Parallelizing BZIP2 for SMP machines 1.0

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This program parallelizes the BZIP2 compression process to achieve a near-linear performance increase on SMP machines. On a two-processor Xeon machine, the speedup is around 180%. The tool's main purpose is to aid performing heavy-duty server backup

VERSION HISTORY

  • Version 1.0 posted on 2005-12-03
    Several fixes and updates
  • Version 1.0 posted on 2005-12-03

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