Caching and decaching distributed arrays across caches in a parallel processing environment
US8533402B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/454
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides for automatically caching via extensions indices in a technical computing environment one or more portions of a distributed array assigned to other technical computing environments for processing. A set of executable instruction, such as a technical computing program or script, may be executed to run in parallel in multiple technical computing environments. As the technical computing program runs on each technical computing environment, the technical computing program performs operations on the portion of the distributed array assigned to the technical computing environment, which may be stored in a storage location local to the technical computing environment. For example, the technical computing program may perform an operation or calculation that requires data points adjacent or nearby to, but not included in the portion of the distributed array that the technical computing environment is processing or is assigned to process. The present invention automatically caches one or more portions of the distributed array obtained from another technical computing environment.
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