Mainstream parallel array programming on cell

Paul Keir; Paul Cockshott; Andrew Richards

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-29737-3_30

Mainstream parallel array programming on cell

Paul Keir, Paul Cockshott, Andrew Richards

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Abstract

We present the E# compiler and runtime library for the ‘F’ subset of the Fortran 95 programming language. ‘F’ provides first-class support for arrays, allowing E# to implicitly evaluate array expressions in parallel using the SPU co-processors of the Cell Broadband Engine. We present performance results from four benchmarks that all demonstrate absolute speedups over equivalent ‘C’ or Fortran versions running on the PPU host processor. A significant benefit of this straightforward approach is that a serial implementation of any code is always available, providing code longevity, and a familiar development paradigm.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Euro-Par 2011: Parallel Processing Workshops
Subtitle of host publication	CCPI, CGWS, HeteroPar, HiBB, HPCVirt, HPPC, HPSS, MDGS, ProPer, Resilience, UCHPC, VHPC, Bordeaux, France, August 29 – September 2, 2011, Revised Selected Papers, Part I
Editors	Michael Alexander, Pasqua D’Ambra, Adam Belloum, George Bosilca, Mario Cannataro, Marco Danelutto, Beniamino Di Martino, Michael Gerndt, Emmanuel Jeannot, Raymond Namyst, Jean Roman, Stephen L. Scott, Jesper Larsson Traff, Geoffroy Vallée, Josef Weidendorfe
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Pages	260-269
Number of pages	10
Volume	7155
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642297373
ISBN (Print)	9783642297366
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29737-3_30
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Keywords

multicore
parallelism
heterogeneous
array
collection
cell
fortran

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Keir, P., Cockshott, P., & Richards, A. (2012). Mainstream parallel array programming on cell. In M. Alexander, P. D’Ambra, A. Belloum, G. Bosilca, M. Cannataro, M. Danelutto, B. Di Martino, M. Gerndt, E. Jeannot, R. Namyst, J. Roman, S. L. Scott, J. L. Traff, G. Vallée, & J. Weidendorfe (Eds.), Euro-Par 2011: Parallel Processing Workshops: CCPI, CGWS, HeteroPar, HiBB, HPCVirt, HPPC, HPSS, MDGS, ProPer, Resilience, UCHPC, VHPC, Bordeaux, France, August 29 – September 2, 2011, Revised Selected Papers, Part I (Vol. 7155, pp. 260-269). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29737-3_30

Keir, Paul ; Cockshott, Paul ; Richards, Andrew. / Mainstream parallel array programming on cell. Euro-Par 2011: Parallel Processing Workshops: CCPI, CGWS, HeteroPar, HiBB, HPCVirt, HPPC, HPSS, MDGS, ProPer, Resilience, UCHPC, VHPC, Bordeaux, France, August 29 – September 2, 2011, Revised Selected Papers, Part I. editor / Michael Alexander ; Pasqua D’Ambra ; Adam Belloum ; George Bosilca ; Mario Cannataro ; Marco Danelutto ; Beniamino Di Martino ; Michael Gerndt ; Emmanuel Jeannot ; Raymond Namyst ; Jean Roman ; Stephen L. Scott ; Jesper Larsson Traff ; Geoffroy Vallée ; Josef Weidendorfe. Vol. 7155 Springer-Verlag, 2012. pp. 260-269 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Keir, P, Cockshott, P & Richards, A 2012, Mainstream parallel array programming on cell. in M Alexander, P D’Ambra, A Belloum, G Bosilca, M Cannataro, M Danelutto, B Di Martino, M Gerndt, E Jeannot, R Namyst, J Roman, SL Scott, JL Traff, G Vallée & J Weidendorfe (eds), Euro-Par 2011: Parallel Processing Workshops: CCPI, CGWS, HeteroPar, HiBB, HPCVirt, HPPC, HPSS, MDGS, ProPer, Resilience, UCHPC, VHPC, Bordeaux, France, August 29 – September 2, 2011, Revised Selected Papers, Part I. vol. 7155, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, pp. 260-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29737-3_30

Mainstream parallel array programming on cell. / Keir, Paul; Cockshott, Paul; Richards, Andrew.
Euro-Par 2011: Parallel Processing Workshops: CCPI, CGWS, HeteroPar, HiBB, HPCVirt, HPPC, HPSS, MDGS, ProPer, Resilience, UCHPC, VHPC, Bordeaux, France, August 29 – September 2, 2011, Revised Selected Papers, Part I. ed. / Michael Alexander; Pasqua D’Ambra; Adam Belloum; George Bosilca; Mario Cannataro; Marco Danelutto; Beniamino Di Martino; Michael Gerndt; Emmanuel Jeannot; Raymond Namyst; Jean Roman; Stephen L. Scott; Jesper Larsson Traff; Geoffroy Vallée; Josef Weidendorfe. Vol. 7155 Springer-Verlag, 2012. p. 260-269 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Keir P, Cockshott P, Richards A. Mainstream parallel array programming on cell. In Alexander M, D’Ambra P, Belloum A, Bosilca G, Cannataro M, Danelutto M, Di Martino B, Gerndt M, Jeannot E, Namyst R, Roman J, Scott SL, Traff JL, Vallée G, Weidendorfe J, editors, Euro-Par 2011: Parallel Processing Workshops: CCPI, CGWS, HeteroPar, HiBB, HPCVirt, HPPC, HPSS, MDGS, ProPer, Resilience, UCHPC, VHPC, Bordeaux, France, August 29 – September 2, 2011, Revised Selected Papers, Part I. Vol. 7155. Springer-Verlag. 2012. p. 260-269. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-29737-3_30

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