@Article{perez:hints,
  author = {Mar\'{i}a S. P\'{e}rez and Albert S\'{a}nchez and V\'{\i}ctor
  Robles and Jos\'{e} Pe{\~{n}}a and Fernando P\'{e}rez},
  title = {Optimizations based on hints in a parallel file system},
  journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  booktitle = {4th International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS
  2004); June 6-9, 2004; Krakow, POLAND},
  editor = {Bubak, M; VanAlbada, GD; Sloot, PMA; Dongarra, JJ},
  year = {2004},
  month = {June},
  volume = {3038},
  pages = {347--354},
  institution = {Univ Politecn Madrid, DATSI FI, E-28040 Madrid, Spain},
  publisher = {Springer-Verlag},
  copyright = {(c)2004 Institute for Scientific Information, Inc.},
  URL =
  {http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0302-9743&volume=3038&spage=347},
  keywords = {parallel I/O, optimizations, caching, prefetching, hints,
  pario-bib},
  abstract = {Existing parallel file systems provide applications a little
  control for optimizing I/O accesses. Most of these systems use optimization
  techniques transparent to the applications, limiting the performance achieved
  by these solutions. Furthermore, there is a big gap between the interface
  provided by parallel file systems and the needs of applications. In fact,
  most of the parallel file systems do not use intuitive I/O hints or other
  optimizations approaches. In this sense, applications programmers cannot take
  advantage of optimization techniques suitable for the application domain.
  This paper describes I/O optimizations techniques used in MAPFS, a multiagent
  I/O architecture. These techniques are configured by means of a double
  interface for specifying access patterns or hints that increase the
  performance of I/O operations. An example of this interface is shown.}
}