I updated the draft in SVN and on the Wiki page from today's teleconf. Change log at bottom. We changed the name of the global file handle validation functions from MPI_File_validate_sync to MPI_File_validate_all to match the naming convention for groups/communicators/windows. However, the 'Sync' is a reminder that the operation not only agrees upon a global list of failed processes, but also synchronizes the file to disk. How do folks feel about this change? Should we change it back? -- Josh Files can be found here: https://svn.mpi-forum.org/trac/mpi-forum-web/wiki/ft/run_through_stabilizati... https://svn.mpi-forum.org/trac/mpi-forum-web/attachment/wiki/ft/run_through_... Change Log: * 17.5: Added italics to 'local' and 'global' list upon first introduction. * 17.5: Renamed the 'type' parameter to a more descriptive 'mask' * 17.5.1: Changed wording for MPI_Group_validate to that which was posted by Darius on the list * 17.5.1: Add a short description of the 'mask' in MPI_Group_validate_get_num_state * 17.5.2: Update second sentence of MPI_Comm_validate_all paragraph to be a bit more clear. * 17.5.2: Update fourth sentence of MPI_Comm_validate_all paragraph to be a bit more clear. * 17.5.2: Added a couple sentences about outstanding collective across a MPI_Comm_validate_all * 17.5.4: Changed "MPI_File_validate_sync" to "MPI_File_validate_all" to be consistent with the naming convention * 17.5.4: Changed 'Advice to implementors' to 'Advice to users' for the 'sync-barrier-sync' advice. -- Joshua Hursey Postdoctoral Research Associate Oak Ridge National Laboratory http://users.nccs.gov/~jjhursey