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3.3.5 Barrier
Synchronization of all processes .
- Each of the operations in 3.3.1-3.3.4
works as a barrier.
- Artificial construction of a barrier,
e.g., via
CUBE/SMALL>_DOI(
,
,
,
,
)
- Most parallel algorithms contain quite naturally a barrier,
because at any point in the algorithm
a global data exchange (e.g. accumulation) is necessary.
Gundolf Haase
2000-03-20