Problems of CC-NUMA Architecture

• SMP programming style + data placement techniques (directives)

SMP programming Cliff

remote memory latency jump ~3-5

requires correct data placement

64-128 processor O2000

ta(remote)/ta(local) ~3-5

->correct data placement

Based on 1 GB/s SCI link;

latency/hop ~ 500 ns

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