Thinking Parallel

A Blog on Parallel Programming and Concurrency by Michael Suess

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Installing the Intel Compiler on Ubuntu Linux

Most of my regular readers probably know by now that I am developing OpenMP-codes for work. I am also using Linux, more precisely Ubuntu Linux (even more precisely: Kubuntu Linux 6.10). When it comes to compilers for this platform, the Intel Compiler is one of the few affordable choices available – at least if you […]

More information on pthread_setaffinity_np and sched_setaffinity

Skimming through the activity logs of this blog, I can see that many people come here looking for information about pthread_setaffinity_np. I mentioned it briefly in my article about Opteron NUMA-effects, but barely touched it because I had found a more satisfying solution for my personal use (taskset). And while I do not have in […]