section 3PVM · Library functions 📚

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• libpvm(3PVM)PVM C and Fortran programming libraries✨

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• pvm_addhosts(3PVM)Add hosts to the virtual machine.✨
• pvm_addmhf(3PVM)Install or remove message-handler functions.✨
• pvm_advise(3PVM)Controls use of direct task-to-task routing. [In Version 3.2: Replaced by pvm_setopt]✨
• pvm_archcode(3PVM)Returns the data representation code for a PVM architecture name.✨
• pvm_barrier(3PVM)Blocks the calling process until all processes in a group have called it.✨
• pvm_bcast(3PVM)Broadcasts the data in the active message buffer to a group of processes.✨
• pvm_bufinfo(3PVM)Returns information about a message buffer.✨
• pvm_catchout(3PVM)Catch output from child tasks.✨
• pvm_config(3PVM)Returns information about the present virtual machine configuration.✨
• pvm_delete(3PVM)delete data from pvmd database [In Version 3.4: Relaced by pvm_delinfo]✨
• pvm_delhosts(3PVM)Deletes hosts from the virtual machine.✨
• pvm_exit(3PVM)Tells the local pvmd that this process is leaving PVM.✨
• pvm_export(3PVM)Mark environment variables to export through spawn✨
• pvm_freebuf(3PVM)Disposes of a message buffer.✨
• pvm_freezegroup(3PVM)Freezes dynamic group membership and caches info locally✨
• pvm_gather(3PVM)A specified member of the group receives messages from each member of the group and gathers these messages into a single array.✨
• pvm_getfds(3PVM)Get file descriptors in use by PVM.✨
• pvm_getinst(3PVM)Returns the instance number in a group of a PVM process.✨
• pvm_getopt(3PVM)Returns the value of libpvm options.✨
• pvm_getrbuf(3PVM)Returns the message buffer identifier for the active receive buffer.✨
• pvm_getsbuf(3PVM)Returns the message buffer identifier for the active send buffer.✨
• pvm_gettid(3PVM)Returns the tid of the process identified by a group name and instance number.✨
• pvm_gsize(3PVM)Returns the number of members presently in the named group.✨
• pvm_halt(3PVM)Shuts down the entire PVM system.✨
• pvm_hostsync(3PVM)Get time-of-day clock from PVM host.✨
• pvm_initsend(3PVM)Clear default send buffer and specify message encoding.✨
• pvm_insert(3PVM)store data in pvmd database [In Version 3.4: Relaced by pvm_putinfo]✨
• pvm_joingroup(3PVM)Enrolls the calling process in a named group.✨
• pvm_kill(3PVM)Terminates a specified PVM process.✨
• pvm_lookup(3PVM)retrieve data from pvmd database [In Version 3.4: Relaced by pvm_getinfo]✨
• pvm_lvgroup(3PVM)Unenrolls the calling process from a named group.✨
• pvm_mcast(3PVM)Multicasts the data in the active message buffer to a set of tasks.✨
• pvm_mkbuf(3PVM)Creates a new message buffer.✨
• pvm_mstat(3PVM)Returns the status of a host in the virtual machine.✨
• pvm_mytid(3PVM)Returns the tid of the calling process.✨
• pvm_newcontext(3PVM)Request new context, change context, free existing context, and get current context, respectively.✨
• pvm_notify(3PVM)Request notification of PVM event such as host failure.✨
• pvm_nrecv(3PVM)Non-blocking receive.✨
• pvm_pack(3PVM)Pack the active message buffer with arrays of prescribed data type.✨
• pvm_parent(3PVM)Returns the tid of the process that spawned the calling process.✨
• pvm_perror(3PVM)Prints message describing the last error returned by a PVM call.✨
• pvm_pkmesg(3PVM)Pack messages into other messages.✨
• pvm_precv(3PVM)Receive a message directly into a buffer.✨
• pvm_probe(3PVM)Check if message has arrived.✨
• pvm_psend(3PVM)Pack and send data in one call.✨
• pvm_pstat(3PVM)Returns the status of the specified PVM process.✨
• pvm_putinfo(3PVM)Store and retrieve messages in global mailbox.✨
• pvm_recv(3PVM)Receive a message.✨
• pvm_recvf(3PVM)Redefines the comparison function used to accept messages.✨
• pvm_reduce(3PVM)Performs a reduction operation over members of the specified group.✨
• pvm_reg_hoster(3PVM)Register task as PVM slave starter.✨
• pvm_reg_rm(3PVM)Register task as PVM resource manager.✨
• pvm_reg_tasker(3PVM)Register task as PVM task starter.✨
• pvm_scatter(3PVM)Sends to each member of a group a section of an array from a specified member of the group.✨
• pvm_send(3PVM)Immediately sends the data in the active message buffer.✨
• pvm_sendsig(3PVM)Sends a signal to another PVM process.✨
• pvm_serror(3PVM)Sets automatic error message printing on or off. [In Version 3.2: Replaced by pvm_setopt]✨
• pvm_setminfo(3PVM)Get or set header information of a message.✨
• pvm_setmwid(3PVM)Get or set wait ID of a message. [In Version 3.4: Relaced by pvm_getminfo and pvm_setminfo]✨
• pvm_setopt(3PVM)Sets libpvm options.✨
• pvm_setrbuf(3PVM)Switches the active receive buffer and saves the previous buffer.✨
• pvm_setsbuf(3PVM)Switches the active send buffer.✨
• pvm_settmask(3PVM)Get or set trace mask of a task or its children.✨
• pvm_siblings(3PVM)return the number and associated task ids of processes that were started together in a single spawn call.✨
• pvm_spawn(3PVM)Starts new PVM processes.✨
• pvm_start_pvmd(3PVM)Starts new PVM daemon.✨
• pvm_tasks(3PVM)Returns information about the tasks running on the virtual machine.✨
• pvm_tidtohost(3PVM)Returns the host of the specified PVM process.✨
• pvm_trecv(3PVM)Receive with timeout.✨
• pvm_unpack(3PVM)Unpack the active message buffer into arrays of prescribed data type.✨