Barrier synchronization techniques for distributed process creation

Synchronization techniques are proposed for algorithms which spawn processes remotely on loosely coupled processors based on run-time characteristics. The performance of the proposed synchronization schemes are measured on the iPSC/2 and SNAP-1 multiprocessors and their implementation cost is discussed. Results show that processes created dynamically throughout a distributed system can be synchronized at comparable overhead and cost to that required for fixed-location process creation.<
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