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International Workshop on OpenMP Applications and Tools

WOMPAT 2003: OpenMP Shared Memory Parallel Programming pp 211–226Cite as

Experiences Using OpenMP Based on Compiler Directed Software DSM on a PC Cluster

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In this work we report on our experiences running OpenMP programs on a commodity cluster of PCs running a software distributed shared memory (DSM) system. We describe our test environment and report on the performance of a subset of the NAS Parallel Benchmarks that have been automatically parallelized for OpenMP. We compare the performance of the OpenMP implementations with that of their message passing counterparts and discuss performance differences.

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  1. HLRS, Allmandring 30, 70550, Stuttgart, Germany

    Matthias Hess, Matthias Müller & Roland Rühle

  2. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035-1000, USA

    Gabriele Jost (Employee of Computer Sciences Corporation)

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  1. Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 10 King’s College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G4, Canada

    Michael J. Voss

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Hess, M., Jost, G., Müller, M., Rühle, R. (2003). Experiences Using OpenMP Based on Compiler Directed Software DSM on a PC Cluster. In: Voss, M.J. (eds) OpenMP Shared Memory Parallel Programming. WOMPAT 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2716. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45009-2_17

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