A prototype functional language implementation for hierarchical-memory architectures

Author

Wolski, Rich ; Feo, John ; Cann, David

Author_Institution

Compu. Res. Group, Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA

Volume

ii

fYear

1992

fDate

7-10 Jan 1992

Firstpage

242

Abstract

Programming languages are the most important tool at a programmer´s disposal. All other tools correct, visualize, or evaluate the product crafted by this tool. The advent of multiprocessor computer systems has greatly complicated the programmer´s task and increased his need for high-level languages capable of automatically taming these architectures. The authors describe a prototype implementation of Sisal for multiprocessor, hierarchical-memory systems. The implementation includes elicit compiler and runtime control that effectively exploits the different levels of memory and manages interprocess communications (IPC). They give preliminary performance results for this system on the BBN TC2000

Keywords

high level languages; multiprocessing programs; parallel languages; BBN TC2000; Sisal; compiler control; functional language; hierarchical-memory architectures; high-level languages; interprocess communications; multiprocessor computer systems; runtime control; Computer architecture; Computer languages; High level languages; Memory architecture; Network address translation; Program processors; Programming profession; Prototypes; Runtime; US Government;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1992. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kauai, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2420-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1992.183296

Filename

183296