Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 2 February 1997

Foil 3 Comments on Fundamental Issues

From Remarks on Fox's White Paper and Working Group Report PetaSoft Foolow-On Meeting San Diego -- January 28,29 1997. by Geoffrey C. Fox


Seem to be easiest for PIM architectures for classic geometrically data parallel problems -- even if adaptive and irregular (these are "engineering" issues)
Must extend MPI HPF .. HPJava to support several layers of memory hierarchy
Need to study data movement in key algorithms and how they can be supported in all prototypical architectures
Can possibly use "load balancing ideas" (developed for decomposition onto CPU's today) to address fine grain memory hierarchy decomposition in PetaFlop architectures
Need layered software model with capability to "escape" to lower levels



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