https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Stub-function/m-p/741584#M645 The "stub function" described in the Cilk 5.4.6manual (MIT Cilk) is a special functionthat MIT Cilk generates for a function g marked with the "cilk" keyword, which allows g to be called from a C function f.<BR />In MIT Cilk, to calla "cilk function" from C, you needed to create a new "CilkContext", which roughly speaking, can be thought of as creating a new copy of the MIT Cilk runtime. Thus, calling Cilk from C in MIT Cilk is not going to be particularly efficient. You are usually better off converting f into a Cilk function, and then "calling" g by immediately spawning g() and then syncing.<BR /><BR />There is no analogous notion in Intel Cilk Plus with MIT Cilk's "stub" function. Calling between C and Cilk is much easier in Intel Cilk Plus, as was discussed in earlier conversations.<BR /><BR />I believe there are other kinds of "stubs" in Cilk Plus, but they are a completely unrelated thing, and you should avoid confusing them with MIT Cilk.<BR /><BR />Cheers,<BR /><BR />Jim Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:05:09 GMT Jim_S_Intel 2012-03-21T17:05:09Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Stub-function/m-p/741583#M644 <BR />What is a stub function? I am referrring to its use in the old Cilk 5.4.6 manual when you call a cilk function from a c function. I think it is on page 12.<BR /><BR />Any help appreciated thanks in advance.<BR /><BR /><BR />Newport_j Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:06:47 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Stub-function/m-p/741583#M644 newport_j 2012-03-21T16:06:47Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Stub-function/m-p/741584#M645 The "stub function" described in the Cilk 5.4.6manual (MIT Cilk) is a special functionthat MIT Cilk generates for a function g marked with the "cilk" keyword, which allows g to be called from a C function f.<BR />In MIT Cilk, to calla "cilk function" from C, you needed to create a new "CilkContext", which roughly speaking, can be thought of as creating a new copy of the MIT Cilk runtime. Thus, calling Cilk from C in MIT Cilk is not going to be particularly efficient. You are usually better off converting f into a Cilk function, and then "calling" g by immediately spawning g() and then syncing.<BR /><BR />There is no analogous notion in Intel Cilk Plus with MIT Cilk's "stub" function. Calling between C and Cilk is much easier in Intel Cilk Plus, as was discussed in earlier conversations.<BR /><BR />I believe there are other kinds of "stubs" in Cilk Plus, but they are a completely unrelated thing, and you should avoid confusing them with MIT Cilk.<BR /><BR />Cheers,<BR /><BR />Jim Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:05:09 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Stub-function/m-p/741584#M645 Jim_S_Intel 2012-03-21T17:05:09Z