Simgrid selector called "runtime automatic switching"
(smpi/privatize\_global\_variables). Indeed, global variables can generate side
effects on runtime between the threads running in the same process, generated by
-the Simgrid to simulate the grid environment. \RC{On vire cette phrase ?}The
-last modification on the MPI program pointed out for some cases, the review of
-the sequence of the MPI\_Isend, MPI\_Irecv and MPI\_Waitall instructions which
-might cause an infinite loop.
+Simgrid to simulate the grid environment.
+
+%\RC{On vire cette phrase ?} \RCE {Si c'est la phrase d'avant sur les threads, je pense qu'on peut la retenir car c'est l'explication du pourquoi Simgrid n'aime pas les variables globales. Si c'est pas bien dit, on peut la reformuler. Si c'est la phrase ci-apres, effectivement, on peut la virer si elle preterais a discussion}The
+%last modification on the MPI program pointed out for some cases, the review of
+%the sequence of the MPI\_Isend, MPI\_Irecv and MPI\_Waitall instructions which
+%might cause an infinite loop.
\paragraph{Simgrid Simulator parameters}
\begin{itemize}
\item maximum number of inner and outer iterations;
\item inner and outer precisions;
- \item matrix size (N$_{x}$, N$_{y}$ and N$_{z}$);
- \item matrix diagonal value = 6.0 (for synchronous Krylov multisplitting experiments and 6.2 for asynchronous block Jacobi experiments); \RC{CE tu vérifies, je dis ca de tête}
- \item execution mode: synchronous or asynchronous.
+ \item maximum number of the gmres's restarts in the Arnorldi process;
+ \item maximum number of iterations qnd the tolerance threshold in classical GMRES;
+ \item tolerance threshold for outer and inner-iterations;
+ \item matrix size (N$_{x}$, N$_{y}$ and N$_{z}$) respectively on x, y, z axis;
+ \item matrix diagonal value = 6.0 for synchronous Krylov multisplitting experiments and 6.2 for asynchronous block Jacobi experiments; \RC{CE tu vérifies, je dis ca de tête}
+ \item matrix off-diagonal value;
+ \item execution mode: synchronous or asynchronous;
+ \RCE {C'est ok la liste des arguments du programme mais si Lilia ou toi pouvez preciser pour les arguments pour CGLS ci dessous} \RC{Vu que tu n'as pas fait varier ce paramètre, on peut ne pas en parler}
+ \item Size of matrix S;
+ \item Maximum number of iterations and tolerance threshold for CGLS.
\end{itemize}
It should also be noticed that both solvers have been executed with the Simgrid selector -cfg=smpi/running\_power which determines the computational power (here 19GFlops) of the simulator host machine.
\section{Experimental Results}
\label{sec:expe}
-In this section, experiments for both Multisplitting algorithms are reported. First the problem sued in our experiments is described.
+In this section, experiments for both Multisplitting algorithms are reported. First the 3D Poisson problem used in our experiments is described.
+
+\subsection{3D Poisson}
-We use our two-stage algorithms to solve the well-known 3D Poisson problem $\nabla^2\phi=f$, where $\nabla^2$ is the Laplace operator. In three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates in $\mathbb{R}^3$, the problem takes the following form
+
+We use our two-stage algorithms to solve the well-known Poisson problem $\nabla^2\phi=f$~\cite{Polyanin01}. In three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates in $\mathbb{R}^3$, the problem takes the following form
\begin{equation}
-\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2}\phi(x,y,z)+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial y^2}\phi(x,y,z)+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial z^2}\phi(x,y,z)=f(x,y,z)\mbox{~in~}\Omega
+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2}\phi(x,y,z)+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial y^2}\phi(x,y,z)+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial z^2}\phi(x,y,z)=f(x,y,z)\mbox{~in the domain~}\Omega
\label{eq:07}
\end{equation}
-where the real-valued function $\phi(x,y,z)=0\mbox{~on~}\partial\Omega$ is the solution sought, $f(x,y,z)$ is a known function and the domain $\Omega=[0,1]^3$.
+such that
+\begin{equation*}
+\phi(x,y,z)=0\mbox{~on the boundary~}\partial\Omega
+\end{equation*}
+where the real-valued function $\phi(x,y,z)$ is the solution sought, $f(x,y,z)$ is a known function and $\Omega=[0,1]^3$. The 3D discretization of the Laplace operator $\nabla^2$ with the finite difference scheme includes 7 points stencil on the computational grid. The numerical approximation of the Poisson problem on three-dimensional grid is repeatedly computed as $\phi=\phi^\star$ such that
+\begin{equation}
+\begin{array}{ll}
+\phi^\star(x,y,z)= & \frac{1}{6}(\phi(x-h,y,z)+\phi(x+h,y,z) \\
+ & +\phi(x,y-h,z)+\phi(x,y+h,z) \\
+ & +\phi(x,y,z-h)+\phi(x,y,z+h)\\
+ & -h^2f(x,y,z))
+\end{array}
+\label{eq:08}
+\end{equation}
+until convergence where $h$ is the grid spacing between two adjacent elements in the 3D computational grid.
+
+In the parallel context, the 3D Poisson problem is partitioned into $L\times p$ sub-problems such that $L$ is the number of clusters and $p$ is the number of processors in each cluster. We apply the three-dimensional partitioning instead of the row-by-row one in order to reduce the size of the data shared at the sub-problems boundaries. In this case, each processor is in charge of parallelepipedic sub-problem and has at most six neighbors in the same cluster or in distant clusters with which it shares data at boundaries.
\subsection{Study setup and Simulation Methodology}
\textbf{Step 2}: Collect the software materials needed for the
experimentation. In our case, we have two variants algorithms for the
resolution of the 3D-Poisson problem: (1) using the classical GMRES; (2) and the Multisplitting method. In addition, the Simgrid simulator has been chosen to simulate the behaviors of the
-distributed applications. Simgrid is running on the Mesocentre datacenter in the University of Franche-Comte and also in a virtual machine on a laptop. \\
+distributed applications. Simgrid is running on the Mesocentre datacenter in the University of Franche-Comte and also in a virtual machine on a simple laptop. \\
\textbf{Step 3}: Fix the criteria which will be used for the future
results comparison and analysis. In the scope of this study, we retain
In a grid environment, it is common to distinguish, on the one hand, the
"intra-network" which refers to the links between nodes within a cluster and,
on the other hand, the "inter-network" which is the backbone link between
- clusters. In practse; these two networks have different speeds. The
+ clusters. In practice, these two networks have different speeds. The
intra-network generally works like a high speed local network with a high
bandwith and very low latency. In opposite, the inter-network connects clusters
sometime via heterogeneous networks components throuth internet with a lower
speed. The network between distant clusters might be a bottleneck for the
global performance of the application.
-\subsection{Comparing GMRES and Multisplitting algorithms in
+\subsection{Comparison of GMRES and Krylov Multisplitting algorithms in
synchronous mode}
-In the scope of this paper, our first objective is to demonstrate the
-Algo-2 (Multisplitting method) shows a better performance in grid
-architecture compared with Algo-1 (Classical GMRES) both running in
-\textit{synchronous mode}. Better algorithm performance
-should means a less number of iterations output and a less execution time
-before reaching the convergence. For a systematic study, the experiments
-should figure out that, for various grid parameters values, the
-simulator will confirm the targeted outcomes, particularly for poor and
-slow networks, focusing on the impact on the communication performance
-on the chosen class of algorithm.
+In the scope of this paper, our first objective is to analyze when the Krylov
+Multisplitting method has better performances than the classical GMRES
+method. With an iterative method, better performances mean a smaller number of
+iterations and execution time before reaching the convergence. For a systematic
+study, the experiments should figure out that, for various grid parameters
+values, the simulator will confirm the targeted outcomes, particularly for poor
+and slow networks, focusing on the impact on the communication performance on
+the chosen class of algorithm.
The following paragraphs present the test conditions, the output results
and our comments.\\
-\textit{3.a Executing the algorithms on various computational grid
+\subsubsection{Execution of the the algorithms on various computational grid
architecture and scaling up the input matrix size}
-\\
-
+\ \\
% environment
\begin{footnotesize}
\begin{tabular}{r c }
N$_{x}$ = N$_{y}$ = N$_{z}$ = 40 to 200 side elements that is from 40$^{3}$ = 64.000 to
200$^{3}$ = 8.000.000 points. Obviously, as shown in the figure 7,
the execution time for the two algorithms convergence increases with the
-input matrix size. But the interesting results here direct on (i) the
+iinput matrix size. But the interesting results here direct on (i) the
drastic increase (300 times) of the number of iterations needed before
the convergence for the classical GMRES algorithm when the matrix size
go beyond N$_{x}$=150; (ii) the classical GMRES execution time also almost
\includegraphics[width=100mm]{cpu_power_impact_on_execution_time.pdf}
\caption{CPU Power impact on execution time}
%\label{overflow}}
-\end{figure}
+s\end{figure}
Using the Simgrid simulator flexibility, we have tried to determine the
impact on the algorithms performance in varying the CPU power of the
