# MPI_Get_processor_name

Gets the name of the processor

## Synopsis

    #include "mpi.h"
    int MPI_Get_processor_name(
     char *name,
     int *resultlen)

## Output Parameters

| name | A unique specifier for the actual (as opposed to virtual) node.
| resultlen | Length (in characters) of the name

## Notes

The name returned should identify a particular piece of hardware; the exact format is implementation defined. This name may or may not be the same as might be returned by `gethostname`, `uname`, or `sysinfo`.

## Notes for Fortran

All MPI routines in Fortran (except for `MPI_WTIME` and `MPI_WTICK`) have an additional argument `ierr` at the end of the argument list. `ierr` is an integer and has the same meaning as the return value of the routine in C. In Fortran, MPI routines are subroutines, and are invoked with the `call` statement.

All MPI objects (e.g., `MPI_Datatype`, `MPI_Comm`) are of type `INTEGER` in Fortran.

Location:getpname.c