Charm++ parallel programming system

[Jim Phillips <jim AT ks.uiuc.edu>]

This sounds useful.  I think the only way to implement this behavior now 
is to use a non-SDAG entry method that places arriving messages into a 
queue, and then drain the queue at your desired point in the SDAG loop.

Jim

On Thu, 18 Feb 2016, Robert Steinke wrote:

> Is there an SDAG construct to receive an optional message if it has arrived, 
> but if no message has arrived just go on?  This behavior can sometimes be 
> simulated with a case inside of a loop if you have other messages to receive 
> as well, but a case requires that one of its messages be received.  I'm 
> thinking of something like a case where if none of its messages is 
> immediately available it doesn't wait, it finishes without receiving a 
> message.
>
> Bob Steinke