RcppCore / RcppCore/RcppParallel

Support of long vectors

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Description

I'm guessing TBB would be the limitation, but to be sure, would it be possible to process R's long vectors in parallel? Since the APIs use size_t in the parallel for-loop, I guess that would not be handled correctly.

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Research direction

Start with the parallel for-loop APIs and their size_t handling, then investigate how TBB interacts with R's long vectors. Define whether long vectors can be processed correctly in parallel and identify the required changes before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, r
Domain
hpc
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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