[comp.archives] [parallel] Re: Request for IPSC applications or benchmarks

Didier.Badouel@irisa.fr (09/16/90)

Archive-name: vm-pray/13-Sep-90
Original-posting-by: Didier.Badouel@irisa.fr
Original-subject: Re: Request for IPSC applications or benchmarks
Archive-site: irisa.irisa.fr [131.254.2.3]
Archive-directory: iPSC2/VM_pRAY
Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)

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>	Request for IPSC applications/benchmarks
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I think our Public Domain raytracing algorithm (VM_pRAY) may have some 
interest for you. It runs on an iPSC/2 and is based on a distributed virtual 
memory for the database (which can be particularly large for this 
algorithm). I think I you want to rewrite the code in Linda you can do it
with minor changes: parallel code is limited for two services, one service 
for the shared database accesses (using software paging mechanism) and one 
service for the work balance (dynamic distribution of the pixel map).

The source code of VM_pRAY is available from our site 
(irisa.irisa.fr (131.254.2.3)) with a ftp anonymous access 
(directory iPSC2/VM_pRAY). 

-didier.

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Didier Badouel @ IRISA, Rennes, France      (badouel@irisa.fr)
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