StarDist: A Code Generator for Distributed Graph Algorithms

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Autores principales: Nandy, Barenya Kumar, Nasre, Rupesh
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author Nandy, Barenya Kumar
Nasre, Rupesh
author_facet Nandy, Barenya Kumar
Nasre, Rupesh
contents We introduce StarDist, a Domain Specific Language for generating high-performant distributed graph algorithms in the message passing model. Our analysis-transformation framework optimizes graph traversal based on graph property access patterns, reduces global lock acquisitions on distributed structures, and minimizes message queues used in reduction operations. We provide a network optimized communication runtime for reduction operations that couples with our analysis framework and optimizes the propagation of updates based on vertex residency. StarDist is able to identify monotonic reduction blocks and is able to fuse reduction iterations over graphs into \textit{pulses}. We evaluate StarDist using three fundamental graph algorithms belonging to the CONGEST model: single-source shortest paths, weakly connected components, and PageRank computation, using a suite comprising both real-world and synthetic graphs across varying densities of topological compaction. Our results illustrate that the code generated with StarDist outperforms the distributed frameworks DRONE and D-Galois by an average of 19$\times$ and 7$\times$, respectively on our high communication setup and by 1.4$\times$ and 1.92$\times$ respectively on our high congestion network setup when averaged across all three algorithms.
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spellingShingle StarDist: A Code Generator for Distributed Graph Algorithms
Nandy, Barenya Kumar
Nasre, Rupesh
Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
We introduce StarDist, a Domain Specific Language for generating high-performant distributed graph algorithms in the message passing model. Our analysis-transformation framework optimizes graph traversal based on graph property access patterns, reduces global lock acquisitions on distributed structures, and minimizes message queues used in reduction operations. We provide a network optimized communication runtime for reduction operations that couples with our analysis framework and optimizes the propagation of updates based on vertex residency. StarDist is able to identify monotonic reduction blocks and is able to fuse reduction iterations over graphs into \textit{pulses}. We evaluate StarDist using three fundamental graph algorithms belonging to the CONGEST model: single-source shortest paths, weakly connected components, and PageRank computation, using a suite comprising both real-world and synthetic graphs across varying densities of topological compaction. Our results illustrate that the code generated with StarDist outperforms the distributed frameworks DRONE and D-Galois by an average of 19$\times$ and 7$\times$, respectively on our high communication setup and by 1.4$\times$ and 1.92$\times$ respectively on our high congestion network setup when averaged across all three algorithms.
title StarDist: A Code Generator for Distributed Graph Algorithms
topic Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01646