MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM, SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL METHOD

摘要

A multiprocessor system capable of performing hierarchical parallel processes. The multiprocessor system includes synchronization control parts associated with the respective ones of element processors. The synchronization control parts are connected to transmit and receive sync signals, which are established in accordance with processes to be executed next by their respectively associated element processors, to and from each other, and further include the respective ones of synchronization permitting parts that output synchronization permission signals to their respectively associated element processors when any ones of the received sync signals that are selected based on the synchronization selection information established by any ones of the element processors show a predetermined value.