[comp.parallel] Difficult Scheduling Examples Wanted

carl@lemon.lcs.mit.edu (Carl Waldspurger) (06/06/90)

Hi.  I'm interested in techniques for managing computational
resources in parallel systems, such as load-balancing policies
and user-level scheduling mechanisms.

I would like to start amassing a collection of parallel
programs that are difficult to schedule; i.e. programs that
perform poorly using conventional scheduling techniques, and
programs that require sophisticated partitioning and scheduling
mechanisms in order to perform well.

If you have any parallel programs that meet this description,
or can provide me with pointers into relevant literature, I would
like to hear from you.

Please send e-mail to carl@lemon.lcs.mit.edu; I will post a
follow-up summary of any information that I receive.


                Thanks in advance,

                Carl