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Subject: Re: Timing parallel programs on Balance
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> Gang scheduling is a way to utilize a group of processors without
> any interference from the OS.  Essentially, the processors are removed
> from the "pool" of free processors and completely assigned to the
> user.

Thanks!  Luckily, I found a gang scheduler for the Balance-- written by Dr.
Eugene Brooks and available via anonymous ftp to maddog.llnl.gov.  I haven't
tried it yet, but it looks promising.

James Bordner