Four functions
handle all packet traffic into and out of libpvm.
mroute()
is called by higher-level functions
such as pvm_send() and pvm_recv()
to copy messages into and out of the task.
It establishes any necessary routes before calling mxfer().
mxfer()
polls for messages,
optionally blocking until one is received
or until a specified timeout.
It calls mxinput() to copy
fragments into the task and reassemble messages.
In the generic version of PVM,
mxfer()
uses select() to poll all routes (sockets) in order to find
those ready for input or output.
pvmmctl()
is called by mxinput()
when a control message (Section 
)
is received.