Initialization Routines

This topic describes BLACS routines that deal with grid/context creation, and processing before the grid/context has been defined.

BLACS Initialization Routines
Routine name	Operation performed
blacs_pinfo	Returns the number of processes available for use.
blacs_setup	Allocates virtual machine and spawns processes.
blacs_get	Gets values that BLACS use for internal defaults.
blacs_set	Sets values that BLACS use for internal defaults.
blacs_gridinit	Assigns available processes into BLACS process grid.
blacs_gridmap	Maps available processes into BLACS process grid.