Software Optimization for High Performance Computing

• Code-based and algorithm-based optimization, in depth
• For EPIC IA-64, PA-8600 and more
• Compilers, profiling, memory, parallelism and other key performance factors
• For all developers, ISVs and technical professionals who need to maximize software performance

"The hands-on guide to high-performance coding and algorithm optimization This} is a book that should be in the hands of programmers in high-performance computing."
—Greg Astfalk, Chief Scientist, Technical Computing Division, Hewlett-Packard Company

This hands-on guide to software optimization introduces state-of-the-art solutions for every key aspect of software performance-both code-based and algorithm-based.

Two leading HP software performance experts offer comparative optimization strategies for RISC and for the new Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) design used in Intel IA-64 processors. Using many practical examples, they offer specific techniques for:

• Predicting and measuring performance-and identifying your best optimization opportunities
• Storage optimization: cache, system memory, virtual memory, and I/O
• Parallel processing: distributed and shared memory (UMA and NUMA) designs
• Compilers and loop optimization
• Enhancing parallelism: compiler directives, threads, and message passing
• Mathematical libraries, mathematical kernels, and advanced equation-solving techniques

Whether you're a developer, ISV, or technical researcher, if you need to optimize high-performance software on today's leading processors, one book delivers the advanced techniques and code examples you need: Software Optimization for High Performance Computing.