PSTAT(3)
NAME
pvm_pstat - Returns the status of the specified PVM process.
SYNOPSIS
C int status = pvm_pstat( tid ) Fortran call pvmfpstat( tid, status )
PARAMETERS
tid Integer task identifier of the PVM process in question.
- status Integer returns the status of the PVM process identified by
- tid. Status is PvmOk if the task is running, PvmNoTask if not, and PvmBadParam if the tid is bad.
DESCRIPTION
The routine pvm_pstat returns the status of the process identified by
tid. Also note that pvm_notify() can be used to notify the caller that
a task has failed.
EXAMPLES
- C:
- tid = pvm_parent();
status = pvm_pstat( tid ); - Fortran:
- CALL PVMFPARENT( TID )
CALL PVMFPSTAT( TID, STATUS )
ERRORS
The following error conditions can be returned by pvm_pstat.
- PvmBadParam
- Bad Parameter, most likely an invalid tid value.
- PvmSysErr
- pvmd not responding.
- PvmNoTask
- Task not running.