MPC-multiprocessor C language for consistent abstract shared data type paradigms

Author

Vrsalovic, D. ; Segall, Z. ; Seiwiorek, D. ; Gregoretti, F. ; Caplan, E. ; Fineman, C. ; Kravitz, S. ; Lehr, T. ; Russinovitch, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1989

fDate

3-6 Jan 1989

Firstpage

171

Abstract

Multiprocessor C (MPC), a C language preprocessor that assists a programmer in building efficient parallel programs, is described. MPC provides the programmer with a virtual implementation machine, the consistent abstract shared data type implementation machine (CASDTIM). The machine is described and an analytical model for predicting performance of MPC programs using the CASDTIM is presented. The analytic model is shown to be in close agreement with the measurements of an actual MPC program executing on a commercially available multiprocessor

Keywords

C language; parallel programming; program processors; MPC; analytical model; commercially available multiprocessor; consistent abstract shared data type paradigms; multiprocessor C language; parallel programs; virtual implementation machine; Computer science; Contracts; Debugging; Degradation; Delay; Integrated circuit modeling; Parallel processing; Predictive models; Programming profession; Runtime;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1989. Vol.I: Architecture Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-1911-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1989.47157

Filename

47157