Slave Source Code For Monte Carlo Example - Quadrant 3
/* parallel Monte Carlo area calculation */
/* slave program for third quadrant */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <pvm3.h>
#define steps 50000 /* number of points */
#define xmin -0.5
#define xmax 0.0
#define ymin -0.5
#define ymax 0.0
double f(double x) /* the function for the */
{ /* border in this quadrant */
return(-sqrt((1-x*x/0.25)*0.09));
}
main()
{
int i, ptid, bufid, dum, send[1], type;
double x, y;
srand48(pvm_mytid()); /* seed the number generator */
/* not a good way of doing it */
ptid = pvm_parent();
do
{
send[0]=0;
for (i=1; i < =steps; i++)
{
x= drand48()*(xmax+xmin); /* random points in the */
y= drand48()*(ymax+ymin); /* quadrant */
if (f(x) <= y) send[0]++; /* point is inside the figure */
}
pvm_initsend(PvmDataDefault); /* send result back to master */
pvm_pkint(send, 1, 1);
pvm_send(ptid, 3);
bufid=pvm_recv(ptid, -1); /* any message from master */
pvm_bufinfo(bufid, &dum, &type, &dum); /* more work ? */
}while(type);
pvm_exit; /* type=0 means we are done */
}
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