基于任务复制的分簇与调度算法

针对并行与分布式系统中相关任务的静态调度问题,以最小化调度长度为主要目标,以减少资源数为次要目标,对待复制的重要祖先集定义了新的选择策略,提出了基于任务复制的动态关键前驱调度算法.改进了粒度的定义,证明了对任意DAG,算法有优于前人的性能下界.实验结果优于典型任务复制算法,特别是对经典EZ算例的解(调度长度为8)好于前人认为的理论最优解(调度长度为8.5),并证明了新的解为最优解.定义了DAG的补图,讨论了不允许任务复制时树型DAG的2-优度算法.     

开销敏感的多处理器最优节能实时调度算法

嵌入式多处理器系统的能耗问题变得日益重要,如何减少能耗同时满足实时约束成为多处理器系统节能实时调度中的一个重要问题.目前绝大多数研究基于关键速度降低处理器的频率以减少动态能耗,采用关闭处理器的方法减少静态能耗.虽然这种方法可以实现节能,但是不能保证最小化能耗.而现有最优的节能实时调度未考虑处理器状态切换的时间和能量开销,因此在切换开销不可忽视的实际平台中不再是最优的.文中针对具有独立动态电压频率调节和动态功耗管理功能的多处理器系统,考虑处理器切换开销,提出一种基于帧任务模型的最优节能实时调度算法.该算法根据关键速度来判断系统负载情况,确定具有最低能耗值的活跃处理器个数,然后根据状态切换开销来确定最优调度序列.该算法允许实时任务在处理器之间任意迁移,计算复杂度小,易于实现.数学分析证明了该算法的最优性.     

多处理器调度算法实现及其Petri网建模与仿真

多处理器调度算法在嵌入式实时系统领域中起着关键的作用。根据多处理器的特点,提出一种实时多处理器动态分割并行调度算法SPara。该算法解决了此前多处理器算法,如Myopic、EDPF等仅依据截止期对任务调度产生的问题,实现了增加任务紧迫度限制的调度策略,以及针对执行时间长、截止期紧迫任务的有效调度方法。同时算法结合高级颜色时间Petri网理论进行建模并仿真。测试结果表明,SPara算法在处理器利用率以及调度成功率方面较Myopic等算法有较大提高。     

基于禁忌搜索的多处理器任务调度算法

为合理利用多处理器资源,对任务调度算法进行研究,针对现有任务调度算法在任务规模较大的情况下全局寻优能力方面的不足,提出基于禁忌搜索的多处理器任务调度算法。对任务图不设任何约束条件,利用基于任务复制的TDS算法产生高质量的初始调度以降低算法复杂度,利用禁忌搜索算法全局寻优得到最优调度。实验结果表明,该算法可以有效降低任务调度长度,减少所需处理器数目。     

异构实时多处理器系统的动态调度算法研究

实时多处理器系统的动态调度算法一直是实时系统中的重要研究课题.根据异构实时多处理器的特点,提出了一种新的异构实时动态调度算法P_IEFT.该算法采用了一个新的处理器分配策略——将任务分配到能最早完成任务的处理器上.该策略能够缩短调度长度,提高后继任务被接受的可能性,从而能够提高成功调度率.模拟结果表明,该调度算法的成功调度率高于近视算法和节约算法的成功调度率.     

多处理器单调速率任务分配算法性能评价

多处理器任务分配调度算法是一类经典实时调度算法，然而目前研究在如何根据任务集特征选择任务分配算法方面少见指导性原则，不利于提高多处理器任务分配算法的可调度率及使用尽可能少的处理器达到最优调度结果。基于两种多处理器任务调度策略的比较，本文给出划分策略下的多处理器RM调度的可调度条件和任务分配算法夏分析。仿真结果表明，各任务分配算法所需处理器数与任务集总利用率成正比。同时，分析总结出各算法适用范围及如何根据任务集利用率选择合适算法的指导原则。最后结果还表明，实际算法性能与理论性能界存在差异。     

实时异构系统的动态调度算法研究

实时多处理器系统是解决复杂时应用的有效手段,目前对实时多处理器调度算法的研究却大多集中在同构系统上,对实时异构系统的调度则研究得比较少,提出了一种新的实时异构系统的动态调度算法,该算法采用了集中式的调度方案,同时,引入了一个新的任务分配策略,从而通过提高任务可行性而提高了算的调度成功率,此外,为了评估该算法的性能,还进行了大量的模拟研究,由于近视算法经简单修改便可以应用到实时异构系统的动态调度中,因此,在模拟研究中,以近视算法作为基准,将其应用于实时异构系统动态调度时的性能与新算法进行了比较,模拟结果显示,在多种任务参数的取值下,新算法的调度成功率均高于近视算法。     

基于分批优化的实时多处理器系统的集成动态调度算法

提出了一种基于分批优化的实时多处理器系统的集成动态调度算法，该算法采用在每次扩充当前局部调度时，通过对所选取的一批任务进行优化分配的策略以及软实时任务的服务质量QoS（quality of service）降级策略，以统一方式实现了对实时多处理器糸统中硬、软实时任务的集成动态调度．进行了大量的模拟研究，结果表明．在多种任务参数取值下，新算法的调度成功率均高于近视算法（Myopic Algorithm）．     

一种新的实时多处理器系统的动态调度算法

实时多处理器系统的动态调度算法一直是实时系统研究中的重要课题,而评价实时调度算法性能的一个最重要的指标是调度成功率.在近视算法的基础上提出了一种新的实时多处理器系统的动态调度算法--节约算法.在该算法中,提出了一个新的处理器选择策略,从而提高了算法的调度成功率.同时,为了研究节约算法的有效性,对其进行了大量的模拟,分析了一些任务参数的变化对算法调度成功率的影响,并与近视算法的调度成功率进行了比较.模拟结果显示,节约算法的调度成功率要优于近视算法.     

嵌入式系统的细粒度多处理器实时抢占式调度算法

现有的嵌入式实时系统调度算法一般以任务级为调度单位,对此提出一种细粒度的线程级多处理器实时调度算法。采用DAG图描述实时系统的任务,并采用任务分解法将其分解为线程形式;为任务级调度采用基于干扰的可调度性分析,为线程级调度采用基于工作负载的可调度性分析;将线程的偏移、截止期与优先级作为三个调度目标,设计混合线程级调度算法。仿真实验结果表明,算法对于多线程任务的实时系统具有较好的性能。     

TSA—OT：一个调度Out—Tree任务科的算法

对于把一个任务群调度到多个处理器的问题,人们往往只注重找到一个调度路径最短的算法,却忽略了要节省处理器。收于Out-Tree任务图代表分治算法的一大类问题,因此,文中专门针对该任务图,给出了一个基于任务复制的算法TSA－OT。它首先分配关键路径上的任务结点,然后在不改变调度长度的情况下,把非关键路径上的结点尽可能分配到已用的处理器上。并且,该算法将Out-Tree任务图中的所有通信都化为零。TSA－OT算法与近几年所提出的TDS,CPFD,DCP算法之间的比较表明,TSA－OT算法不仅调度长度最短,而且采用了更少或相当个数的处理器。     

一种调度In-Tree任务图的算法

In-Tree任务图可用来表示归并、求和等分治算法的很多问题,该文针对这种任务图提出一种分层调度算法,利用队列存放被调度的任务,在同层任务调度中,优先把前驱不为空的任务调度到其一个前驱处理器上执行,只有前驱为空的任务才考虑是否分配新的处理器。实验表明,与以前的算法相比,该算法在调度长度相当的情况下,使用了更少的处理器。     

Dynamic critical-path scheduling: an effective technique forallocating task graphs to multiprocessors

In this paper, we propose a static scheduling algorithm for allocating task graphs to fully connected multiprocessors. We discuss six recently reported scheduling algorithms and show that they possess one drawback or the other which can lead to poor performance. The proposed algorithm, which is called the Dynamic Critical-Path (DCP) scheduling algorithm, is different from the previously proposed algorithms in a number of ways. First, it determines the critical path of the task graph and selects the next node to be scheduled in a dynamic fashion. Second, it rearranges the schedule on each processor dynamically in the sense that the positions of the nodes in the partial schedules are not fixed until all nodes have been considered. Third, it selects a suitable processor for a node by looking ahead the potential start times of the remaining nodes on that processor, and schedules relatively less important nodes to the processors already in use. A global as well as a pair-wise comparison is carried out for all seven algorithms under various scheduling conditions. The DCP algorithm outperforms the previous algorithms by a considerable margin. Despite having a number of new features, the DCP algorithm has admissible time complexity, is economical in terms of the number of processors used and is suitable for a wide range of graph structures     

基于多核处理器的关联任务并行感知调度算法

关联任务在多核处理器上并行调度所产生的通信时延,会对任务调度长度和处理器利用率造成负面影响,为了改善多核系统对关联任务的处理性能,针对关联任务在多核处理器上的调度特点,提出一种并行感知调度算法。计算各任务与终点间的最长路径值,按照该值的降序来分配任务调度次序,在分配处理器内核时兼顾关联度和任务最早可执行时间,设置最佳匹配评价函数。实验结果表明,与busHEFT和DTSV算法相比,该算法具有更短的任务调度时延、更少的通信量以及更高的处理器利用率。     

一个调度Fork-Join任务图的新算法

任务调度是影响工作站网络效率的关键因素之一.Fork-Join任务图可以代表很多并行结构,但其他已有调度Fork-Join任务图算法忽略了在非全互连工作站网络环境中通信之间不能并行执行的问题,有些效率高的算法又没有考虑节省处理器个数的问题.因此,专门针对该任务图,综合考虑调度长度、非并行通信和节省处理器个数问题,提出了一个基于任务复制的静态调度算法TSA_FJ.通过随机产生任务的执行时间和通信时间,生成了多个Fork-Join任务图,并且采用TSA_FJ算法和其他调度算法对生成的任务图进行调度.结果表明,     

An efficient list-based task scheduling algorithm for heterogeneous distributed computing environment

The task scheduling in heterogeneous distributed computing systems plays a crucial role in reducing the makespan and maximizing resource utilization. The diverse nature of the devices in heterogeneous distributed computing systems intensifies the complexity of scheduling the tasks. To overcome this problem, a new list-based static task scheduling algorithm namely Deadline-Aware-Longest-Path-of-all-Predecessors (DA-LPP) is being proposed in this article. In the prioritization phase of the DA-LPP algorithm, the path length of the current task from all its predecessors at each level is computed and among them, the longest path length value is assigned as the rank of the task. This strategy emphasizes the tasks in the critical path. This well-optimized prioritization phase leads to an observable minimization in the makespan of the applications. In the processor selection phase, the DA-LPP algorithm implements the improved insertion-based policy which effectively utilizes the unoccupied leftover free time slots of the processors which improve resource utilization, further least computation cost allocation approach is followed to minimize the overall computation cost of the processors and parental prioritization policy is incorporated to further reduce the scheduling length. To demonstrate the robustness of the proposed algorithm, a synthetic graph generator is used in this experiment to generate a huge variety of graphs. Apart from the synthetic graphs, real-world application graphs like Montage, LIGO, Cybershake, and Epigenomic are also considered to grade the performance of the DA-LPP algorithm. Experimental results of the DA-LPP algorithm show improvement in performance in terms of scheduling length ratio, makespan reduction rate , and resource reduction rate when compared with other algorithms like DQWS, DUCO, DCO and EPRD. The results reveal that for 1000 task set with deadline equals to two times of the critical path, the scheduling length ratio of the DA-LPP algorithm is better than DQWS by 35%, DUCO by 23%, DCO by 26 %, and EPRD by 17%.     

一个调度Out-Tree任务图的启发式算法

任务调度问题是并行分布式计算中的挑战性问题之一。大多数实际的调度算法是启发式的因而常常具有改进的余地。针对Out-Tree任务图这一基本结构提出一个基于任务复制的启发式调度算法,该算法在确保最短调度长度的同时,注重处理器的负载平衡,以达到节约处理器的目的。比较性实验的结果表明,该算法确保了最短调度长度且使用的处理器最少。因而,该算法提高了系统的利用率,避免消耗过多的资源,实际应用性更好。     

On exploiting task duplication in parallel program scheduling

One of the main obstacles in obtaining high performance from message-passing multicomputer systems is the inevitable communication overhead which is incurred when tasks executing on different processors exchange data. Given a task graph, duplication-based scheduling can mitigate this overhead by allocating some of the tasks redundantly on more than one processor. In this paper, we focus on the problem of using duplication in static scheduling of task graphs on parallel and distributed systems. We discuss five previously proposed algorithms and examine their merits and demerits. We describe some of the essential principles for exploiting duplication in a more useful manner and, based on these principles, propose an algorithm which outperforms the previous algorithms. The proposed algorithm generates optimal solutions for a number of task graphs. The algorithm assumes an unbounded number of processors. For scheduling on a bounded number of processors, we propose a second algorithm which controls the degree of duplication according to the number of available processors. The proposed algorithms are analytically and experimentally evaluated and are also compared with the previous algorithms     

多机相关任务的相关矩阵调度算法

本文讨论了多机相关任务的调度问题，从时间和空间两方面考虑，提出了一种新的多机相关任务的调度算法－多机相关任务的相关矩阵调度算法（ＲＭＳＡ）。利用可变的相关矩阵Ｍｕ，表示任务的空间需求与处理机的局部存储空间的关系以及任务分配的状态。实验表明此算法具有较短的调度长度，并且具有较好的时间均衡性和空间协调性。     

Real-time task scheduling by multiobjective genetic algorithm

Real-time tasks are characterized by computational activities with timing constraints and classified into two categories: a hard real-time task and a soft real-time task. In hard real-time tasks, tardiness can be catastrophic. The goal of hard real-time tasks scheduling algorithms is to meet all tasks’ deadlines, in other words, to keep the feasibility of scheduling through admission control. However, in the case of soft real-time tasks, slight violation of deadlines is not so critical.In this paper, we propose a new scheduling algorithm for soft real-time tasks using multiobjective genetic algorithm (moGA) on multiprocessors system. It is assumed that tasks have precedence relations among them and are executed on homogeneous multiprocessor environment.The objective of the proposed scheduling algorithm is to minimize the total tardiness and total number of processors used. For these objectives, this paper combines adaptive weight approach (AWA) that utilizes some useful information from the current population to readjust weights for obtaining a search pressure toward a positive ideal point. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is shown through simulation studies.