Multiblock PARTI

Abstract

Multiblock PARTI is a runtime library for parallelizing multiple structured grid (e.g., multiblock and multigrid) applications written in Fortran and C. The Multiblock Parti is used to produce an SPMD parallel program, and provides routines that allow an application programmer or a compiler to Lay out distributed data in a flexible way, to enable good load balancing and minimize interprocessor communication, Give high level specifications for performing data movement, and Distribute the computation across the processors. Two types of communication are required in multiple structured grid applications -- inter-block communication and intra-block communication. In the runtime system, communication is performed in two phases.

DateOfInformation

Thr Apr 3 11:14:49 1997

Domain

Parallel Processing Tools!Parallel Programming Libraries

Keyword

data partitioning; distributed memory multiprocessor; multigrid problem; multiblock problem; distributed array

Name

Multiblock PARTI

TargetEnvironment

Any distributed memory system that supports message passing (currently implemented on Intel iPSC/860 and Paragon, IBM SP1/2, TMC CM5, network of workstations via PVM)

Webpage

http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/hpsl/compilers/base_mblock.html

ContactIs

Alan Sussman