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Evaluating a Multithreaded Runtime System for Concurrent Object-Oriented Languages

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Computing in Object-Oriented Parallel Environments (ISCOPE 1998)

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Traditionally, the use of multithreading capabilities of operating systems has been considered inadequate for implementing concurrent object-oriented languages because of their inefficiency and non-portability. However, current operating systems encourage programmers to use threads to manage concurrent activities, since they offer a number of advantages such as multiprocessing capabilities and thread communication through shared memory. To explore these issues, we have developed Lince, a multithreaded runtime system for concurrent objects. We describe Lince and its design philosophy and analyze its performance. The use of popular threads packages allows us to simplify system design and enhance portability. The overhead of using threads for implementing concurrent objects is negligible for medium and coarse grain applications, although it can be too expensive for those requiring many fine-grained objects.

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  1. Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain

    Antonio J. Nebro, Ernesto Pimentel & José M. Troya

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  1. University of Nice - INRIA Sophia Antipolis, 2004 Route des Lucioles, BP 93, F-06902, Sophia Antipolis, France

    Denis Caromel

  2. Computer Science Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA

    Rodney R. Oldehoeft

  3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, CIC-8, MS B272, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA

    Marydell Tholburn

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Nebro, A.J., Pimentel, E., Troya, J.M. (1998). Evaluating a Multithreaded Runtime System for Concurrent Object-Oriented Languages. In: Caromel, D., Oldehoeft, R.R., Tholburn, M. (eds) Computing in Object-Oriented Parallel Environments. ISCOPE 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1505. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49372-7_17

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