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PROBE(3PVM) PVM Version 3.4 PROBE(3PVM) NAME
pvm_probe - Check if message has arrived. SYNOPSIS
C int bufid = pvm_probe( int tid, int msgtag ) Fortran call pvmfprobe( tid, msgtag, bufid ) PARAMETERS
tid Integer task identifier of sending process supplied by the user. msgtag Integer message tag supplied by the user. msgtag should be >= 0. bufid Integer returning the value of the new active receive buffer identifier. Values less than zero indicate an error. DESCRIPTION
The routine pvm_probe checks to see if a message with label msgtag has arrived from tid. If a matching message has arrived pvm_probe returns a buffer identifier in bufid. This bufid can be used with pvm_bufinfo to determine information about the message such as its source and length. If the requested message has not arrived, then pvm_probe returns with a 0 in bufid. If some error occurs bufid will be < 0. A -1 in msgtag or tid matches anything. This allows the user the following options. If tid = -1 and msgtag is defined by the user, then pvm_probe will accept a message from any process which has a matching msgtag. If msgtag = -1 and tid is defined by the user, then pvm_probe will accept any message that is sent from process tid. If tid = -1 and msgtag = -1, then pvm_probe will accept any message from any process. pvm_probe can be called multiple times to check if a given message has arrived yet. After the message has arrived, pvm_recv must be called before the message can be unpacked into the user's memory using the unpack routines. EXAMPLES
C: tid = pvm_parent(); msgtag = 4 ; arrived = pvm_probe( tid, msgtag ); if ( arrived ) info = pvm_bufinfo( arrived, &len, &tag, &tid ); else /* go do other computing */ Fortran: CALL PVMFPROBE( -1, 4, ARRIVED ) IF ( ARRIVED .GT. 0 ) THEN CALL PVMFBUFINFO( ARRIVED, LEN, TAG, TID, INFO ) ELSE * GO DO USEFUL WORK ENDIF ERRORS
These error conditions can be returned by pvm_probe. PvmBadParam giving an invalid tid value or msgtag. PvmSysErr pvmd not responding. SEE ALSO
pvm_bufinfo(3PVM), pvm_getminfo(3PVM), pvm_nrecv(3PVM), pvm_recv(3PVM), pvm_unpack(3PVM) 30 August, 1993 PROBE(3PVM)
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PROBE(3PVM) PVM Version 3.4 PROBE(3PVM) NAME
pvm_probe - Check if message has arrived. SYNOPSIS
C int bufid = pvm_probe( int tid, int msgtag ) Fortran call pvmfprobe( tid, msgtag, bufid ) PARAMETERS
tid Integer task identifier of sending process supplied by the user. msgtag Integer message tag supplied by the user. msgtag should be >= 0. bufid Integer returning the value of the new active receive buffer identifier. Values less than zero indicate an error. DESCRIPTION
The routine pvm_probe checks to see if a message with label msgtag has arrived from tid. If a matching message has arrived pvm_probe returns a buffer identifier in bufid. This bufid can be used with pvm_bufinfo to determine information about the message such as its source and length. If the requested message has not arrived, then pvm_probe returns with a 0 in bufid. If some error occurs bufid will be < 0. A -1 in msgtag or tid matches anything. This allows the user the following options. If tid = -1 and msgtag is defined by the user, then pvm_probe will accept a message from any process which has a matching msgtag. If msgtag = -1 and tid is defined by the user, then pvm_probe will accept any message that is sent from process tid. If tid = -1 and msgtag = -1, then pvm_probe will accept any message from any process. pvm_probe can be called multiple times to check if a given message has arrived yet. After the message has arrived, pvm_recv must be called before the message can be unpacked into the user's memory using the unpack routines. EXAMPLES
C: tid = pvm_parent(); msgtag = 4 ; arrived = pvm_probe( tid, msgtag ); if ( arrived ) info = pvm_bufinfo( arrived, &len, &tag, &tid ); else /* go do other computing */ Fortran: CALL PVMFPROBE( -1, 4, ARRIVED ) IF ( ARRIVED .GT. 0 ) THEN CALL PVMFBUFINFO( ARRIVED, LEN, TAG, TID, INFO ) ELSE * GO DO USEFUL WORK ENDIF ERRORS
These error conditions can be returned by pvm_probe. PvmBadParam giving an invalid tid value or msgtag. PvmSysErr pvmd not responding. SEE ALSO
pvm_bufinfo(3PVM), pvm_getminfo(3PVM), pvm_nrecv(3PVM), pvm_recv(3PVM), pvm_unpack(3PVM) 30 August, 1993 PROBE(3PVM)