Title :
Laurasia and Wind: a compiler-controlled software DSM for WS/PC clusters
Author :
Uehara, Tetsutaro ; Saito, Shoichi ; Joe, Kazuki ; Kunieda, Yoshitoshi
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Syst. Eng., Wakayama Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We have proposed an approach to build an automatic parallelizing compiler for various parallel computer architectures by providing COMA (Cache-Only Memory Architecture) environment that can be controlled by the compiler. This paper presents the design and implementation of a software DSM (Distributed Shared Memory) system named Laurasia”. It also describes a Low-Costs Communication module named “Win” which is developed to accelerate the performance of Laurasia. Laurasia is designed to run on a cluster of UNIX Workstations or PCs, and Wind is built in a Linus kernel to eliminate context switches between the kernel and the user process
Keywords :
distributed shared memory systems; memory architecture; parallel architectures; parallelising compilers; workstation clusters; COMA; Distributed Shared Memory; Laurasia; Linus kernel; UNIX Workstations; compiler-controlled software DSM; parallel computer architectures; parallelizing compiler; Acceleration; Automatic control; Communication system control; Computer architecture; Context; Kernel; Memory architecture; Personal communication networks; Switches; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Architecture for Future Generation High-Performance Processors and Systems, 1999. International Workshop
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0650-x
DOI :
10.1109/IWIA.1999.898846
