Title :
Development of a Pascal system for parallel compilation
Author :
Burkhardt, Walter H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Inf., Stuttgart Univ., West Germany
Abstract :
A Pascal compiler system has been developed to run in five phases as a cross-compiler and in native mode to run on an existing multiprocessor system in parallel with approximately even loading of the processors. The parallel processor system connects six Z8001 processors by a crossbar switch to four memory modules. Each processor owns a private cache memory for instructions for increasing processor and systems performance. Peripheral devices (terminals, drives, VAS-780 interface, etc.) are distributed among the processors, so that no special I/O-processors are needed. The speedup observed reaches a quite acceptable value.<>
Keywords :
Pascal; program compilers; Pascal system; Z8001 processors; crossbar switch; crosscompiler; memory modules; multiprocessor system; parallel compilation; private cache memory; Cache memory; Computer languages; Concurrent computing; Logic programming; Multiprocessing systems; Operating systems; Parallel machines; Switches; System performance; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 1989. Conference Proceedings., Eighth Annual International Phoenix Conference on
Conference_Location :
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1918-x
DOI :
10.1109/PCCC.1989.37402
