VMMP: a practical tool for the development of portable and efficient programs for multiprocessors

Author

Gabber, Eran

Author_Institution

Sch. of Math. Sci., Tel-Aviv Univ., Israel

Volume

1

Issue

3

fYear

1990

fDate

7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

304

Lastpage

317

Abstract

The VMMP (virtual machine for multiprocessors) software package is presented. It provides a coherent set of services for parallel application programs running on diverse multiple input multiple data (MIMD) multiprocessors, including shared memory and message passing multiprocessors. The communication, synchronization, and data distribution requirements of parallel algorithms are analyzed. Related languages and tools are described. VMMP services are identified. VMMP implementation, coding and portability are discussed. Some measurements of the performance of VROMP application programs and VMMP overhead are given. Several hints for improving the performance of application programs are described

Keywords

multiprocessing systems; software portability; software tools; VMMP; VROMP; coding; message passing multiprocessors; parallel algorithms; parallel application programs; portable and efficient programs; practical tool; shared memory; software package; synchronization; virtual machine; Concurrent computing; Hardware; Helium; High level languages; Message passing; Packaging machines; Parallel algorithms; Parallel programming; Software performance; Virtual machining;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/71.80158

Filename

80158