Multi Core and Parallel Programming Assignment Answers

1.How threads are created and maintained in POSIX.

2. Explain four schedule schemes in OpenMP?
5.Write a program to create fibers?
//write a program to create fibers in parallel programming ?

#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x400

#include<stdio.h>
#include<windows.h>

#define FIBER_COUNT 10
void *fiber_context[FIBER_COUNT];

VOID WINAPI fiberProc(void *);

void main()
{
int i;
int fibers[FIBER_COUNT];

for (i=0;i<FIBER_COUNT; i++)

fibers[i] = i;

fiber_context[0] = ConvertThreadToFiber(NULL);

for(i=1;i<FIBER_COUNT;i++)
{
fiber_context[i] = CreateFiber(0,
fiberProc,
&fibers[i]);
if(fiber_context[i] != NULL)
printf("fiber %d created\n",i);
}
for(i=1;i<FIBER_COUNT;i++)
{
if(fiber_context[i] != NULL)
SwitchToFiber(fiber_context[i]);
}
}

VOID WINAPI fiberProc(void *fiber_nbr)

{
int nbr;

nbr = *((int*) fiber_nbr);

printf("Hello from fiber %d\n",nbr);
//now switch back to the fiber of the main line
SwitchToFiber(fiber_context[0]);
}
10. Write a program for creation of threads in .NET Framework.
//Write a program for creation of threads in .NET Framework.

using System;
using System.Threading;

public class ThreadDemo1

{
public static void ThreadFunc()
{
for( int i=0;i<3;i++)
Console.WriteLine(
"Hello #{0} from ThreadFunc", i);
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
//The main entry point for the application.
public static void Main()
{
Thread t =
new Thread( new threadStart( ThreadFunc ));
t.start();
Thread.Sleep( 40 );

for( int j=0;j<4;j++)

{
Console.WriteLine( " Hello from Main Thread" );
Thread.Sleep( 0 );
}
}
}
7.Explain task queuing execution model.
8. Write the most commonly used OpenMP environment variables and library
Functions.
3. Explain how openMP achieves thread synchronization using barrier and
Nowait.?