State grouping for element utilization

A computer-readable medium that is not a transitory propagating signal, the computer-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

• converting source code of an uncompiled executable software application into an automaton comprising a plurality of interconnected states;
• converting the automaton into a netlist, the netlist comprising instances corresponding to states of the automaton, wherein the instances correspond to hardware elements of the parallel machine, wherein converting the automaton into a netlist includes grouping states of the automaton together based on a physical design of the parallel machine;
• and
• converting the netlist into an image, the image comprising compiled binary data to program the parallel machine to correspond to the instances of the netlist, such that the compiled binary data is arranged to program the parallel machine to provide the functionality specified by the source code of the uncompiled executable software application when the image is loaded onto the parallel machine.

A computer comprising:

• a memory having software stored thereon;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the software, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• convert source code of an uncompiled executable software application into an automaton comprising a plurality of interconnected states;
• convert the automaton into a netlist, the netlist comprising instances corresponding to states of the automaton, wherein the instances correspond to hardware elements of a parallel machine, wherein the instances include a plurality of first instances and a group instance containing two or more first instances, wherein operations to convert the automaton into a netlist include operations to group states of the automaton together in a group instance based on a number of unused first instances;
• and
• convert the netlist into an image, the image comprising compiled binary data to program the parallel machine to correspond to the instances of the netlist,
• such that the compiled binary data is arranged to program the parallel machine to provide the functionality specified by the source code of the uncompiled executable software application when the image is loaded onto the parallel machine.

A system comprising:

• a computer configured to:
• convert source code of an uncompiled executable software application into an automaton comprising a plurality of interconnected states;
• convert the automaton into a netlist, the netlist comprising instances corresponding to states of the automaton, wherein the instances correspond to hardware elements of a parallel machine, wherein the instances include a plurality of first instances and a group instance containing two or more first instances, wherein operations to convert the automaton into a netlist include operations to group states of the automaton together in a group instance based on a number of unused first instances;
• and
• convert the netlist into an image, the image comprising compiled binary data to program the parallel machine to correspond to the instances of the netlist, such that the compiled binary data is arranged to program the parallel machine to provide the functionality specified by the source code of the uncompiled executable software application when the image is loaded onto the parallel machine;
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• a device configured to load the image onto the parallel machine.