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Resolve padding semantics in global dim data spec

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5/5
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Over a week
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18/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Start by comparing the global dim data spec with the protocol's description of padding, using the 1D distarray example as the reference case. Resolve how communication padding and overlapping global index bounds should be represented, then document an agreed minimal specification with no duplicated data.

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Description

enhancement

Padding support is currently spotty, so there are several places where it needs to be worked on. One area is in the global dim data spec and making it consistent with the protocol's description of padding. For instance, if communication padding is 2, then the global index bounds for a 1D distarray would be something like:

Process 0 1
Padding (0, 2) (2, 0)
(start, stop) (0, 13) (9, 20)

Note especially that the stop of process 0 is greater than the start of process 1.

Topic for discussion: how should this be specified in the global dim data? We'd like it to be straightforward, allow full control over how things are specified, and (ideally) minimal, so no data is duplicated.

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