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Efficient Array Management in Charm++

Learn how to optimize parallel programming by utilizing Charm++ with arrays for better control and organization. Take advantage of Chare Arrays and reduce complexities in collective operations. Explore examples like Molecular Dynamics to implement array dimensions effectively.

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Efficient Array Management in Charm++

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  1. Using Charm++ with Arrays • Laxmikant (Sanjay) Kale • Parallel Programming Lab • Department of Computer Science, UIUC • charm.cs.uiuc.edu

  2. Proxy Objects • Entry methods for each chare are invoked using proxy objects--lightweight handles to potentially remote chares. August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  3. Limitations of Plain Proxies • In a large program, keeping track of all the proxies is difficult • A simple proxy doesn’t tell you anything about the chare other than its type. • Managing collective operations like broadcast and reduce is complicated. August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  4. Example: Molecular Dynamics • Patches: blocks of space containing particles. • Computes: chares which compute the interactions between particles in two patches. August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  5. Example: Molecular Dynamics • We could write this program using just chares and plain proxies • But, it’ll be much simpler if we use Chare Arrays. note: you can find complete MD code in examples/charm++/Molecular2D in the Charm distribution. August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  6. Chare Arrays • Arrays organize chares into indexed collections. • Each chare in the array has a proxy for the other array elements, accessible using simple syntax • sampleArray[i] // i’th proxy August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  7. Array Dimensions • Anything can be used as array indices • integers • tuples • bit vectors • user-defined types August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  8. Arrays in MD • array [2D] Patch { ... } • array [4D] Compute { ... } • note: arrays can be sparse x and y coordinates of patch x and y coordinates of both patches involved August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  9. Managing Mapping • Arrays let the programmer control the mapping of array elements to PEs. • Round-robin, block-cyclic, etc • User defined mapping August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  10. Broadcasts • Simple way to invoke the same entry method on each array element • Syntax: • // call on one element • sampleArray[i].method() • // broadcast to whole array • sampleArray.method() August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  11. Broadcasts in MD • Used to fire off the first timestep after initialization is complete • // All chares are created, time to • // start the simulation • patchArray.start(); August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  12. Reductions • No global flow of control, so each chare must contribute data independently using contribute(). • A user callback (created using CkCallback) is invoked when the reduction is complete. August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  13. Reductions • Runtime system assembles reduction tree • User specifies reduction operation • At root of tree, a callback is performed on a specified chare August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

  14. Reductions in MD • Used to determine when all computes have been created. • // all local computes have been created • contribute(0, 0, CkReduction::concat, // do nothing • CkCallback( • CkIndex_Main::computeCreationDone(), • mainProxy)); Function to call Chare to handle callback function August 01, 2009 Charm++ Tutorial

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