Modularity, reuse and efficiency with message-driven libraries
- Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)
Software re-use via libraries is a strategy that allows the cost of software to be amortized. A parallel programming system must support the ability to develop modules that can be {open_quotes}fitted together{close_quotes} in a variety of contexts. Although it is important to be able to reuse parallel libraries, it is also more difficult to use parallel modules in comparison to sequential module. We present a methodology for developing libraries that addresses these issues effectively. The methodology, which is embodied in the Charm system, employs message-driven execution (in contrast to traditional, receive based message passing), information sharing abstractions, the notion of branched objects, and explicit support for modules.
- OSTI ID:
- 125614
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950212-; CNN: Grant CCR-90-07195; Grant CCR-91-06608; TRN: 95:005768-0159
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) conference on parallel processing for scientific computing, San Francisco, CA (United States), 15-17 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the seventh SIAM conference on parallel processing for scientific computing; Bailey, D.H.; Bjorstad, P.E.; Gilbert, J.R. [eds.] [and others]; PB: 894 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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