MPI: The Complete Reference (Vol. 1) - 2nd Edition, Vol. 1 - The MPI Core [Paperback]

Marc Snir (Author), Steve W. Otto (Author), Steven Huss-Lederman (Author), David W. Walker (Author), Jack Dongarra (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0262692155 | ISBN-13: 978-0262692151 | Publication Date: September 19, 1998 | Edition: second edition

Since its release in summer 1994, the Message Passing Interface (MPI) specification has become a standard for message-passing libraries for parallel computations. There exist more than a dozen implementations on a variety of computing platforms, from the IBM SP-2 supercomputer to PCs running Windows NT. The initial MPI Standard, known as MPI-1, has been modified over the last two years. This volume, the definitive reference manual for the latest version of MPI-1, contains a complete specification of the MPI Standard. It is annotated with comments that clarify complicated issues, including why certain design choices were made, how users are intended to use the interface, and how they should construct their version of MPI. The volume also provides many detailed, illustrative programming examples.

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About the Author

Marc Snir is Senior Manager, Scalable Parallel Systems, IBM Research Division. Steve Otto is Senior Staff Engineer, Strategic CAD Labs, Intel Corp. Steven Huss-Lederman is Associate Scientist, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin. David Walker is Professor of High Performance Computing in the Department of Computer Science, University of Wales, Cardiff. Jack Dongarra is Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Tennessee, and Distinguished Scientist, Mathematical Sciences Section, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Product Details

• Paperback: 450 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press; second edition edition (September 19, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262692155
• ISBN-13: 978-0262692151
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,215,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference for both C and FORTRAN users!, September 3, 1998

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This review is from: Mpi: The Complete Reference (Scientific and Engineering Computation Series) (Paperback)

As the title implies, this book is a great reference for someone who is looking for a guide to the syntax and usage of MPI. The book does not teach "parallel programming" and doesn't discuss other parallel programming tools which means that the nuts and bolts of MPI are all the more clearly presented and accessible. Furthermore, there are still plenty of examples which demonstrate the usage of the many MPI functions.

Another very valuable (and appreciated) aspect of the book is that *both* the C and FORTRAN prototypes are given when new MPI functions are presented (the C and FORTRAN implementations have slightly different forms).

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference, August 15, 1998

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This review is from: Mpi: The Complete Reference (Scientific and Engineering Computation Series) (Paperback)

Set up more as a reference than a tutorial, this book allows users with a very basic understanding of MPI to really take off up the learning curve