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Granularity and Parallel Performance

8 Apr 2010CPOL7 min read 20.7K   7  
One key to attaining good parallel performance is choosing the right granularity for the application. The goal is to determine the right granularity (usually larger is better) for parallel tasks, while avoiding load imbalance and communication overhead to achieve the best performance.

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