NRECV(3PVM) PVM Version 3.4 NRECV(3PVM)NAMEpvm_nrecv - Non-blocking receive.
SYNOPSIS
C int bufid = pvm_nrecv( int tid, int msgtag )
Fortran call pvmfnrecv( 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_nrecv checks to see if a message with label msgtag has
arrived from tid. and also clears the current receive buffer if any,
If a matching message has arrived pvm_nrecv immediately places the mes‐
sage in a new active receive buffer, and returns the buffer identifier
in bufid.
If the requested message has not arrived, then pvm_nrecv immediately
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 fol‐
lowing options. If tid = -1 and msgtag is defined by the user, then
pvm_nrecv will accept a message from any process which has a matching
msgtag. If msgtag = -1 and tid is defined by the user, then pvm_nrecv
will accept any message that is sent from process tid. If tid = -1 and
msgtag = -1, then pvm_nrecv will accept any message from any process.
The PVM model guarantees the following about message order. If task 1
sends message A to task 2, then task 1 sends message B to task 2, mes‐
sage A will arrive at task 2 before message B. Moreover, if both mes‐
sages arrive before task 2 does a receive, then a wildcard receive will
always return message A.
pvm_nrecv is non-blocking in the sense that the routine always returns
immediately either with the message or with the information that the
message has not arrived at the local pvmd yet. pvm_nrecv can be called
multiple times to check if a given message has arrived yet. In addi‐
tion the blocking receive pvm_recv can be called for the same message
if the application runs out of work it could do before the data
arrives.
If pvm_nrecv returns with the message, then the data in the message can
be unpacked into the user's memory using the unpack routines.
EXAMPLES
C:
tid = pvm_parent();
msgtag = 4 ;
arrived = pvm_nrecv( tid, msgtag );
if ( arrived > 0)
info = pvm_upkint( tid_array, 10, 1 );
else
/* go do other computing */
Fortran:
CALL PVMFNRECV( -1, 4, ARRIVED )
IF ( ARRIVED .gt. 0 ) THEN
CALL PVMFUNPACK( INTEGER4, TIDS, 25, 1, INFO )
CALL PVMFUNPACK( REAL8, MATRIX, 100, 100, INFO )
ELSE
* GO DO USEFUL WORK
ENDIF
ERRORS
These error conditions can be returned by pvm_nrecv.
PvmBadParam
giving an invalid tid value or msgtag.
PvmSysErr
pvmd not responding.
SEE ALSOpvm_bufinfo(3PVM), pvm_getminfo(3PVM), pvm_recv(3PVM),
pvm_unpack(3PVM), pvm_send(3PVM), pvm_mcast(3PVM)
30 August, 1993 NRECV(3PVM)
