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1999 International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks (ISPAN '99)
A Scalable and Efficient Storage Allocator on Shared Memory Multiprocessors
Fremantle, Australia
June 23-June 25
ISBN: 0-7695-0231-8
Voon-Yee Vee, Nanyang Technological University
Wen-Jing Hsu, Nanyang Technological University
An efficient dynamic storage allocator is important for time-critical parallel programs. In this paper, we present a fast and simple parallel allocator for fixed size block on shared-memory multiprocessors. We show both theoretically and empirically that the allocator incurs very low lock contention. The allocator is tested with parallel simulation applications with frequent allocation and release requests. The results confirm that our allocator is highly efficient and is scalable to more processors.
Index Terms:
Parallel storage allocators; minimization of lock contention; scalable parallel algorithms
Citation:
Voon-Yee Vee, Wen-Jing Hsu, "A Scalable and Efficient Storage Allocator on Shared Memory Multiprocessors," ispan, pp.230, 1999 International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks (ISPAN '99), 1999
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