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Python Parallel Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Python Parallel Programming Cookbook Master efficient parallel programming to build powerful applications using Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785289583
Length 286 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Giancarlo Zaccone Giancarlo Zaccone
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Parallel Computing and Python 2. Thread-based Parallelism FREE CHAPTER 3. Process-based Parallelism 4. Asynchronous Programming 5. Distributed Python 6. GPU Programming with Python Index

Understanding the PyCUDA memory model with matrix manipulation


A PyCUDA program, to make the most of available resources, should respect the rules dictated by the structure and the internal organization of the SM that imposes constraints on the performance of the thread. In particular, the knowledge and correct use of the various types of memory that the GPU makes available is fundamental in order to achieve maximum efficiency in the programs. In the CUDA-capable GPU card, there are four types of memories, which are defined, as follows:

  • Registers: In this, a register is allocated for each thread. This can only access its register but not the registers of other threads, even if they belong to the same block.

  • The shared memory: Here, each block has its own shared memory between the threads that belong to it. Even this memory is extremely fast.

  • The constant memory: All threads in a grid have constant access to the memory, but can be accessed only while reading. The data present in it persists...

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