Visible to Intel only — GUID: GUID-DF76C47C-AE1D-43B8-A414-51FCD6DF13E3
Visible to Intel only — GUID: GUID-DF76C47C-AE1D-43B8-A414-51FCD6DF13E3
par-threshold, Qpar-threshold
Sets a threshold for the auto-parallelization of loops. This feature is only available for ifort.
Syntax
Linux: |
-par-threshold[n] |
macOS: |
-par-threshold[n] |
Windows: |
/Qpar-threshold[[:]n] |
Arguments
n |
Is an integer whose value is the threshold for the auto-parallelization of loops. Possible values are 0 through 100. If n is 0, loops get auto-parallelized always, regardless of computation work volume. If n is 100, loops get auto-parallelized when performance gains are predicted based on the compiler analysis data. Loops get auto-parallelized only if profitable parallel execution is almost certain. The intermediate 1 to 99 values represent the percentage probability for profitable speed-up. For example, n=50 directs the compiler to parallelize only if there is a 50% probability of the code speeding up if executed in parallel. |
Default
-par-threshold100 |
Loops get auto-parallelized only if profitable parallel execution is almost certain. This is also the default if you do not specify n. |
Description
This option sets a threshold for the auto-parallelization of loops based on the probability of profitable execution of the loop in parallel. To use this option, you must also specify option [Q]parallel.
This option is useful for loops whose computation work volume cannot be determined at compile-time. The threshold is usually relevant when the loop trip count is unknown at compile-time.
The compiler applies a heuristic that tries to balance the overhead of creating multiple threads versus the amount of work available to be shared amongst the threads.
This option may behave differently on Intel® microprocessors than on non-Intel microprocessors.
IDE Equivalent
Visual Studio: Optimization > Threshold For Auto-Parallelization
Alternate Options
None