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@@ -1366,6 +1366,7 @@ TODO: improve!
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@menu
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* Data management::
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* Task submission::
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+* Task priorities::
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* Task scheduling policy::
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* Task distribution vs Data transfer::
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* Power-based scheduling::
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@@ -1415,6 +1416,16 @@ submitted, and a mere @code{starpu_task_wait_for_all} call be done to wait for
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termination. StarPU will then be able to rework the whole schedule, overlap
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computation with communication, manage accelerator local memory usage, etc.
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+@node Task priorities
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+@section Task priorities
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+
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+By default, StarPU will consider the tasks in the order they are submitted by
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+the application. If the application programmer knows that some tasks should
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+be performed in priority (for instance because their output is needed by many
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+other tasks and may thus be a bottleneck if not executed early enough), the
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+@code{priority} field of the task structure should be set to transmit the
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+priority information to StarPU.
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+
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@node Task scheduling policy
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@section Task scheduling policy
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