Title :
Local enumeration techniques for sparse algorithms
Author :
Bandera, Gerardo ; Trabado, Pablo P. ; Zapata, Emilio L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Archit., Malaga Univ., Spain
fDate :
30 Mar-3 Apr 1998
Abstract :
Several methods have been proposed in the literature for the local enumeration of dense references for arrays distributed by the CYCLIC(k) data-distribution in High Performance Fortran. These methods deal only with loops without any irregular references. However existing techniques are not enough when the code includes sparse references. In this work, some methods for enumeration of references are proposed and tested for some linear sparse algebra algorithms. We use the BRS(k) distribution for sparse matrices, which is a generalization of the dense CYCLIC(k) distribution. Efficiency evaluation for the proposed methods has been performed on different processors
Keywords :
linear algebra; parallel algorithms; sparse matrices; High Performance Fortran; dense references; linear sparse algebra algorithms; local enumeration techniques; sparse algorithms; sparse matrices; Computer architecture; Data structures; Electrical capacitance tomography; Neutron spin echo; Parallel machines; Parallel programming; Postal services; Programming profession; Sparse matrices; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Processing Symposium, 1998. IPPS/SPDP 1998. Proceedings of the First Merged International ... and Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing 1998
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8404-6
DOI :
10.1109/IPPS.1998.669889