Introducing OpenMP: A Portable, Parallel Programming API for Shared Memory Multiprocessors

Nawal Copty, January 2007

Sun Studio compilers (C/C++/Fortran 95) support OpenMP parallelization natively. OpenMP is an emerging standard model for parallel programming in a shared memory environment. It provides a set of pragmas, runtime routines, and environment variables for programmers to easily parallelize their code. This article provides a brief introduction to OpenMP and OpenMP support in Sun Studio compilers. This article is of particular interest to programmers who are new to OpenMP and parallel programming in Fortran, C, or C++.