Parallel graph reduction on a supercomputer: A status report
We describe an ongoing effort to develop a parallel graph reduction run-time system hosted on a multiprocessor supercomputer. This run-time system is presently augmented by the functional language compiler of the ALFALFA system. Admittedly, parallel graph reduction is hardly a novel idea. The interesting notion is the provision of a parallel execution environment sufficiently powerful to support development of large prototypical scientific and symbolic codes in a functional language. This will allow the investigation of the functional programming paradigm within these application domains in an empirical fashion. In this paper, we discuss the motivation for the effort, describe the basic elements of the implementation, and provide some preliminary insight distilled from our experience with an initial version of the run-time system.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Defense, Ft. Meade, MD (USA); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 7054150
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-87-673; CONF-8610257-1; ON: DE87006066
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 279; Conference: Santa Fe graph reduction workshop, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 1 Oct 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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