+void serialize_contiguous( const void *noncontiguous_vector,
+ void *contiguous_vector,
+ size_t count,
+ void *type);
+
+void free_contiguous(MPI_Datatype* type);
+
+s_smpi_mpi_contiguous_t* smpi_datatype_contiguous_create( MPI_Aint lb,
+ int block_count,
+ MPI_Datatype old_type,
+ int size_oldtype);
+