[daip] effect of PARALLEL

Eric Greisen egreisen at nrao.edu
Thu Mar 10 11:03:51 EST 2005


Larry Maddox writes:
 > 
 > i have a curiosity question.  i know that the verb PARALLEL(n) will allow
 > certain tasks in AIPS to utilize parallel processing code when n>1.
 > 
 > what i do not know is which tasks are affected by the change.  we are
 > installing a 16-node (32 processor) computer in our department. i would
 > like to use this machine if it will benefit my work.
 > 
 > do you have a list of which tasks are affected by executing PARALLEL(n),
 > n>1?
 > 

If you have an SGI machine, then the DFT component subtraction may be
made to go parallel.  Otherwise this does nothing.

Eric Greisen




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