Re: Deleting datatypes, etc.
Bill Nitzberg (nitzberg@nas.nasa.gov)
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 13:47:12 -0800
In message <199612102038.MAA25636@coral.llnl.gov> John M May writes
> [...]
>
> So we would like to have the spec say that info, comm, and
> datatype handles are freeable after their use in an I/O
> function. This also gives further support to Parkson's
> proposal for an MPI_Type_dup function.
>
> John
This sounds more like a general rule which MPI should follow
rather than a specific rule for I/O. However, I don't recall
any text on this elsewhere, so I will add it to the appropriate
place(s) in the I/O chapter.
- bill