DocumentCode :
2454342
Title :
MPE graphics-scalable X11 graphics in MPI
Author :
Gropp, William ; Karrels, Edward ; Lusk, Ewing
Author_Institution :
Div. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Argonne Nat. Lab., IL, USA
fYear :
1994
fDate :
12-14 Oct 1994
Firstpage :
49
Lastpage :
54
Abstract :
Parallel programs need the same programming libraries as sequential programs, and in as easy to use a form. In addition, the semantics of parallel graphics operations need to be defined. We describe a parallel graphics library that provides parallel semantics, both independent and collective, that take advantage of the MPI Standard to ensure safety, ease of use, and independence from user programs. For performance, particularly on machines with large numbers of processors, the communication patterns used by the parallel graphics routines need to be under user control. Parallel graphics will generate communication traffic, which needs to be kept isolated from other user messages or library based message passing. Fortunately, the new MPI message passing standard allows isolation of such communication in communication “contexts”. We describe an X-based parallel graphics library that relies on MPI for communication. It is an MPI library and is independent of which particular MPI implementation is being used for the underlying communication
Keywords :
computer graphics; message passing; parallel programming; software standards; subroutines; MPE graphics; MPI; MPI Standard; MPI implementation; MPI message passing standard; X-based parallel graphics library; communication patterns; communication traffic; library based message passing; parallel graphics library; parallel graphics operations; parallel graphics routines; parallel programs; parallel semantics; programming libraries; scalable X11 graphics; semantics; user control; Computer graphics; Computer science; Delay; Displays; Laboratories; Libraries; Mathematical programming; Mathematics; Parallel programming; Scalability;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Scalable Parallel Libraries Conference, 1994., Proceedings of the 1994
Conference_Location :
Mississippi State, MS
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6895-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SPLC.1994.377006
Filename :
377006
Link To Document :
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