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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:21:32 -0800
From: Andrew Dalke <dalke@bioreason.com>
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> Does PVM allow dynamic resizing of the processor pooL?

Yes.  Take a look at the pvm_notify() command.


> Type of event to trigger the notification.
> Presently one of:
> 
>         Value           Meaning
> 
>         PvmTaskExit     Task exits or is killed
>         PvmHostDelete   Host is deleted or crashes
>         PvmHostAdd      New host is added

This is useful if machines can go down "without warning."

						Andrew
						dalke@acm.org