and test (MPI_Test, MPI_Testany). A version of MPI_STATUS_IGNORE exists also for arrays of statuses: MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE.

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <mpi.h>

/**
 * @brief Demonstrates how to tell MPI to not fill the MPI_Status.
 * @details This application is designed around a simple message send. There are
 * two MPI processes: a sender and a receiver. The receiver will issue an
 * MPI_Recv and tell MPI not to fill an MPI_Status.
 **/
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);

    // Check that only 2 MPI processes are used.
    int comm_size;
    MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &comm_size);
    if(comm_size != 2)
    {
        printf("This application is meant to be run with 2 MPI processes, not %d.\n", comm_size);
        MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    // Get my rank and do the corresponding job
    enum role_ranks { SENDER, RECEIVER };
    int my_rank;
    MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &my_rank);
    switch(my_rank)
    {
        case SENDER:
        {
            // The "master" MPI process issues the MPI_Bsend.
            int buffer_sent = 12345;
            MPI_Ssend(&buffer_sent, 1, MPI_INT, 1, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
            break;
        }
        case RECEIVER:
        {
            // The "slave" MPI process receives the message.
            int buffer_received;
            MPI_Recv(&buffer_received, 1, MPI_INT, 0, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
            printf("MPI process %d received value: %d.\n", my_rank, buffer_received);
            break;
        }
    }

    MPI_Finalize();

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}