The INFIDEL Virtual Machine

Abstract

INFIDEL is an abstract machine that operates on grids. It is written in L as an extension of Basil. It has been designed as a target for the FIDIL compiler, but it can be programmed directly in L. The machine implements the abstract types "grid" and "domain." Domains represent sets of points with integer coordinates. Grids are an extension of arrays for finite-difference algorithms. These types correspond closely to the FIDIL types "map" and "domain." INFIDEL serves three purposes. First, it is proposed as an intermediate step in the compilation of FIDIL programs. Second, it defines the level at which FIDIL programs and foreign code can be linked together. Third, part of the interface is not only available for direct use in application programs, but is also usable in yet-to-be-written system code that will implement INFIDEL on new architectures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1993
Accession Number
ADA604324

Entities

People

  • Luigi Semenzato

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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  • Air Platforms

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  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
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  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Grids
  • Language
  • Partial Differential Equations
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  • Two Dimensional
  • Virtual Machines

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  • Computer science

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
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