Re: relaxed 1-sided model

Raja Daoud (raja@tbag.rsn.hp.com)
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 12:57:58 CDT

> In fact, we don't need to relax the 1-sided model to make it possible to
> implement on the shared-memory systems.

The simplified model is not just for shared memory machines (where
double buffering offers a solution as you point out), it also helps
implementations that target generic clusters of workstations (e.g.
MPICH & LAM). Maybe we should also hear from the PD implementors on
this issue.

--Raja

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Raja Daoud Hewlett-Packard Co.
raja@rsn.hp.com Convex Division