First fast sink: A compiler algorithm for barrier placement optimisation

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 397-406

  Stohr E A ^a   O'Boyle, M F P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrier synchronisation; Graph algorithm; Optimising compilation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; POLYNOMIALS; PROGRAM COMPILERS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

BARRIER SYNCHRONIZATION; FIRST FAST SINK ALGORITHM; GRAPH ALGORITHM;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0032024099     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-739x(97)00040-x     Document Type: Article

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