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MPI BigCount

As of Q4 2019, this WG is working on two main issues for MPI-4.0 and beyond (this work does not apply to MPI-3.x or earlier):

1. Python-izing the MPI bindings in the LaTeX.
   • I.e., converting the raw LaTeX for the C, mpif.h, use mpi, and use mpi_f08 bindings embedded all throughout the .tex files for the MPI standard to be small blocks of Python (which then, in turn, generate the required LaTeX).
   • See the description on this pull request for more of an explanation.
2. Embiggening the "count" parameters.
   • One goal, for example, is to be able to pass more than 2GB (i.e., INT_MAX) as the "count" parameter in a single call to MPI_Send().

Working Group Meetings

• 2019-10-09 minutes