Method for Transforming a Multithreaded Program for General Execution

A technique is disclosed for executing a program designed for multi-threaded operation on a general purpose processor. Original source code for the program is transformed from a multi-threaded structure into a computationally equivalent single-threaded structure. A transform operation modifies the original source code to insert code constructs for serial thread execution. The transform operation also replaces synchronization barrier constructs in the original source code with synchronization barrier code that is configured to facilitate serialization. The transformed source code may then be conventionally compiled and advantageously executed on the general purpose processor.