Computer Science > Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
[Submitted on 17 Oct 2014]
Title:Weighted decomposition in high-performance lattice-Boltzmann simulations: are some lattice sites more equal than others?
View PDFAbstract:Obtaining a good load balance is a significant challenge in scaling up lattice-Boltzmann simulations of realistic sparse problems to the exascale. Here we analyze the effect of weighted decomposition on the performance of the HemeLB lattice-Boltzmann simulation environment, when applied to sparse domains. Prior to domain decomposition, we assign wall and in/outlet sites with increased weights which reflect their increased computational cost. We combine our weighted decomposition with a second optimization, which is to sort the lattice sites according to a space filling curve. We tested these strategies on a sparse bifurcation and very sparse aneurysm geometry, and find that using weights reduces calculation load imbalance by up to 85%, although the overall communication overhead is higher than some of our runs.
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