Title :
Synchronization, coherence, and event ordering in multiprocessors
Author :
M. Dubois;C. Scheurich;F.A. Briggs
Author_Institution :
Comput. Res. Inst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The problems addressed apply to both throughput-oriented and speedup-oriented multiprocessor systems, either at the user level or the operating-system level. basic definitions are provided. Communication and synchronization are briefly explained, and hardware-level and software-level synchronization mechanisms are discussed. The cache coherence problem is examined, and solutions are described. Strong and weak ordering of events is considered. The user interface is discussed.
Keywords :
"Hardware","Operating systems","Multitasking","Sun","Job design","Resource management","Productivity","Design automation","Computer aided manufacturing","CADCAM"
