Improving performance by use of adaptive objects: Experimentation with a configurable multiprocessor thread package

Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing

Volumn , Issue , 1993, Pages 59-66

  Mukherjee, B C ^a   Schwan, K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEMS;

ADAPTATION POLICIES; ASSOCIATED MECHANISM; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; PARALLEL BRANCH AND BOUNDS; PARALLEL PROGRAM; SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84976656094     PISSN: 10828907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HPDC.1993.263857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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