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Scientific codes are usually parallelized by partitioning a grid among processors. To achieve top performance it is necessary to partition the grid so as to balance workload and minimize communication/synchronization costs. This problem is particularly acute when the grid is irregular, changes over the course of the computation, and is not known until load time. Critical mapping and remapping decisions rest on the ability to accurately predict performance, given a description of a grid and its partition. This paper discusses one approach to this problem, and illustrates its use on a one-dimensional fluids code. The models constructed are shown to be accurate, and are used to find optimal remapping schedules. Nicol, David M. and Townsend, James C. Langley Research Center NASA-CR-181756, ICASE-88-58, NAS 1.26:181756, AD-A203533 NAS1-18107; NAS1-18605; AF-AFOSR-0117-88; RTOP 505-90-21-01...

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