Avoiding Buffering Costs

• Copies are not needed if

  • Send does not return until the data is delivered,
    or
  • The data is not touched after the send

• MPI provides modes to arrange this

  • Synchronous: Do not return until recv is posted
  • Ready: Matching recv is posted before send
  • Buffered: If you really want buffering

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