Title :
Multiprocessor file system interfaces
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/PDIS.1993.253093
