CRAFT: a framework for F90/HPF compiler optimizations

Abstract

In this paper, we give an overview of the results of the CRAFT optimising compiler project (Fortran 90/HPF subset compilers). We start by describing the theoretical framework within which we designed program transformations for the optimization of interand intraprocedural data motion, as well as the optimizations for parallel loops; we then describe the implementation of the CRAFT compilers for Thinking Machines’ CM-2 and CM-5. We report results from experiments on the Connection Machine CM-5, the IBM SP-2 and a network of UltraSparc workstations. The results demonstrate that these optimizations can achieve significant object code performance improvement. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.