Using OpenMP

Portable Shared Memory Parallel Programming

Barbara Chapman (University of Houston), Gabriele Jost, Ruud van der Pas (Distinguished Engineer In the SPARC Processor Organization, SPARC Microelectronics, Oracle) , David J. Kuck

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MIT Press
12 October 2007

Computer programming & software development; Parallel processing

Series: Scientific and Engineering Computation

"A comprehensive overview of OpenMP, the standard application programming interface for shared memory parallel computing-a reference for students and professionals.""I hope that readers will learn to use the full expressibility and power of OpenMP. This book should provide an excellent introduction to beginners, and the performance section should help those with some experience who want to push OpenMP to its limits."" -from the foreword by David J. Kuck, Intel Fellow, Software and Solutions Group, and Director, Parallel and Distributed Solutions, Intel Corporation

OpenMP, a portable programming interface for shared memory parallel computers, was adopted as an informal standard in 1997 by computer scientists who wanted a unified model on which to base programs for shared memory systems. OpenMP is now used by many software developers; it offers significant advantages over both hand-threading and MPI. Using OpenMP offers a comprehensive introduction to parallel programming concepts and a detailed overview of OpenMP.

Using OpenMP discusses hardware developments, describes where OpenMP is applicable, and compares OpenMP to other programming interfaces for shared and distributed memory parallel architectures. It introduces the individual features of OpenMP, provides many source code examples that demonstrate the use and functionality of the language constructs, and offers tips on writing an efficient OpenMP program. It describes how to use OpenMP in full-scale applications to achieve high performance on large-scale architectures, discussing several case studies in detail, and offers in-depth troubleshooting advice. It explains how OpenMP is translated into explicitly multithreaded code, providing a valuable behind-the-scenes account of OpenMP program performance. Finally, Using OpenMP considers trends likely to influence OpenMP development, offering a glimpse of the possibilities of a future OpenMP 3.0 from the vantage point of the current OpenMP 2.5. With multicore computer use increasing, the need for a comprehensive introduction and overview of the standard interface is clear.

Using OpenMP provides an essential reference not only for students at both undergraduate and graduate levels but also for professionals who intend to parallelize existing codes or develop new parallel programs for shared memory computer architectures."

By: Barbara Chapman (University of Houston), Gabriele Jost, Ruud van der Pas (Distinguished Engineer In the SPARC Processor Organization, SPARC Microelectronics, Oracle)
Foreword by: David J. Kuck
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780262533027
ISBN 10: 0262533022
Series: Scientific and Engineering Computation
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 12 October 2007
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Barbara Chapman is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Houston. Gabriele Jost is Principal Member of Technical Staff, Application Server Performance Engineering, at Oracle, Inc. Ruud van der Pas is Distinguished Engineer in the SPARC Processor Organization at Oracle and coauthor of Using OpenMP- Portable Shared Memory Parallel Programming.

Reviews for Using OpenMP: Portable Shared Memory Parallel Programming

The advent of readily-available inexpensive multi-core processors has made parallel programming more important and more accessible than ever before. OpenMP is a popular way to write parallel programs, and this book makes OpenMP knowledge available to the average programmer in an understandable, easy-to-apply fashion, while still providing information for those who wish to dive more deeply into the subject. --Larry Meadows, CEO, the OpenMP ARB