6.5. Allocation Inheritance

This section describes PMIx support for expressing what becomes of a resource allocation when the namespace that owns it terminates - i.e., the inheritance rules governing the allocation’s lifetime and disposition.

• 6.5.1. Overview
  • 6.5.1.1. Terminology
  • 6.5.1.2. The data type
  • 6.5.1.3. The attribute
  • 6.5.1.4. Relationship to other allocation attributes
  • 6.5.1.5. Host environment responsibilities
  • 6.5.1.6. Library support
  • 6.5.1.7. Backward compatibility