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| -rw-r--r-- | CHANGES_API | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | MANIFEST | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | RELEASE | 27 |
3 files changed, 26 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES_API b/CHANGES_API deleted file mode 100644 index 4c3ed85..0000000 --- a/CHANGES_API +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ - CHANGES of HDF5 API - ------------------- - (Updated: June 22, 1998) - - -Changes Since Version 1.0.0a ----------------------------- - -1) H5Pset_mpi and H5Pget_mpi no longer have the access_mode -argument. (that is taken over by transfer template during -data read/write.) - -2) new functions H5Pset_xfer and H5Pget_xfer to handle the -specification of independent or collective data transfer_mode -in the dataset transfer properties list. The properties -list can be used to specify data transfer mode in the H5Dwrite -and H5Dread function calls. @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ -./CHANGES_API ./INSTALL ./INSTALL.ascired ./INSTALL.ibm.sp.parallel @@ -75,7 +75,32 @@ Release information for hdf5-1.0.0a * The library automatically checks that the application was compiled with the correct version of header files. -* Parallel feature changes...(?) + + Parallel HDF5 Changes + +* Parallel support for fixed dimension datasets with contiguous or + chunked storages. Also, support unlimited dimension datasets which + must use chunk storage. No parallel support for compressed datasets. + +* Collective data transfer for H5Dread/H5Dwrite. Collective access + support for datasets with contiguous storage only, thus only fixed + dimension datasets for now. + +* H5Pset_mpi and H5Pget_mpi no longer have the access_mode + argument. It is taken over by the data-transfer property list + of H5Dread/H5Dwrite. + +* New functions H5Pset_xfer and H5Pget_xfer to handle the + specification of independent or collective data transfer_mode + in the dataset transfer properties list. The properties + list can be used to specify data transfer mode in the H5Dwrite + and H5Dread function calls. + +* Added parallel support for datasets with chunked storage layout. + When a dataset is extend in a PHDF5 file, all processes that open + the file must collectively call H5Dextend with identical new dimension + sizes. + LIST OF API FUNCTIONS |