A Taxonomy of Task-Based Parallel Programming Technologies for High-Performance Computing
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- 1. University of Innsbruck
- 2. Queen's University of Belfast
- 3. IBM Ireland
- 4. KTH
- 5. University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Description
Task-based programming models for shared memory -- such as Cilk Plus and OpenMP 3 -- are well established and documented. However, with the increase in parallel, many-core and heterogeneous systems, a number of research-driven projects have developed more diversified task-based support, employing various programming and runtime features. Unfortunately, despite the fact that dozens of different task-based systems exist today and are actively used for parallel and high-performance computing (HPC), no comprehensive overview or classification of task-based technologies for HPC exists.
In this paper, we provide an initial task-focused taxonomy for HPC technologies, which covers both programming interfaces and runtime mechanisms. We demonstrate the usefulness of our taxonomy by classifying state-of-the-art task-based environments in use today.
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