Multithreaded Computer Architecture: A Summary of the State of the Art (Hardcover, 1994)

Preface. Part I: Background and Issues. 1. Multithreaded Architectures: Principles, Projects, and Issues; J.B. Dennis, Guang R. Gao. 2. Architectural and Implementation Issues for Multithreading (Panel Discussion); R.A. Iannucci. 3. Issues in the Design and Implementation of Instruction Processors for Multicomputers (Position Statement); W.J. Dally. 4. Programming, Compilation, and Resource-Management Issues for Multithreading (Panel Discussion); R.H. Halstead, Jr. 5. Programming, Compilation, and Resource-Management Issues for Multithreading (Position Statement); R.S. Nikhil. 6. Multithreading: Fundamental Limits, Potential Gains, and Alternatives; D.E. Culler. Part II: Key Elements 7. Low-Cost Support for Fine-Grain Synchronization in Multiprocessors; D. Kranz, Beng-Hong Lim, A. Agarwal, D. Yeung. 8. Architectural and Implementation Tradeoffs in the Design of Multiple-Context Processors; J. Laudon, A. Gupta, M. Horowitz. 9. Named State and Efficient Context Switching; P.R. Nuth, W.J. Dally. 10. Ideas for the Design of Multithreaded Pipelines; A.R. Omondi. Part III: Systems. 11. Integrated Support for Heterogeneous Parallelism; G. Alverson, R. Alberson, D. Callahan, B. Koblenz, A. Porterfield, B. Smith. 12. An Architecture for Generalized Synchronization and Fast Switching; K. Ekanadham, S. Gregor, K. Hiraki, R.A. Iannucci, R. Rajkumar. 13. Concurrent Execution of Heterogeneous Threads in the Super-Actor Machine; H.H.J. Hum, Guang R. Gao. Part IV: Analysis. 14. Analysis of Multithreaded Microprocessors under Multiprogramming; D.E. Culler, M. Gunter, J.C. Lee. 15. Exploiting Locality in Hybrid Dataflow Programs; W.A. Najjar, A.P.W. Bohm, W.M. Miller. Index.