SHMEM\_QUIET(3) Open MPI SHMEM\_QUIET(3)

[shmem\_quiet(3)](/man/enterprise-packages/openmpi-cuda-13.3/shmem_quiet.3) - Waits for completion of all outstanding remote writes issued by a processing element (PE).

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

C or C++:

```
#include <mpp/shmem.h>
void shmem_quiet(void)
```

Fortran:

```
CALL SHMEM_QUIET
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

shmem\_quiet ensures ordering of put (remote write) operations. All put operations issued to any processing element (PE) prior to the call to shmem\_quiet are guaranteed to be visible to all other PEs no later than any subsequent memory load or store, remote put or get, or synchronization operations that follow the call to shmem\_quiet.

# [NOTES](#NOTES)

```
shmem_quiet is most useful as a way of ensuring ordering of delivery
of several put operations. For example, you might use shmem_quiet to
await delivery of a block of data before issuing another put, which
sets a completion flag on another PE.
shmem_quiet is not usually needed if shmem_barrier_all <#shmem-barrier-all>(3) or
shmem_barrier <#shmem-barrier>(3) are called. The barrier routines all wait for the
completion of outstanding remote writes (puts).
```

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

```
PROGRAM COMPFLAG


  INCLUDE "mpp/shmem.fh"


  INTEGER FLAG_VAR, ARRAY(100), RECEIVER, SENDER


  COMMON/FLAG/FLAG_VAR


  COMMON/DATA/ARRAY


  INTRINSIC MY_PE


  FLAG_VAR = 0


  CALL SHMEM_BARRIER_ALL ! wait for FLAG_VAR to be initialized


  SENDER = 0                        ! PE 0 sends the data


  RECEIVER = 1                      ! PE 1 receives the data


  IF (MY_PE() .EQ. 0) THEN


    ARRAY = 33


    CALL SHMEM_PUT(ARRAY, ARRAY, 100, RECEIVER) ! start sending data


    CALL SHMEM_QUIET                ! wait for delivery


    CALL SHMEM_PUT(FLAG_VAR, 1, 1, RECEIVER) ! send completion flag


  ELSE IF (MY_PE() .EQ. RECEIVER) THEN


    CALL SHMEM_UDCFLUSH


    CALL SHMEM_WAIT(FLAG_VAR, 0)


    PRINT *,ARRAY                       ! ARRAY has been delivered


  ENDIF
END
```

**See also:**

[*intro\_shmem*(3)](/man/enterprise-packages/openmpi-cuda-13.3/intro_shmem.3) shmem\_barrier &lt;#shmem-barrier&gt;(3) shmem\_barrier\_all &lt;#shmem-barrier-all&gt;(3) [*shmem\_fence*(3)](/man/enterprise-packages/openmpi-cuda-13.3/shmem_fence.3) [*shmem\_put*(3)](/man/enterprise-packages/openmpi-cuda-13.3/shmem_put.3) [*shmem\_wait*(3)](/man/enterprise-packages/openmpi-cuda-13.3/shmem_wait.3)

# [Copyright](#Copyright)

2003-2026, The Open MPI Community

September 11, 2026

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Document: shmem_quiet(3) from openmpi-cuda-13.3 5.0.11-r0 (Chainguard OS)
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