Add a data type constant for pmix_nspace_t

[rhc54]

Define a data type solely for process namespace as we did for process rank.

Signed-off-by: Ralph Castain rhc@pmix.org

[rhc54]

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[jjhursey]

This PR adds a new constant. This PR is on the provisional track.

[jjhursey]

Implementation Reference:

• Add: PMIX_PROC_NSPACE
  • Implemented in Shift the process/node stat support to PMIx openpmix/openpmix#2039 here

[raffenet]

A procedural question: I see this and other 4.1 release related items are based against the v4 branch. How will we go about also including them in master, if accepted?

[jjhursey]

A procedural question: I see this and other 4.1 release related items are based against the v4 branch. How will we go about also including them in master, if accepted?

Yeah, they should go into master first then we will cherry-pick them over - unless, for some reason, the change only applies to the particular release series. We should be able to change the target branch without creating a new PR. Thanks for catching that.

[jjhursey]

PMIx ASC 2Q 2021: May 11 & May 13

• Passed first vote: 5 yes / 0 no / 3 abstain
• This has been accepted as provisional.
• I will do the following today:
  • Update the branch
  • Merge it into v4
  • Cherry-pick to master

[jjhursey]

• Update the branch to v4 HEAD
• Merge it into v4
• No other text changes made