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-We will use following simple MPI program, roundtrip.c, in which the processes pass around a message and print the elpased time:
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+Feel free to tweak the content of the XML platform file and the
+prorgam to see the effect on the simulated execution time. Note that
+the simulation accounts for realistic network protocol effects and MPI
+implementation effects. As a result, you may see "unexpected behavior"
+like in the real world (e.g., sending a message 1 byte larger may lead
+to significant higher execution time).
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