c++ - Why does MPI_Send accept void * source? -
i wondering why signature of mpi_send
below:
int mpi_send(void *buf, int count, mpi_datatype datatype, int dest, int tag, mpi_comm comm)
the first parameter of type void *
. why first parameter of type void *
rather const void *
. mpi_send
modify source?
i ask such kind of question because use mpi c++ , pass message.c_str()
mpi_send function message
of type std::string
. in way, compiler complains.
will mpi_send modify source?
no, won't.
my question why first parameter of type void * rather const void *.
bad design.
the first versions of mpi released after c has been standardized in 1989 , const
available standard.
a proposal add missing const
mpi_send
, other mpi functions submitted , accepted future mpi-3.
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