MPI_Open_port(3) man page (version 3.1.6)

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Name

MPI_Open_port - Establishes a network address for a server to accept connections from clients.

Syntax

C Syntax

#include <mpi.h>
int MPI_Open_port(MPI_Info info, char *port_name)

Fortran Syntax

USE MPI
! or the older form: INCLUDE ’mpif.h’
MPI_OPEN_PORT(INFO, PORT_NAME, IERROR)
 CHARACTER*(*) PORT_NAME
 INTEGER  INFO, IERROR

Fortran 2008 Syntax

USE mpi_f08
MPI_Open_port(info, port_name, ierror)
 TYPE(MPI_Info), INTENT(IN) :: info
 CHARACTER(LEN=MPI_MAX_PORT_NAME), INTENT(OUT) :: port_name
 INTEGER, OPTIONAL, INTENT(OUT) :: ierror

Input Parameter

info

Options on how to establish an address (handle). No options currently supported.

Output Parameters

port_name

Newly established port (string).

IERROR

Fortran only: Error status (integer).

Description

MPI_Open_port establishes a network address, encoded in the port_name string, at which the server will be able to accept connections from clients. port_name is supplied by the system.

MPI copies a system-supplied port name into port_name. port_name identifies the newly opened port and can be used by a client to contact the server. The maximum size string that may be supplied by the system is MPI_MAX_PORT_NAME.

Supported Info Keys

None.

Errors

Almost all MPI routines return an error value; C routines as the value of the function and Fortran routines in the last argument. C++ functions do not return errors. If the default error handler is set to MPI::ERRORS_THROW_EXCEPTIONS, then on error the C++ exception mechanism will be used to throw an MPI::Exception object.

Before the error value is returned, the current MPI error handler is called. By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job, except for I/O function errors. The error handler may be changed with MPI_Comm_set_errhandler; the predefined error handler MPI_ERRORS_RETURN may be used to cause error values to be returned. Note that MPI does not guarantee that an MPI program can continue past an error.

See Also

MPI_Comm_accept MPI_Comm_connect

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• Syntax
• C Syntax
• Fortran Syntax
• Fortran 2008 Syntax
• Input Parameter
• Output Parameters
• Description
• Supported Info Keys
• Errors
• See Also

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