Title :
Characterization of applications with I/O for processor scheduling in multiprogrammed parallel systems
Author :
Majumdar, Shikharesh ; Leung, Yiu Ming
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. & Comput. Eng., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Most studies of processor scheduling in multiprogrammed parallel systems have ignored the I/O performed by applications. Recent studies have demonstrated that significant I/O operations are performed by a number of different classes of parallel applications. This paper focuses on some basic issues that underlie scheduling in multiprogrammed parallel environments running applications with I/O. Characterization of the I/O behavior of parallel applications is discussed first. Based on simulation models this research investigates the influence of these I/O characteristics on processor scheduling
Keywords :
input-output programs; multiprocessing programs; multiprocessing systems; parallel processing; scheduling; I/O operations; multiprogrammed parallel systems; parallel environments; parallel systems; processor scheduling; scheduling; Application software; Concurrent computing; Costs; Hardware; Hypercubes; Message passing; Multiprocessing systems; Processor scheduling; Software tools; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel and Distributed Processing, 1994. Proceedings. Sixth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6427-4
DOI :
10.1109/SPDP.1994.346154
