第4章 openmp多线程编程.ppt

* * * * Introduce the single construct can be used only when one thread executes any portion of code. Present the syntax of the single construct. You can use the single construct when two parallel regions have negligible serial code in between. In such a case, you can combine the two regions into a single region reducing the overhead for fork-join and add the single construct for the serial portion. Explain the single construct with the help of the code snippet on the slide. In the above example, the team of threads starts executing in the parallel region. The threads execute the DoManyThings() function concurrently. One of the threads, after completing the DoManyThings() function, enters the single region where an implicit barrier exists at the end. The remaining threads skip the single region and wait for all threads to reach the barrier at the end of the single region. When the thread completes the single region and all other threads have completed their execution of DoManyThings() function, the team of threads concurrently executes the DoManyMoreThings() function. The thread chosen for the single construct is implementation-dependent. Clarify queries (if any) of the participants related to this slide. * Introduce the master construct by stating that it denotes the block of code to be executed only by the master thread. State that, here, the master thread is chosen. Present the syntax of the master construct. In the example presented on the slide, the team of threads starts executing in the parallel region. The threads execute the DoManyThings() function concurrently. Only the master thread is allowed to enter the master region. There is no implicit barrier at the end. Thus, the remaining threads skip the master region and start executing the DoManyMoreThings() function without waiting for the master thread to complete. Excessive use of implicit barriers defeats the purpose of parallel execution. Unnecessary barriers hamper performance because the waiti