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Unrolling loops in fortran
Author(s) -
Dongarra J. J.,
Hinds A. R.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380090307
Subject(s) - loop unrolling , fortran , computer science , compiler , programming language , coding (social sciences) , parallel computing , variety (cybernetics) , optimizing compiler , artificial intelligence , mathematics , statistics
The technique of ‘unrolling’ to improve the performance of short program loops without resorting to assembly language coding is discussed. A comparison of the benefits of loop ‘unrolling’ on a variety of computers using an assortment of FORTRAN compilers is presented.
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