Harnessing the power of next-generation shared memory multiprocessors

利用下一代共享内存多处理器的强大功能

• 批准号: 435900-2013
• 负责人: Golab, Wojciech
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=574218
• 关键词: Harnessing; power; next; generation; shared

After decades of research, distributed computing continues to provide stimulating challenges and opportunities driven by disruptive innovations in hardware design. Breaking the mold of traditional distributed computing models, tomorrow's distributed systems will see large numbers of cores connected in complex ways, new instruction set features, advanced power management capabilities, and non-volatile memories. These design features promise to make future distributed systems more capable than ever before, at the expense of more complex software. The long-term goal of this research program is to harness the power of next-generation distributed computing platforms by revisiting fundamental questions, such as how parallel threads of execution can share resources effectively, and how large systems can survive the failure of software and hardware components. In the short-term, the program will focus on tools and techniques for implementing highly-parallel and fault-tolerant data structures. The specific objectives of the program are: (1) to understand the cost of synchronization in emerging multi-core platforms, and use the insights gained to design efficient shared data structures for such platforms; (2) to develop more robust and efficient mechanisms for distributing data structures across clusters of servers; and (3) to devise improved techniques for protecting shared data structures against failures using non-volatile memory. By embracing new opportunities in distributed computing, this program will advance fundamental research necessary for building novel information systems on tomorrow's hardware platforms, and train highly qualified personnel in skills essential to Canada's technological leadership.

经过数十年的研究，分布式计算继续提供由硬件设计中的破坏性创新驱动的刺激性挑战和机会。 打破了传统分布式计算模型的模具，明天的分布式系统将看到大量以复杂方式连接的核心，新的指令集功能，高级电源管理功能和非挥发性记忆。 这些设计功能有望使未来的分布式系统比以往任何时候都更有能力，而牺牲了更复杂的软件。 该研究计划的长期目标是通过重新审视基本问题，例如如何有效地共享资源，以及大型系统如何在软件和硬件的失败中生存，来利用下一代分布式计算平台的力量。成分。 在短期内，该计划将重点关注用于实施高度平行和容忍错误的数据结构的工具和技术。 该程序的具体目标是：（1）了解新兴的多核平台中同步成本，并利用获得的见解来为此类平台设计有效的共享数据结构； （2）开发更有效，有效的机制，用于在服务器群中分配数据结构； （3）设计改进的技术来保护共享数据结构免受使用非易失性记忆的故障。 通过拥抱分布式计算的新机会，该计划将提高在明天的硬件平台上建立新型信息系统所必需的基础研究，并培训高素质的人员，以加拿大技术领导力必不可少的技能。