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Title: Reducing power consumption while synchronizing a plurality of compute nodes during execution of a parallel application

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1040780

Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for reducing power consumption while synchronizing a plurality of compute nodes during execution of a parallel application that include: beginning, by each compute node, performance of a blocking operation specified by the parallel application, each compute node beginning the blocking operation asynchronously with respect to the other compute nodes; reducing, for each compute node, power to one or more hardware components of that compute node in response to that compute node beginning the performance of the blocking operation; and restoring, for each compute node, the power to the hardware components having power reduced in response to all of the compute nodes beginning the performance of the blocking operation.

Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
B554331
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,161,307
Application Number:
13/277,350
OSTI ID:
1040780
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English