Exploiting multiprocessors: issues and options
James R. McGraw, Timothy S Axelrod · Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc. eBooks · 1987
This paper examines problems involved in moving applications programs to multiprocessors and outlines strategies currently being considered to resolve these problems. We first identify problems encountered in programming the HEP and Cray X-MP multiprocessors and explain why these problems are likely to exist on any of the multiprocessors available for use at the national laboratories. We then survey a spectrum of possible approaches and identify the costs and remaining research issues associated with each. The bottom line is that we do not currently have any easy solutions; significant planning must begin now if we are to effectively use these new systems.