Programming multi-core and many-core computing systems Sabri Pllana, Linnaeus University, Sweden Fatos Xhafa, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain Provides state-of-the-art methods for programming multi-core and many-core systems The book comprises a selection of twenty two chapters covering: fundamental techniques and algorithms; programming approaches; methodologies and frameworks; scheduling and management; testing and evaluation methodologies; and case studies for programming multi-core and many-core systems. Program development for multi-core processors, especially for heterogeneous multi-core processors, is significantly more complex than for single-core processors. However, programmers have been traditionally trained for the development of sequential programs, and only a small percentage of them have experience with parallel programming.  In the past, only a relatively small group of programmers interested in High Performance Computing (HPC) was concerned with the parallel programming issues, but the situation has changed dramatically with the appearance of multi-core processors on commonly used computing systems. It is expected that with the pervasiveness of multi-core processors, parallel programming will become mainstream. The pervasiveness of multi-core processors affects a large spectrum of systems, from embedded and general-purpose, to high-end computing systems. This book assists programmers in mastering the efficient programming of multi-core systems, which is of paramount importance for the software-intensive industry towards a more effective product-development cycle. Key features: Lessons, challenges, and roadmaps ahead. Contains real world examples and case studies. Helps programmers in mastering the efficient programming of multi-core and many-core systems. The book serves as a reference for a larger audience of practitioners, young researchers and graduate level students. A basic level of programming knowledge is required to use this book.

Table of Contents:
List of Contributors ix Preface xv Acknowledgements xxiii Acronyms xxv Part I Foundations 1 Multi- and Many-Cores, Architectural Overview for Programmers 3 Lasse Natvig, Alexandru Iordan, Mujahed Eleyat, Magnus Jahre and Jørn Amundsen 2 Programming Models for MultiCore and Many-Core Computing Systems 29 Ana Lucia Varbanescu, Rob V. van Nieuwpoort, Pieter Hijma, Henri E. Bal, Rosa M. Badia and Xavier Martorell 3 Lock-free Concurrent Data Structures 59 Daniel Cederman, Anders Gidenstam, Phuong Ha, Håkan Sundell, Marina Papatriantafilou and Philippas Tsigas 4 Software Transactional Memory 81 Sandya Mannarswamy Part II Programming Approaches 5 Hybrid/Heterogeneous Programming with OmpSs and its Software/Hardware Implications 101 Eduard Ayguadé, Rosa M. Badia, Pieter Bellens, Javier Bueno, Alejandro Duran, Yoav Etsion, Montse Farreras, Roger Ferrer, Jesus Labarta, Vladimir Marjanovic, Lluis Martinell, Xavier Martorell, Josep M. Perez, Judit Planas, Alex Ramirez, Xavier Teruel, Ioanna Tsalouchidou and Mateo Valero 6 Skeleton Programming for Portable Many-Core Computing 121 Christoph Kessler, Sergei Gorlatch, Johan Enmyren, Usman Dastgeer, Michel Steuwer and Philipp Kegel 7 DSL Stream Programming on Multicore Architectures 143 Pablo de Oliveira Castro, Stéphane Louise and Denis Barthou 8 Programming with Transactional Memory 165 Vincent Gramoli and Rachid Guerraoui 9 Object-Oriented Stream Programming 185 Frank Otto and Walter F. Tichy 10 Software-Based Speculative Parallelization 205 Chen Tian, Min Feng and Rajiv Gupta 11 Autonomic Distribution and Adaptation 227 Lutz Schubert, Stefan Wesner, Daniel Rubio Bonilla and Tommaso Cucinotta Part III Programming Frameworks 12 PEPPHER: Performance Portability and Programmability for Heterogeneous Many-Core Architectures 243 Siegfried Benkner, Sabri Pllana, Jesper Larsson Träff, Philippas Tsigas, Andrew Richards, George Russell, Samuel Thibault, Cdric Augonnet, Raymond Namyst, Herbert Cornelius, Christoph Keler, David Moloney and Peter Sanders 13 Fastflow: High-Level and Efficient Streaming on Multicore 261 Marco Aldinucci, Marco Danelutto, Peter Kilpatrick and Massimo Torquati 14 Parallel Programming Framework for H.264/AVC Video Encoding in Multicore Systems 281 Nuno Roma, António Rodrigues and Leonel Sousa 15 Parallelizing Evolutionary Algorithms on GPGPU Cards with the EASEA Platform 301 Ogier Maitre, Frederic Kruger, Deepak Sharma, Stephane Querry, Nicolas Lachiche and Pierre Collet Part IV Testing, Evaluation and Optimization 16 Smart Interleavings for Testing Parallel Programs 323 Eitan Farchi 17 Parallel Performance Evaluation and Optimization 343 Hazim Shafi 18 A Methodology for Optimizing Multithreaded System Scalability on Multicores 363 Neil Gunther, Shanti Subramanyam and Stefan Parvu 19 Improving Multicore System Performance through Data Compression 385 Ozcan Ozturk and Mahmut Kandemir Part V Scheduling and Management 20 Programming and Managing Resources on Accelerator-Enabled Clusters 407 M. Mustafa Rafique, Ali R. Butt and Dimitrios S. Nikolopoulos 21 An Approach for Efficient Execution of SPMD Applications on Multicore Clusters 431 Ronal Muresano, Dolores Rexachs and Emilio Luque 22 Operating System and Scheduling for Future Multicore and Many-Core Platforms 451 Tommaso Cucinotta, Giuseppe Lipari and Lutz Schubert Glossary 475 Index 481