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Curare: Restructuring lisp programs for concurrent execution

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OSTI ID:5507738
This paper describes the techniques used by CURARE, a program transformer, to restructure Lisp programs for concurrent execution in multiprocessor Lisp systems. CURARE tries to eliminate control and data-dependencies that prevent concurrent execution of the invocations of recursive functions. CURARE also inserts a variety of synchronization devices to ensure that unremovable dependencies do not impair execution of a program. The product of this process is semantically equivalent to the original Lisp program, but executes faster on a multiprocessor than would the original program.
OSTI ID:
5507738
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English