Crazy ideas to revamp MPI_INIT and MPI_FINALIZE

I recently had the pleasure of attending EuroMPI 2015 , hosted by INRIA in Bordeaux, France (…hey, you should attend EuroMPI 2016 in Edinburgh, Scottland! ). I gave two mini-talks during my speaking slot, the first of which was entitled: Crazy ideas about revamping MPI_INIT and MPI_FINALIZE. This first mini-talk is essentially a small taste of the fun kinds of discussions that we have at the MPI Forum. In particular: there are many known limitations of MPI_INIT / MPI_FINALIZE as defined by MPI-1/2/3.  How can we overcome them? [...]