Effective scheduling in a mixed parallel and
sequential computing environment
180. B. B. Zhou,
X. Qu and R. P. Brent,
Effective scheduling in a mixed parallel and
sequential computing environment,
Proc. 6th Euromicro Workshop on Parallel and
Distributed Computing, Madrid, Jan. 1998, 32-37.
Paper:
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Abstract
In this paper we describe a two-level scheduling scheme for
mixed parallel and sequential workloads on scalable parallel machines.
The design of this scheduling system is based on
two principles, that is,
parallel programs should be scheduled in a coordinated manner so that
they will not severely interfere with each other and the performance for
parallel computing becomes predictable, and
parallel programs may time-share resources with sequential programs
so that the efficiency of processor utilisation can greatly
be enhanced and good response to interactive clients can be
maintained.
We also discuss the organisation of a registration office through which
the two-level scheduling is realised.
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