Abstract:

An understanding of parallel execution as good as, if not better than, our current understanding of conventional von Neumann execution is required in order to exploit the potential offered by multi-Transputer and other parallel systems.

ParSiFal's GRAIL display and occam profiling tools have been recognized as providing valuable visualization of how occam programs execute in Transputer arrays.

Here I explain how the GRAIL interface has been designed and used to enhance understanding of occam program structure and activity.

@inproceedings(SS-ITUK88,
  author = "Susan Stepney",
  title = "Understanding Multi-transputer Execution",
  booktitle = "IT UK 88, University College Swansea, UK",
  year = 1988
)