job00542@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (06/29/90)
Archive-name: gang-scheduler/28-Jun-90 Original-posting-by: job00542@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu Original-subject: Re: Timing parallel programs on Balance Archive-site: maddog.llnl.gov [128.115.10.1] Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) /* Written 10:21 pm Jun 27, 1990 by hafner@ordin.cs.wisc.edu in uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:comp.sys.sequent */ > Gang scheduling is a way to utilize a group of processors without > any interference from the OS. Essentially, the processors are removed > from the "pool" of free processors and completely assigned to the > user. Thanks! Luckily, I found a gang scheduler for the Balance-- written by Dr. Eugene Brooks and available via anonymous ftp to maddog.llnl.gov. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks promising. James Bordner