We propose a framework for the evaluation of implicitly parallel functional programs on message passing multiprocessors with special emphasis on the issue of load bounding. The model is based on a new encoding of the lambda-calculus in Milner's pi-calculus and combines lazy evaluation and eager (parallel) evaluation in the same framework. The pi-calculus encoding serves as the specification of a more concrete compilation scheme mapping a simple functional language into a message passing, parallel program. We show how and under which conditions we can guarantee successful load bounding based on this compilation scheme. Finally we discuss the architectural requirements for a machine to support our model efficiently and we present a simple RISC-style processor architecture which meets those criteria.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:741873 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Ostheimer, Gerald |
| Contributors | Davie, Tony |
| Publisher | University of St Andrews |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://hdl.handle.net/10023/13426 |
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