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/** @file parallel/equally_split.h
 *  This file is a GNU parallel extension to the Standard C++ Library.
 */

// Written by Johannes Singler.

#ifndef _GLIBCXX_PARALLEL_EQUALLY_SPLIT_H
#define _GLIBCXX_PARALLEL_EQUALLY_SPLIT_H 1

namespace __gnu_parallel
{
/** @brief Function to split a sequence into parts of almost equal size.
 *
 *  The resulting sequence s of length num_threads+1 contains the splitting
 *  positions when splitting the range [0,n) into parts of almost
 *  equal size (plus minus 1).  The first entry is 0, the last one
 *  n. There may result empty parts.
 *  @param n Number of elements
 *  @param num_threads Number of parts
 *  @param s Splitters
 *  @returns End of splitter sequence, i. e. @c s+num_threads+1 */
template<typename difference_type, typename OutputIterator>
  OutputIterator
  equally_split(difference_type n, thread_index_t num_threads, OutputIterator s)
  {
    difference_type chunk_length = n / num_threads;
    difference_type num_longer_chunks = n % num_threads;
    difference_type pos = 0;
    for (thread_index_t i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i)
      {
        *s++ = pos;
        pos += (i < num_longer_chunks) ? (chunk_length + 1) : chunk_length;
      }
    *s++ = n;
    return s;
  }


/** @brief Function to split a sequence into parts of almost equal size.
 *
 *  Returns the position of the splitting point between
 *  thread number thread_no (included) and
 *  thread number thread_no+1 (excluded).
 *  @param n Number of elements
 *  @param num_threads Number of parts
 *  @returns _SplittingAlgorithm point */
template<typename difference_type>
  difference_type
  equally_split_point(difference_type n,
                      thread_index_t num_threads,
                      thread_index_t thread_no)
  {
    difference_type chunk_length = n / num_threads;
    difference_type num_longer_chunks = n % num_threads;
    if (thread_no < num_longer_chunks)
      return thread_no * (chunk_length + 1);
    else
      return num_longer_chunks * (chunk_length + 1)
          + (thread_no - num_longer_chunks) * chunk_length;
  }
}

#endif /* _GLIBCXX_PARALLEL_EQUALLY_SPLIT_H */