Add missing doc subsystem items for Nanos6

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Rodrigo Arias 2022-09-14 13:21:17 +02:00
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@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ As the zero value in Paraver gets hidden, we use the rank+1 value
instead. Therefore the rank numeric value go from 1 to the number of
ranks (inclusive).
## Thread type view
This view shows the type of each thread:
- Main: the first thread executed before the main() function even
begins.
- Leader: helps with the execution of the main().
- Worker: the most common threads, these are in charge of queueing
and running tasks.
- External: used for external threads that attach to Nanos6 (currently
there are not in use).
## Subsystem view
The subsystem view attempts to provide a general overview of what Nanos6
@ -107,12 +123,14 @@ The complete list of subsystems and sections is shown below.
- **Scheduler subsystem**: Queueing and dequeueing ready tasks.
- **Serving tasks**: Inside the scheduler lock, serving tasks
to other threads
- **Serving tasks**: Inside the scheduler lock, serving tasks to
other workers.
- **Adding ready tasks**: Adding tasks to the scheduler queues,
but outside of the scheduler lock.
- **Adding ready tasks**: Adding tasks to the scheduler queues, but
outside of the scheduler lock.
- **Processing ready tasks**: Moving tasks from the lock-free add
queues to the scheduler queues.
- **Worker subsystem**: Actions that relate to worker threads, which
continuously try to execute new tasks.
@ -122,6 +140,24 @@ The complete list of subsystems and sections is shown below.
- **Handling task**: Processing a recently assigned task.
- **Switching to another thread**: Switching to another thread via
switchTo().
- **Migrating CPU**: Changing the CPU of the current worker.
- **Suspending thread**: The current thread is in the suspend()
function.
- **Resuming another thread**: Inside the resume() function,
wakening another thread.
- **Memory**: Manages the allocation and deallocation of memory.
- **Allocating**: Allocating new memory. This can take very long
with jemalloc in the first calls from each thread.
- **Freeing**: Deallocating memory.
- **Dependency subsystem**: Manages the registration of task
dependencies.