Download or read book Hardware and Compiler directed Cache Coherence in Large scale Multiprocessors written by Lynn Choi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: "In this paper, we study a hardware-supported, compiler-directed (HSCD) cache coherence scheme, which can be implemented on a large-scale multiprocessor using off-the-shelf microprocessors, such as the Cray T3D. The scheme can be adapted to various cache organizations, including multi-word cache lines and byte-addressable architectures. Several system related issues, including critical sections, inter-thread communication, and task migration have also been addressed. The cost of the required hardware support is minimal and proportional to the cache size. The necessary compiler algorithms, including intra- and interprocedural array data flow analysis, have been implemented on the Polaris parallelizing compiler [33]. From our simulation study using the Perfect Club benchmarks [5], we found that in spite of the conservative analysis made by the compiler, the performance of the proposed HSCD scheme can be comparable to that of a full-map hardware directory scheme. Given its comparable performance and reduced hardware cost, the proposed scheme can be a viable alternative for large-scale multiprocessors such as the Cray T3D, which rely on users to maintain data coherence."
Download or read book The Cache Coherence Problem in Shared Memory Multiprocessors written by Igor Tartalja and published by Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press. This book was released on 1996-02-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book illustrates state-of-the-art software solutions for cache coherence maintenance in shared-memory multiprocessors. It begins with a brief overview of the cache coherence problem and introduces software solutions to the problem. The text defines and details static and dynamic software schemes, techniques for modeling performance evaluation mechanisms, and performance evaluation studies.
Download or read book Proceedings of the 1993 International Conference on Parallel Processing written by C.Y. Roger Chen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1993-08-16 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume work presents a compendium of current and seminal papers on parallel/distributed processing offered at the 22nd International Conference on Parallel Processing, held August 16-20, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Topics include processor architectures; mapping algorithms to parallel systems, performance evaluations; fault diagnosis, recovery, and tolerance; cube networks; portable software; synchronization; compilers; hypercube computing; and image processing and graphics. Computer professionals in parallel processing, distributed systems, and software engineering will find this book essential to their complete computer reference library.
Download or read book Hardware and Compiler Support for Cache Coherence in Large scale Shared memory Multiprocessors written by Lynn Choi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Designing Memory Consistency Models for Shared memory Multiprocessors written by Sarita Vikram Adve and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Compiler Analysis for Cache Coherence written by Lynn Choi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: "In this paper, we present compiler algorithms for detecting references to stale data in shared-memory multiprocessors. The algorithm consists of two key analysis techniques, stale reference detection and locality preserving analysis. While the stale reference detection finds the memory reference patterns that may violate cache coherence, the locality preserving analysis minimizes the number of such stale references by analyzing both temporal and spatial reuses. By computing the regions referenced by arrays inside loops, we extend the previous scalar algorithms [8] for more precise analysis. We develop a full interprocedural array data-flow algorithm, which performs both bottom- up side-effect analysis and top-down context analysis on the procedure call graph to further exploit locality across procedure boundaries. The interprocedural algorithm eliminates cache invalidations at procedure boundaries, which were assumed in the previous compiler algorithms [9]. We have fully implemented the algorithm in the Polaris parallelizing compiler [27]. Using execution-driven simulations on Perfect Club benchmarks, we demonstrate how unnecessary cache misses can be eliminated by the automatic stale reference detection. The algorithm can be used to implement cache coherence in the shared-memory multiprocessors that do not have hardware directories, such as Cray T3D [20]."
Download or read book Conference Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adaptive and Integrated Data Cache Prefetching for Shared memory Multiprocessors written by Edward H. Gornish and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book UNIX Systems for Modern Architectures written by Curt Schimmel and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 1994 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any UNIX programmer using the latest workstations or super minicomputers from vendors such as Sun, Silicon Graphics (SGI), ATandT, Amdahl, IBM, Apple, Compaq, Mentor Graphics, and Thinking Machines needs this book to optimize his/her job performance. This book teaches how these architectures operate using clear, comprehensible examples to explain the concepts, and provides a good reference for people already familiar with the basic concepts.
Download or read book Parallel and Distributed Systems 1994 International Conference On written by Lionel M. Ni and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete proceedings of the December 1994 conference, containing some 120 papers, addresses, and sessions on topics such as teraflop computing, architecture-independent parallel programming, parallel algorithms, FDDI/ATM networks, load balancing, distributed mutual exclusion, interconnection net
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Download or read book Distributed Sparse Gaussian Elimination and Orthogonal Factorization written by Padma Raghavan and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: "We consider the solution of a linear system Ax = b on a distributed memory machine when the matrix A has full rank and is large, sparse and nonsymmetric. We use our Cartesian Nested Dissection algorithm to compute a fill-reducing column ordering of the matrix. We develop algorithms that use the associated separator tree to estimate the structure of the factor and to distribute and perform numeric computations. When the matrix is nonsymmetric but square, the numeric computations involve Gaussian elimination with row pivoting; when the matrixis overdetermined, row-oriented Householder transforms are applied to compute the triangular factor of an orthogonal factorization. We compare the fill incurred by our approach to that incurred by well known sequential methods and report on the performance of our implementation on the Intel iPSC/860."
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Download or read book Architectural Alternatives for Exploiting Parallelism written by David J. Lilja and published by Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE). This book was released on 1991 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduates, advanced undergraduates, and practicing engineers of computer architecture or system design, may find interest in the survey of various architectures within which a computer can be induced to walk and chew gum at the same time. The 37 reprinted journal articles and conference presentation
Download or read book A Primer on Memory Consistency and Cache Coherence written by Vijay Nagarajan and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many modern computer systems, including homogeneous and heterogeneous architectures, support shared memory in hardware. In a shared memory system, each of the processor cores may read and write to a single shared address space. For a shared memory machine, the memory consistency model defines the architecturally visible behavior of its memory system. Consistency definitions provide rules about loads and stores (or memory reads and writes) and how they act upon memory. As part of supporting a memory consistency model, many machines also provide cache coherence protocols that ensure that multiple cached copies of data are kept up-to-date. The goal of this primer is to provide readers with a basic understanding of consistency and coherence. This understanding includes both the issues that must be solved as well as a variety of solutions. We present both high-level concepts as well as specific, concrete examples from real-world systems. This second edition reflects a decade of advancements since the first edition and includes, among other more modest changes, two new chapters: one on consistency and coherence for non-CPU accelerators (with a focus on GPUs) and one that points to formal work and tools on consistency and coherence.
Download or read book Annual Research Review written by University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Center for Supercomputing Research and Development and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
