Title :
Supporting irregular distributions using data-parallel languages
Author :
Ponnusamy, Ravi ; Hwang, Yuan-Shin ; Das, Raja ; Saltz, Joel H. ; Choudhary, Alok ; Fox, Geoffrey
Author_Institution :
Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
Languages such as Fortran D provide irregular distribution schemes that can efficiently support irregular problems. Irregular distributions can also be emulated in HPF. Compilers can incorporate runtime procedures to automatically support these distributions.<>
Keywords :
FORTRAN; data structures; parallel languages; program compilers; Fortran D; HPF; compilers; data-parallel languages; irregular distribution schemes; runtime procedures; Chaotic communication; Computational fluid dynamics; Educational institutions; Optimizing compilers; Parallel architectures; Program processors; Programming profession; Runtime;
Journal_Title :
Parallel & Distributed Technology: Systems & Applications, IEEE
