GETSBUF(3PVM)

💖 GETSBUF(3PVM) 💖

okay bestie, sit down, we're talking about PVM Version 3.4 today and honestly? this one's a lil cutie. it's pvm_getsbuf, and it's giving "who am I right now" energy but, like, specifically for your send buffer. 🌸

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✨ NAME ✨

pvm_getsbuf — returns the message buffer identifier for the active send buffer.

like, it hands you the receipt for the buffer you're currently sending from. that's it. that's the whole job. 👑

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

C:

int bufid = pvm_getsbuf( void )

Fortran:

call pvmfgetsbuf( bufid )

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🦋 PARAMETERS 🦋

• bufid — an Integer that comes back holding the message buffer identifier for the active send buffer. it's the lil name tag of the buffer you're sending from. 🏷️

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so the routine pvm_getsbuf returns the message buffer identifier bufid for the active send buffer.

and if there's no current buffer? it returns 0. not an error, not a vibe check fail, just a very chill "nobody's home rn" zero. 🫶

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🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

C bestie:

bufid = pvm_getsbuf();

Fortran bestie:

CALL PVMFGETSBUF( BUFID )

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⭐ ERRORS ⭐

No error conditions are returned by pvm_getsbuf. literally zero drama. it does not miss. 💅✨

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

pvm_getrbuf(3PVM) — the receive-side sibling, iykyk. 🎀

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no cap, that's the whole page. sending u love from the 30 August, 1993 edition of this manual, brought to you by PVM Version 3.4. stay buffered, bestie 💖🦋🌸