Implementation and Performance of DSMPI
Distributed shared memory has been recognized as an alternative programming model to exploit the parallelism in distributed memory systems because it provides a higher level of abstraction than simple message passing. DSM combines the simple programming model of shared memory with the scalability of...
| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1997-01-01
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| Series: | Scientific Programming |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/452521 |
| Summary: | Distributed shared memory has been recognized as an alternative programming model to exploit the parallelism in distributed memory systems because it provides a higher level of abstraction than simple message passing. DSM combines the simple programming model of shared memory with the scalability of distributed memory machines. This article presents DSMPI, a parallel library that runs atop of MPI and provides a DSM abstraction. It provides an easy-to-use programming interface, is fully, portable, and supports heterogeneity. For the sake of flexibility, it supports different coherence protocols and models of consistency. We present some performance results taken in a network of workstations and in a Cray T3D which show that DSMPI can be competitive with MPI for some applications. |
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| ISSN: | 1058-9244 1875-919X |