MPI_Request_toint(3)

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version 5.0.1 Β· 2 versions
, in nixos 26.05, ubuntu stonking

πŸ’– MPI_Request_toint β€” the MPI glow-up page πŸ’–

okay bestie, so this is a page from the MPI manual, section 3 (that's the library-functions girlies, iykyk) ✨


✨ NAME ✨

MPI_Request_toint β€” bestie, this one converts an MPI_Request into an integer handle. that's the whole gig. no cap. πŸŽ€


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int MPI_Request_toint(MPI_Request request)

πŸ¦‹ INPUT PARAMETERS πŸ¦‹

  • request β€” the communication request, and it's a handle. that's it, that's the input, she's lowkey a one-parameter icon πŸ‘‘

πŸ”₯ THREAD AND INTERRUPT SAFETY πŸ”₯

okay so this next part actually matters, don't skip it πŸ™ˆ

this routine is thread-safe. what that means for you, bestie: multiple threads can use it at the same time and it will simply not need any user-provided thread locks. no mutexes, no hand-holding, she handles herself πŸ’… periodt.

but β€” and this is the important but β€” the routine is not interrupt safe. 😭 typically this is because of memory allocation routines like malloc, or other non-MPICH runtime routines, that are themselves not interrupt-safe. so like, interrupting her mid-thought is a no. the vibe check fails there. fr fr.


and that's the whole page, bestie 🫢 go forth and turn your requests into integers responsibly ✨


signing off from the MPI manual, version dated 4/10/2026 β€” page MPI_Request_toint(3), mwah πŸ’‹ πŸ‘‘πŸŒˆβ­

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