DocumentCode
3409864
Title
Multiprocessor file system interfaces
Author
Kotz, David
Author_Institution
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
fYear
1993
fDate
20-22 Jan 1993
Firstpage
194
Lastpage
201
Abstract
The difficulties faced when using the conventional (UNIX-like) interface in parallel applications are described. Ways to extend the conventional interface to provide convenient access to the file for parallel programs, while retaining the traditional interface for programs that have no need to explicitly parallel file access, are described. The interface includes a single naming scheme, a multiopen operation, local and global file pointers, mapped file pointers, logical records, multifiles, and logical coercion for backward compatibility
Keywords
file organisation; multiprocessing programs; parallel programming; Unix; backward compatibility; global file pointers; logical coercion; logical records; mapped file pointers; multifiles; multiopen operation; naming scheme; parallel applications; parallel file access; parallel programs; Application software; Computer interfaces; Computer languages; Computer science; Educational institutions; File systems; Parallel programming; Programming profession; Software systems; Supercomputers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Parallel and Distributed Information Systems, 1993., Proceedings of the Second International Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-3330-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PDIS.1993.253093
Filename
253093
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