A Rough Guide to Scientific Computing On the PlayStation 3

Source: www.netlib.org
Topic: Playstation 3

Short Desciption:
As much as the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) has a range of interesting ... As exciting as it may sound using the PS3 for scientific computing is a bumpy ride. ...

 

Content Inside:
A Rough Guide to Scientific Computing On the PlayStation 3Page 1SCOP3A Rough Guide to Scientific Computing On the PlayStation 3Technical Report UTCS07595Version 1.0by Alfredo ButtariPiotr LuszczekJakub KurzakJack DongarraGeorge BosilcaInnovative Computing LaboratoryUniversity of Tennessee KnoxvilleMay 11 2007Page 2Contents1Introduction12Hardware32.1 CELL Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32.1.1 POWER Processing Element (PPE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32.1.2 Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.1.3 Element Interconnection Bus (EIB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62.1.4 Memory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72.2 PlayStation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72.2.1 Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72.2.2 Graphics Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72.3 GigaBit Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82.4 Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83Software93.1 Virtualization Layer: Game OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93.2 Linux Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93.3 Compilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10iiPage 3CONTENTSCONTENTS3.4 TCP/IP Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113.5 MPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114Cluster Setup144.1 Basic Linux Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144.2 Linux Kernel Recompilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164.3 IBM CELL SDK Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

 

 

playstation 2 in c18, th 50pe700u average power consumption, scientific applications ps3, playstation 3 cecha06