Multithreaded Model for Dynamic Load Balancing Parallel Adaptive PDE Computations.

Abstract

We present a multithreaded model for the dynamic load-balancing of numerical, adaptive computations required for the solution of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) on multiprocessors. Multithreading is used as a means of exploring concurrency in the processor level in order to tolerate synchronization costs inherent to traditional (non-threaded) parallel adaptive PDE solvers. Our preliminary analysis for parallel, adaptive PDE solvers indicates that multithreading can be used as a mechanism to mask overheads required for the dynamic balancing of processor workloads with computations required for the actual numerical solution of the PDEs. Also, multithreading can simplify the implementation of dynamic load-balancing algorithms, a task that is very difficult for traditional data parallel adaptive PDE computations. Unfortunately, multithreading does not always simplify program complexity, often makes code re-usability not an easy task, and increases software complexity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA308175

Entities

People

  • Nikos Chrisochoides

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computational Processes
  • Computations
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Equations
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Multiprocessors
  • Multithreading
  • Partial Differential Equations

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.