Data-Parallel Programming on MIMD Computers (Scientific and Engineering Computation)

By Michael J. Quinn and Philip J. Hatcher

Data-Parallel Programming demonstrates that architecture-independent parallel programming is possible by describing in detail how programs written in a high-level SIMD programming language may be compiled and efficiently executed-on both shared-memory multiprocessors and distributed-memory multicomputers. MIMD computers are notoriously difficult to program. Data-Parallel Programming demonstrates that architecture-independent parallel programming is possible by describing in detail how programs written in a high-level SIMD programming language may be compiled and efficiently executed-on both shared-memory multiprocessors and distributed-memory multicomputers. The authors provide enough data so that the reader can decide the feasibility of architecture-independent programming in a data-parallel language. For each benchmark program they give the source code listing, absolute execution time on both a multiprocessor and a multicomputer, and a speedup relative to a sequential program. And they often present multiple solutions to the same problem, to better illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of these compilers. The language presented is Dataparallel C, a variant of the original C* language developed by Thinking Machines Corporation for its Connection Machine processor array. Separate chapters describe the compilation of Dataparallel C programs for execution on the Sequent multiprocessor and the Intel and nCUBE hypercubes, respectively. The authors document the performance of these compilers on a variety of benchmark programs and present several case studies. Contents Introduction - Dataparallel C Programming Language Description - Design of a Multicomputer Dataparallel C Compiler - Design of a Multiprocessor Dataparallel C Compiler - Writing Efficient Programs - Benchmarking the Compilers - Case Studies - Conclusions

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262082055
• ISBN13: 9780262082051
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher