feature partitioning: pack and transfer patch data #117

Job	Run time
Automake Serial Minimal Build on Linux	1m 24s
Automake Serial With Clawpack Build on Linux	1m 44s
Automake Serial With Clawpack and HDF Build on Linux	1m 50s
Automake Serial With GeoClaw Build on Linux	1m 29s
Automake Serial With CudaClaw (CUDA 10.1) Build on Linux	3m 39s
Automake Serial With CudaClaw (CUDA 11.3) Build on Linux	3m 30s
Automake MPI Minimal Build on Linux	1m 49s
Automake MPI Debug With CXX Build on Linux	3m 47s
Automake MPI With Clawpack Build on Linux	2m 40s
Automake MPI With Clawpack and HDF Build on Linux	2m 41s
Automake MPI With GeoClaw Build on Linux	2m 21s
Automake MPI With CudaClaw (CUDA 10.1) Build on Linux	4m 32s
Automake MPI With CudaClaw (CUDA 11.3) Build on Linux	3m 47s
Automake MPI With ThunderEgg Build on Linux	5m 44s
	40m 57s

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