Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of cypress/XeonPhi

Timestamp:

08/21/15 10:01:24 (9 years ago)

Author:

cmaggio

Comment:

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cypress/XeonPhi

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 === Offloading ===
 
+Offloading allows us to designate specific sections of our code that we wish to have executed on the MIC. Unlike the first two methods, this requires (minimal) alteration of the source code. Lets take our helloflop3.c example and modify it so that it offloads the area of heavy computation
 
 
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 == Programming Considerations ==
 
-The number one thing to keep in mind is that all data traffic to and from the coprocessors must travel over PCIE. This is a relatively slow connection when compared to memory and the more you can minimize this communication, the faster you code will run. 
+As we've seen, getting code to execute on the Xeon Phi Coprocessor can be accomplished in a manner of minutes or hours. However, getting production code to run optimally on the MICs is often an effort spanning weeks or months. A few of the key considerations that can speed up your code are:
+* Cache alignment
+* Vectorization
+* Blocking
+* Minimal data transfer