ABridgingModelforMulti-CoreComputing.pptVIP

A Bridging Model for Multi-Core Computing Leslie Valiant Harvard University Parallel Computing has Arrived via Multi-Core, but … Why is Multi-Core Here Anyway? Not commercial pressure for throughput Not following solution to technical problems, Not following advances in programmability, ………… but “physics-push”: miniaturization far enough along that it is now silly not to physically intersperse storage and processing. The Main Challenge Writing one program not impossible, but reusing the intellectual property a second time is something else. Assumptions: besides 1. independent tas