Hi Marcin --
Yes, that is a very good idea. I did wonder where to best ask this
question, and you are right that Stack Overflow looks like the best
option
It's definitely fine to ask them here as well (and it allowed me to be a
bit more complete in my answer). But SO is good to keep in mind as an
option.
That's exactly what I needed! Cyclic and BlockCyclic fit my need very
well. I just went for Block, but now that I think about it, I should
definitely started with Cyclic. I think I got thrown off by so many
examples in the test directory using Block, and I thought that if Block
implemented something so would Cyclic, if maybe at different cost. Your
answer clarifies that this is not the case.
Yeah, Block is such a common case (and for us tends to be the most studied
and optimized case) that it tends to show up disproportionately in code
and documentation. (Which is ironic given that Cyclic is strictly simpler
to understand and parameterize....)
If index locality doesn't matter to you at all, another option to explore
would be to use a distributed associative domain. This results in even
...
When you say it did not make it to master, do you mean that currently
this feature is not publically available anywhere?
I believe we have a prototype in our test/ directory, though the latest
version of it may be on a developer branch that hasn't been merged. Let
me check on that and have one of us get back to you. It's kind of
ridiculous how long it's lived in limbo, 90% done (where I can say that
because I'm responsible for most of that delay).
Yes, exactly. You are correct; Block is not necessary. Cyclic is
actually much better for some algorithms anyway, at least for naïve
implementations. Also, with Cyclic I do not need to worry as much about
having my graph balanced in the first place. For example it would be OK
if lower indices had larger neighbor lists, while with Blocked I would
need to make sure I got the distribution of degrees right, or I would be
in trouble immediately.
True!
Yes, this was a great answer that gave me all the tools I need to go
forward. Thank you again. (
You're very welcome.
-Brad
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