splitIndices {parallel}R Documentation

Divide Tasks for Distribution in a Cluster

Description

This divides up 1:nx into ncl lists of approximately equal size, as a way to allocate tasks to nodes in a cluster.

It is mainly for internal use, but some package authors have found it useful.

Usage

splitIndices(nx, ncl)

Arguments

nx

Number of tasks.

ncl

Number of cluster nodes.

Value

A list of length ncl, each element being an integer vector.

Examples

splitIndices(20, 3)

[Package parallel version 3.5.0 Index]