What are common pitfalls or gotchas with MCE (Many-Core Engine)?

This article discusses common pitfalls and gotchas when using MCE (Many-Core Engine) in Perl, helping developers to optimize their parallel processing and avoid common mistakes.
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# Common MCE Pitfalls and Gotchas in Perl # 1. Ignoring the scope of variables # Using lexical variables inside MCE can lead to unexpected behavior. use MCE::Shared; # Ensure shared variables are used my $shared_variable = MCE::Shared->new(); MCE->share($shared_variable); MCE->init( chunk_size => 10, tasking => sub { my ($chunk) = @_; # Accessing $shared_variable directly can cause issues $shared_variable++; } ); # 2. Not handling return values properly # Ensure that your tasks return values as expected my @results = MCE->map(sub { return $_ ** 2 }, 1..10); print join(", ", @results); # Returns squared values # 3. Forgetting to manage shared data access # Remember to lock shared data to avoid race conditions use MCE::Shared; my $data = MCE::Shared->new(); MCE->run( sub { MCE::Shared->lock($data); # Modify shared data $data->{count}++; MCE::Shared->unlock($data); });

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