2013/02/26 by Sung-Shik T. Q. Jongmans, Farhad Arbab
Computer Science · #cs.PL
paper · pdf · doi:10.4204/eptcs.109.6
published as EPTCS 109, 2013, pp. 34-45 · In Proceedings PLACES 2012, arXiv:1302.5798
arxiv created 2013/02/26 · arxiv updated 2013/02/27
We identify three problems with current techniques for implementing protocols among threads, which complicate and impair the scalability of multicore software development: implementing synchronization, implementing coordination, and modularizing protocols. To mend these deficiencies, we argue for the use of domain-specific languages (DSL) based on existing models of concurrency. To demonstrate the feasibility of this proposal, we explain how to use the model of concurrency Reo as a high-level protocol DSL, which offers appropriate abstractions and a natural separation of protocols and computations. We describe a Reo-to-Java compiler and illustrate its use through examples.