Hi,
> I assume you mean something like mca_coll_foo_init_query() for your
> initialization function. And I'm guessing you're exchanging some sort
> of address information for your network here?
>
correct.
> What I actually did in my collective component was use PML's modex
> (module exchange) facility, defined in
> ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_module_exchange.h. I think all of the BTLs
> use this, so look there if you would like to see examples.
>
> The fact that this is associated with the PML is a bit of a historical
> artifact; it is perfectly reasonable to use the modex stuff from a coll
> component.
>
> Another facility you might be interested in is ORTE's DSS (data
> pack/unpack) and RML (remote messaging). The BTLs tend to use this for
> out-of-band communication necessary for lazy connection establishment.
> The headers you want are orte/dss/dss.h and orte/mca/rml/rml.h. Again,
> many of the BTLs use this, so look there for examples.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
Thank's a lot! I'll look into these.
Best regards,
Georg.
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