Title :
Linguistic support for heterogeneous parallel processing: a survey and an approach
Author :
Weems, Charles C. ; Weaver, Glen E. ; Dropsho, Steven G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
Coding a highly parallel application to run on a heterogeneous suite of processors (both metacomputers and mixed-mode computers) with high efficiency, ease of implementation, and portability is a significant challenge. The authors first survey recently proposed and existing parallel languages from the perspective of programming complex, heterogeneous systems. Thy then propose two essential features to he included in programming languages that are intended to support heterogeneity
Keywords :
computer architecture; parallel languages; parallel programming; heterogeneous parallel processing; heterogeneous suite; heterogeneous systems programming; highly parallel application; linguistic support; metacomputers; mixed-mode computers; parallel languages; portability; programming languages; Application software; Communication system control; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Concurrent computing; Hardware; Parallel processing; Program processors; Programming profession;
Conference_Titel :
Heterogeneous Computing Workshop, 1994., Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5592-5
DOI :
10.1109/HCW.1994.324958
