9.3. Classification of OpenMP directives
The IBM C and C++ compiler products for AIX support OpenMP pragma directives that exploit shared memory parallelism.[2] Directives are based on the #pragma directive defined in the C and C++ standards. Compilers that support the OpenMP C and C++ API will include a command line option that activates and allows interpretation of all OpenMP compiler directives.
[2] VisualAge C++ for AIX supports OpenMP since Version 6, while C for AIX has been supporting it since Version 5.
We categorized OpenMP pragmas into the four categories shown in Table 9-2.
| Category | Brief explanation and related sections |
|---|---|
| Parallel constructs | These pragmas enable the programmer to define the parallel ... |
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