Newsgroups: comp.parallel.mpi,comp.parallel.pvm
From: "Lee, Bo-sung" <bslee@pvmcube4.snu.ac.kr>
Reply-To: bslee@pvmcube4.snu.ac.kr
Subject: Re: mpi vs. pvm for a multiprocessor computer
Organization: Aerodynamics Lab. Dept. of Aerospace Eng. Seoul National Univ.
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 14:57:58 +0900
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The performance between PVM and MPI is negligible in the
same machine. But, if you want to use dynamic process
management, then pvm is more powerful than mpi because
mpi is more proper in SPMD program model.

If you spawn(create) child processes dynamically
in your host(master) process, use pvm.

although any package you use, translate from one to
the other is very simple.
Good luck.
Sorry for my poor English :)

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