Reducing power consumption while synchronizing a plurality of compute nodes during execution of a parallel application
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Rochester, MN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1035036
- Patent Number(s):
- 8095811
- Application Number:
- 12/129,223
- Assignee:
- International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWN ENERGY USE
- DOE Contract Number:
- B554331
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
Citation Formats
Archer, Charles J, Blocksome, Michael A, Peters, Amanda A, Ratterman, Joseph D, and Smith, Brian E. Reducing power consumption while synchronizing a plurality of compute nodes during execution of a parallel application. United States: N. p., 2012.
Web.
Archer, Charles J, Blocksome, Michael A, Peters, Amanda A, Ratterman, Joseph D, & Smith, Brian E. Reducing power consumption while synchronizing a plurality of compute nodes during execution of a parallel application. United States.
Archer, Charles J, Blocksome, Michael A, Peters, Amanda A, Ratterman, Joseph D, and Smith, Brian E. Tue .
"Reducing power consumption while synchronizing a plurality of compute nodes during execution of a parallel application". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1035036.
@article{osti_1035036,
title = {Reducing power consumption while synchronizing a plurality of compute nodes during execution of a parallel application},
author = {Archer, Charles J and Blocksome, Michael A and Peters, Amanda A and Ratterman, Joseph D and Smith, Brian E},
abstractNote = {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.},
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