Integrating non-blocking synchronisation in parallel applications: Performance advantages and methodologies

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Software and Performance (WOSP2002)

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 55-67

  Tsigas, Philippas ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

NON-BLOCKING SYNCHRONIZATION;

MULTIPROCESSING PROGRAMS;

EID: 0036992505     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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