A framework for enhancing data reuse via associative reordering
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
The freedom to reorder computations involving associative operators has been widely recognized and exploited in designing parallel algorithms and to a more limited extent in optimizing compilers. In this paper, we develop a novel framework utilizing the associativity and commutativity of operations in regular loop computations to enhance register reuse. Stencils represent a particular class of important computations where the optimization framework can be applied to enhance performance. We show how stencil operations can be implemented to better exploit register reuse and reduce load/stores. We develop a multi-dimensional retiming formalism to characterize the space of valid implementations in conjunction with other program transformations. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the framework on a collection of high-order stencils. Copyright © 2014 ACM.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI)
First Page
65
Last Page
76
Recommended Citation
Stock, K., Kong, M., Grosser, T., Pouchet, L., Rastello, F., Ramanujam, J., & Sadayappan, P. (2014). A framework for enhancing data reuse via associative reordering. Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI), 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1145/2594291.2594342