Merge branch 'development' of https://github.com/siemens/embb into embb349_terms_callable

46ac2bd4 · Bernhard Gatzhammer · 0682909e · e9ad6754 · 46ac2bd4 · 46ac2bd4
Commit 46ac2bd4 authored Mar 02, 2015 by Bernhard Gatzhammer
40 changed files
--- a/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/count-inl.h
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/count-inl.h
@@ -37,42 +37,45 @@ namespace internal {
 template<typename ValueType>
 class ValueComparisonFunction{
 public:
-  explicit ValueComparisonFunction(const ValueType &value)
+  explicit ValueComparisonFunction(const ValueType& value)
-  :value_(value) {}
+  : value_(value) {}
-  ValueComparisonFunction(const ValueComparisonFunction &other)
+  ValueComparisonFunction(const ValueComparisonFunction& other)
-  :value_(other.value_) {}
+  : value_(other.value_) {}
  template<typename ElementType>
  int operator()(ElementType element) {
-    if(element == value_)
+    if (element == value_) {
      return 1;
-    else
+    } else {
      return 0;
+    }
  }
 private:
  const ValueType &value_;
-  ValueComparisonFunction &operator=(const ValueComparisonFunction &other);
+  ValueComparisonFunction &operator=(
+    const ValueComparisonFunction& other);
 };
 template<typename Function>
 class FunctionComparisonFunction{
 public:
  explicit FunctionComparisonFunction(Function function)
-  :function_(function) {}
+  : function_(function) {}
  FunctionComparisonFunction(const FunctionComparisonFunction &other)
-  :function_(other.function_) {}
+  : function_(other.function_) {}
  template<typename ElementType>
  int operator()(ElementType element) {
-    if(function_(element))
+    if (function_(element)) {
      return 1;
-    else
+    } else {
      return 0;
+    }
  }
 private:
  Function function_;
-  FunctionComparisonFunction &operator=(const FunctionComparisonFunction &
+  FunctionComparisonFunction &operator=(
-      other);
+    const FunctionComparisonFunction& other);
 };
 }  // namespace internal

--- a/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/for_each-inl.h
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/for_each-inl.h
@@ -45,44 +45,54 @@ class ForEachFunctor {
  /**
   * Constructs a for-each functor with arguments.
   */
-  ForEachFunctor(RAI first, RAI last, Function unary,
+  ForEachFunctor(size_t chunk_first, size_t chunk_last, Function unary,
-    const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy, size_t block_size)
+                 const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy,
-    : first_(first), last_(last), unary_(unary), policy_(policy),
+                 const BlockSizePartitioner<RAI>& partitioner)
-      block_size_(block_size) {
+  : chunk_first_(chunk_first), chunk_last_(chunk_last),
+    unary_(unary), policy_(policy), partitioner_(partitioner) {
  }
  void Action(mtapi::TaskContext&) {
-    size_t distance = static_cast<size_t>(std::distance(first_, last_));
+    if (chunk_first_ == chunk_last_) {
-    if (distance == 0) return;
+      // Leaf case, recursed to single chunk. Do work on chunk:
-    if (distance <= block_size_) {  // leaf case -> do work
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAI> chunk = partitioner_[chunk_first_];
-      for (RAI curIter(first_); curIter != last_; ++curIter) {
+      RAI first = chunk.GetFirst();
-        unary_(*curIter);
+      RAI last  = chunk.GetLast();
+      for (RAI it = first; it != last; ++it) {
+        unary_(*it);
      }
-    } else {  // recurse further
+    } else {
-      ChunkPartitioner<RAI> partitioner(first_, last_, 2);
+      // Recurse further:
-      ForEachFunctor<RAI, Function> functorL(partitioner[0].GetFirst(),
+      size_t chunk_split_index = (chunk_first_ + chunk_last_) / 2;
-        partitioner[0].GetLast(), unary_, policy_, block_size_);
+      // Split chunks into left / right branches:
-      ForEachFunctor<RAI, Function> functorR(partitioner[1].GetFirst(),
+      self_t functor_l(chunk_first_,
-        partitioner[1].GetLast(), unary_, policy_, block_size_);
+                       chunk_split_index,
+                       unary_, policy_, partitioner_);
-      mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
+      self_t functor_r(chunk_split_index + 1,
-      mtapi::Task taskL = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
+                       chunk_last_,
-          functorL, &ForEachFunctor<RAI, Function>::Action),
+                       unary_, policy_, partitioner_);
+      mtapi::Task task_l = mtapi::Node::GetInstance().Spawn(
+        mtapi::Action(
+          base::MakeFunction(functor_l, &self_t::Action),
          policy_));
-      mtapi::Task taskR = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
+      mtapi::Task task_r = mtapi::Node::GetInstance().Spawn(
-          functorR, &ForEachFunctor<RAI, Function>::Action),
+        mtapi::Action(
+          base::MakeFunction(functor_r, &self_t::Action),
          policy_));
-      taskL.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
+      task_l.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
-      taskR.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
+      task_r.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
    }
  }
 private:
-  RAI first_;
+  typedef ForEachFunctor<RAI, Function> self_t;
-  RAI last_;
+ private:
+  size_t chunk_first_;
+  size_t chunk_last_;
  Function unary_;
  const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy_;
-  size_t block_size_;
+  const BlockSizePartitioner<RAI>& partitioner_;
  /**
   * Disables assignment.
@@ -95,21 +105,31 @@ void ForEachRecursive(RAI first, RAI last, Function unary,
  const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy, size_t block_size) {
  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::difference_type difference_type;
  difference_type distance = std::distance(first, last);
-  assert(distance > 0);
+  if (distance == 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  unsigned int num_cores = policy.GetCoreCount();
+  if (num_cores == 0) {
+    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException, "No cores in execution policy");
+  }
  mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
  // Determine actually used block size
  if (block_size == 0) {
-    block_size = (static_cast<size_t>(distance) / node.GetCoreCount());
+    block_size = (static_cast<size_t>(distance) / num_cores);
    if (block_size == 0) {
      block_size = 1;
    }
  }
-  // Perform check of task number sufficiency
+  // Check task number sufficiency
  if (((distance / block_size) * 2) + 1 > MTAPI_NODE_MAX_TASKS_DEFAULT) {
-    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException, "Not enough MTAPI tasks available "
+    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
-               "to perform the parallel foreach loop");
+               "Not enough MTAPI tasks available for parallel foreach");
  }
-  ForEachFunctor<RAI, Function> functor(first, last, unary, policy, block_size);
+  BlockSizePartitioner<RAI> partitioner(first, last, block_size);
+  ForEachFunctor<RAI, Function> functor(0,
+                                        partitioner.Size() - 1,
+                                        unary, policy, partitioner);
  mtapi::Task task = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(
                     base::MakeFunction(functor,
                       &ForEachFunctor<RAI, Function>::Action),
@@ -127,7 +147,7 @@ void ForEachIteratorCheck(RAI first, RAI last, Function unary,
 }  // namespace internal
 template<typename RAI, typename Function>
-void ForEach(RAI first, RAI last, Function unary,
+void ForEach(RAI first, const RAI last, Function unary,
  const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy, size_t block_size) {
  typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::iterator_category category;
  internal::ForEachIteratorCheck(first, last, unary, policy, block_size,

--- a/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/merge_sort-inl.h
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/merge_sort-inl.h
@@ -48,58 +48,112 @@ class MergeSortFunctor {
 public:
  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::value_type value_type;
-  MergeSortFunctor(RAI first, RAI last, RAITemp temporary_first,
+  MergeSortFunctor(size_t chunk_first, size_t chunk_last,
-    ComparisonFunction comparison, const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy,
+                   RAITemp temporary_first, ComparisonFunction comparison,
-    size_t block_size, const RAI& global_first, int depth)
+                   const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy,
-    : first_(first), last_(last), temp_first_(temporary_first),
+                   const BlockSizePartitioner<RAI>& partitioner,
-      comparison_(comparison), policy_(policy), block_size_(block_size),
+                   const RAI& global_first, int depth)
-      global_first_(global_first), depth_(depth) {
+  : chunk_first_(chunk_first), chunk_last_(chunk_last),
+    temp_first_(temporary_first),
+    comparison_(comparison), policy_(policy), partitioner_(partitioner),
+    global_first_(global_first), depth_(depth) {
  }
-  void Action(mtapi::TaskContext& context) {
+  void Action(mtapi::TaskContext&) {
-    typedef typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::difference_type difference_type;
+    size_t chunk_split_index = (chunk_first_ + chunk_last_) / 2;
-    size_t distance = static_cast<size_t>(std::distance(first_, last_));
+    if (chunk_first_ == chunk_last_) {
-    if (distance <= 1) {
+      // Leaf case: recurse into a single chunk's elements:
-      if(!CloneBackToInput() && distance != 0) {
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAI> chunk = partitioner_[chunk_first_];
-        RAITemp temp_first = temp_first_;
+      MergeSortChunk(chunk.GetFirst(), chunk.GetLast(), depth_);
-        temp_first += std::distance(global_first_, first_);
-        *temp_first = *first_;
-      }
-      return;
-    }
-    internal::ChunkPartitioner<RAI> partitioner(first_, last_, 2);
-    MergeSortFunctor<RAI, RAITemp, ComparisonFunction> functorL(
-        partitioner[0].GetFirst(), partitioner[0].GetLast(), temp_first_,
-        comparison_, policy_, block_size_, global_first_, depth_ + 1);
-    MergeSortFunctor<RAI, RAITemp, ComparisonFunction> functorR(
-      partitioner[1].GetFirst(), partitioner[1].GetLast(), temp_first_,
-      comparison_, policy_, block_size_, global_first_, depth_ + 1);
-    if (distance <= block_size_) {
-      functorL.Action(context);
-      functorR.Action(context);
    } else {
+      // Recurse further, split chunks:
+      self_t functor_l(chunk_first_,
+                       chunk_split_index,
+                       temp_first_,
+                       comparison_, policy_, partitioner_,
+                       global_first_, depth_ + 1);
+      self_t functor_r(chunk_split_index + 1,
+                       chunk_last_,
+                       temp_first_,
+                       comparison_, policy_, partitioner_,
+                       global_first_, depth_ + 1);
      mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
-      mtapi::Task taskL = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(functorL,
+      mtapi::Task task_l = node.Spawn(
-          &MergeSortFunctor<RAI, RAITemp, ComparisonFunction>::Action),
+        mtapi::Action(
+          base::MakeFunction(functor_l, &self_t::Action),
          policy_));
-      mtapi::Task taskR = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(functorR,
+      mtapi::Task task_r = node.Spawn(
-          &MergeSortFunctor<RAI, RAITemp, ComparisonFunction>::Action),
+        mtapi::Action(
+          base::MakeFunction(functor_r, &self_t::Action),
          policy_));
-      taskL.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
+      task_l.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
-      taskR.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
+      task_r.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAI> ck_f = partitioner_[chunk_first_];
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAI> ck_m = partitioner_[chunk_split_index + 1];
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAI> ck_l = partitioner_[chunk_last_];
+      if(CloneBackToInput(depth_)) {
+        // Merge from temp into input:
+        difference_type first = std::distance(global_first_, ck_f.GetFirst());
+        difference_type mid   = std::distance(global_first_, ck_m.GetFirst());
+        difference_type last  = std::distance(global_first_, ck_l.GetLast());
+        SerialMerge(temp_first_ + first, temp_first_ + mid, temp_first_ + last,
+                    ck_f.GetFirst(),
+                    comparison_);
+      } else {
+        // Merge from input into temp:
+        SerialMerge(ck_f.GetFirst(), ck_m.GetFirst(), ck_l.GetLast(),
+                    temp_first_ + std::distance(global_first_, ck_f.GetFirst()),
+                    comparison_);
+      }
    }
+  }
-    if(CloneBackToInput()) {
+  /**
-      difference_type first = std::distance(global_first_, functorL.first_);
+   * Serial merge sort of elements within a single chunk.
-      difference_type mid = std::distance(global_first_, functorR.first_);
+   */
-      difference_type last = std::distance(global_first_, functorR.last_);
+  void MergeSortChunk(RAI first,
-      SerialMerge(temp_first_ + first, temp_first_ + mid,
+                      RAI last,
-                  temp_first_ + last, functorL.first_, comparison_);
+                      int depth) {
+    size_t distance = static_cast<size_t>(
+      std::distance(first, last));
+    if (distance <= 1) {
+      // Leaf case:
+      if (!CloneBackToInput(depth) && distance != 0) {
+        RAITemp temp_first = temp_first_;
+        std::advance(temp_first, std::distance(global_first_, first));
+        *temp_first = *first;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    // Recurse further. Use binary split, ignoring chunk size as this
+    // recursion is serial and has leaf size 1:
+    ChunkPartitioner<RAI> partitioner(first, last, 2);
+    ChunkDescriptor<RAI> ck_l = partitioner[0];
+    ChunkDescriptor<RAI> ck_r = partitioner[1];
+    MergeSortChunk(
+      ck_l.GetFirst(),
+      ck_l.GetLast(),
+      depth + 1);
+    MergeSortChunk(
+      ck_r.GetFirst(),
+      ck_r.GetLast(),
+      depth + 1);
+    if (CloneBackToInput(depth)) {
+      // Merge from temp into input:
+      difference_type d_first = std::distance(global_first_, ck_l.GetFirst());
+      difference_type d_mid   = std::distance(global_first_, ck_r.GetFirst());
+      difference_type d_last  = std::distance(global_first_, ck_r.GetLast());
+      SerialMerge(
+        temp_first_ + d_first, temp_first_ + d_mid, temp_first_ + d_last,
+        ck_l.GetFirst(),
+        comparison_);
    } else {
-      SerialMerge(functorL.first_, functorR.first_, functorR.last_,
+      // Merge from input into temp:
-                  temp_first_ + std::distance(global_first_, functorL.first_),
+      SerialMerge(
-                  comparison_);
+        ck_l.GetFirst(), ck_r.GetFirst(), ck_r.GetLast(),
+        temp_first_ + std::distance(global_first_, ck_l.GetFirst()),
+        comparison_);
    }
  }
@@ -109,17 +163,22 @@ class MergeSortFunctor {
   * \return \c true if the temporary data range is input and the array to be
   *         sorted is output. \c false, if the other way around.
   */
-  bool CloneBackToInput() {
+  bool CloneBackToInput(int depth) {
-    return depth_ % 2 == 0 ? true : false;
+    return depth % 2 == 0 ? true : false;
  }
 private:
-  RAI first_;
+  typedef MergeSortFunctor<RAI, RAITemp, ComparisonFunction> self_t;
-  RAI last_;
+  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::difference_type
+    difference_type;
+ private:
+  size_t chunk_first_;
+  size_t chunk_last_;
  RAITemp temp_first_;
  ComparisonFunction comparison_;
  const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy_;
-  size_t block_size_;
+  const BlockSizePartitioner<RAI>& partitioner_;
  const RAI& global_first_;
  int depth_;
@@ -166,29 +225,47 @@ void MergeSort(
  size_t block_size
  ) {
  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::difference_type difference_type;
-  embb::mtapi::Node &node = embb::mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
+  typedef internal::MergeSortFunctor<RAI, RAITemp, ComparisonFunction>
-  difference_type distance = last - first;
+    functor_t;
-  assert(distance >= 0);
+  difference_type distance = std::distance(first, last);
+  if (distance == 0) {
+    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException, "Distance for ForEach is 0");
+  }
+  unsigned int num_cores = policy.GetCoreCount();
+  if (num_cores == 0) {
+    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException, "No cores in execution policy");
+  }
+  // Determine actually used block size
  if (block_size == 0) {
-    block_size = (static_cast<size_t>(distance) / node.GetCoreCount());
+    block_size = (static_cast<size_t>(distance) / num_cores);
    if (block_size == 0)
      block_size = 1;
  }
-  if (((distance/block_size) * 2) + 1 > MTAPI_NODE_MAX_TASKS_DEFAULT) {
+  // Check task number sufficiency
+  if (((distance / block_size) * 2) + 1 > MTAPI_NODE_MAX_TASKS_DEFAULT) {
    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
-               "Not enough MTAPI tasks available to perform the merge sort");
+               "Not enough MTAPI tasks available to perform merge sort");
  }
-  internal::MergeSortFunctor<RAI, RAITemp, ComparisonFunction> functor(
+  internal::BlockSizePartitioner<RAI> partitioner(first, last, block_size);
-      first, last, temporary_first, comparison, policy, block_size, first, 0);
+  functor_t functor(0,
-  mtapi::Task task = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(functor,
+                    partitioner.Size() - 1,
-    &internal::MergeSortFunctor<RAI, RAITemp, ComparisonFunction>::Action),
+                    temporary_first,
-    policy));
+                    comparison,
+                    policy,
+                    partitioner,
+                    first,
+                    0);
+  mtapi::Task task = embb::mtapi::Node::GetInstance().Spawn(
+    mtapi::Action(
+      base::MakeFunction(functor, &functor_t::Action),
+      policy));
  task.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
 }
+// @NOTE: Why is there no type guard for RAI?
 }  // namespace algorithms
 }  // namespace embb

--- a/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/partition-inl.h
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/partition-inl.h
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ const ChunkDescriptor<ForwardIterator>
  ForwardIterator last_new = first_new;
-  if (index == elements_count / chunkSize) {
+  if (index >= chunks - 1) {
-    std::advance(last_new, elements_count % chunkSize);
+    last_new = last;
  } else {
    std::advance(last_new, chunkSize);
  }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ChunkPartitioner<ForwardIterator>::ChunkPartitioner(ForwardIterator first,
  } else {
    // if no concrete chunk size was given, use number of cores...
    mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
-    size = node.GetCoreCount();
+    size = node.GetWorkerThreadCount();
  }
  elements_count = static_cast<size_t>(std::distance(first, last));

--- a/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/quick_sort-inl.h
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/quick_sort-inl.h
@@ -192,10 +192,17 @@ template <typename RAI, typename ComparisonFunction>
 void QuickSort(RAI first, RAI last, ComparisonFunction comparison,
  const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy, size_t block_size) {
  embb::mtapi::Node& node = embb::mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
-  typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::difference_type distance = last - first;
+  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::difference_type difference_type;
-  assert(distance > 0);
+  difference_type distance = std::distance(first, last);
+  if (distance <= 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  unsigned int num_cores = policy.GetCoreCount();
+  if (num_cores == 0) {
+    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException, "No cores in execution policy");
+  }
  if (block_size == 0) {
-    block_size = (static_cast<size_t>(distance) / node.GetCoreCount());
+    block_size = (static_cast<size_t>(distance) / num_cores);
    if (block_size == 0)
      block_size = 1;
  }

--- a/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/reduce-inl.h
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/reduce-inl.h
@@ -42,45 +42,55 @@ template<typename RAI, typename ReturnType, typename ReductionFunction,
         typename TransformationFunction>
 class ReduceFunctor {
 public:
-  ReduceFunctor(RAI first, RAI last, ReturnType neutral,
+  ReduceFunctor(size_t chunk_first, size_t chunk_last,
+                ReturnType neutral,
                ReductionFunction reduction,
                TransformationFunction transformation,
-                const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy &policy, size_t block_size,
+                const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy,
+                const BlockSizePartitioner<RAI>& partitioner,
                ReturnType& result)
-  :
+  : chunk_first_(chunk_first), chunk_last_(chunk_last), neutral_(neutral),
-      first_(first), last_(last), neutral_(neutral), reduction_(reduction),
+    reduction_(reduction), transformation_(transformation), policy_(policy),
-      transformation_(transformation), policy_(policy),
+    partitioner_(partitioner), result_(result) {
-      block_size_(block_size), result_(result) {
  }
  void Action(mtapi::TaskContext&) {
-    if (first_ == last_) {
+    if (chunk_first_ == chunk_last_) {
-      return;
+      // Leaf case, recursed to single chunk. Do work on chunk:
-    }
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAI> chunk = partitioner_[chunk_first_];
-    size_t distance = static_cast<size_t>(std::distance(first_, last_));
+      RAI first = chunk.GetFirst();
-    if (distance <= block_size_) {  // leaf case -> do work
+      RAI last  = chunk.GetLast();
      ReturnType result(neutral_);
-      for (RAI iter = first_; iter != last_; ++iter) {
+      for (RAI it = first; it != last; ++it) {
-        result = reduction_(result, transformation_(*iter));
+        result = reduction_(result, transformation_(*it));
      }
      result_ = result;
-    } else {  // recurse further
+    } else {
-      internal::ChunkPartitioner<RAI> partitioner(first_, last_, 2);
+      // Recurse further:
+      size_t chunk_split_index = (chunk_first_ + chunk_last_) / 2;
+      // Split chunks into left / right branches:
      ReturnType result_l(neutral_);
      ReturnType result_r(neutral_);
-      ReduceFunctor functor_l(partitioner[0].GetFirst(),
+      self_t functor_l(chunk_first_,
-                              partitioner[0].GetLast(),
+                       chunk_split_index,
-                              neutral_, reduction_, transformation_, policy_,
+                       neutral_, reduction_, transformation_, policy_,
-                              block_size_, result_l);
+                       partitioner_,
-      ReduceFunctor functor_r(partitioner[1].GetFirst(),
+                       result_l);
-                              partitioner[1].GetLast(),
+      self_t functor_r(chunk_split_index + 1,
-                              neutral_, reduction_, transformation_, policy_,
+                       chunk_last_,
-                              block_size_, result_r);
+                       neutral_, reduction_, transformation_, policy_,
-      mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
+                       partitioner_,
-      mtapi::Task task_l = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
+                       result_r);
-          functor_l, &ReduceFunctor::Action), policy_));
+      mtapi::Task task_l = mtapi::Node::GetInstance().Spawn(
-      mtapi::Task task_r = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
+        mtapi::Action(
-          functor_r, &ReduceFunctor::Action), policy_));
+          base::MakeFunction(
+          functor_l, &self_t::Action),
+          policy_));
+      mtapi::Task task_r = mtapi::Node::GetInstance().Spawn(
+        mtapi::Action(
+          base::MakeFunction(
+          functor_r, &self_t::Action),
+          policy_));
      task_l.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
      task_r.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
      result_ = reduction_(result_l, result_r);
@@ -88,15 +98,23 @@ class ReduceFunctor {
  }
 private:
-  RAI first_;
+  typedef ReduceFunctor<RAI, ReturnType,
-  RAI last_;
+                        ReductionFunction,
+                        TransformationFunction> self_t;
+ private:
+  size_t chunk_first_;
+  size_t chunk_last_;
  ReturnType neutral_;
  ReductionFunction reduction_;
  TransformationFunction transformation_;
  const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy_;
-  size_t block_size_;
+  const BlockSizePartitioner<RAI>& partitioner_;
  ReturnType& result_;
+  /**
+   * Disables assignment and copy-construction.
+   */
  ReduceFunctor& operator=(const ReduceFunctor&);
  ReduceFunctor(const ReduceFunctor&);
 };
@@ -110,27 +128,40 @@ ReturnType ReduceRecursive(RAI first, RAI last, ReturnType neutral,
                           size_t block_size) {
  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::difference_type difference_type;
  difference_type distance = std::distance(first, last);
-  assert(distance > 0);
+  if (distance == 0) {
+    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException, "Distance for Reduce is 0");
+  }
+  unsigned int num_cores = policy.GetCoreCount();
+  if (num_cores == 0) {
+    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException, "No cores in execution policy");
+  }
  mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
-  size_t used_block_size = block_size;
+  // Determine actually used block size
-  if (used_block_size == 0) {
+  if (block_size == 0) {
-      used_block_size = static_cast<size_t>(distance) / node.GetCoreCount();
+    block_size = (static_cast<size_t>(distance) / num_cores);
-      if (used_block_size == 0) used_block_size = 1;
+    if (block_size == 0) {
+      block_size = 1;
+    }
  }
+  // Perform check of task number sufficiency
-  if (((distance / used_block_size) * 2) + 1 > MTAPI_NODE_MAX_TASKS_DEFAULT) {
+  if (((distance / block_size) * 2) + 1 > MTAPI_NODE_MAX_TASKS_DEFAULT) {
    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
               "Number of computation tasks required in reduction would "
               "exceed MTAPI maximum number of tasks");
  }
-  ReturnType result = neutral;
  typedef ReduceFunctor<RAI, ReturnType, ReductionFunction,
                        TransformationFunction> Functor;
-  Functor functor(first, last, neutral, reduction, transformation, policy,
+  BlockSizePartitioner<RAI> partitioner(first, last, block_size);
-                  used_block_size, result);
+  ReturnType result = neutral;
-  mtapi::Task task = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
+  Functor functor(0,
+                  partitioner.Size() - 1,
+                  neutral,
+                  reduction, transformation,
+                  policy,
+                  partitioner,
+                  result);
+  mtapi::Task task = node.Spawn(
+    mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
      functor, &Functor::Action), policy));
  task.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
  return result;

--- a/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/scan-inl.h
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/internal/scan-inl.h
@@ -41,73 +41,79 @@ template<typename RAIIn, typename RAIOut, typename ReturnType,
 typename ScanFunction, typename TransformationFunction>
 class ScanFunctor {
 public:
-  ScanFunctor(RAIIn first, RAIIn last, RAIOut output_iterator,
+  ScanFunctor(size_t chunk_first, size_t chunk_last, RAIOut output_iterator,
              ReturnType neutral, ScanFunction scan,
              TransformationFunction transformation,
              const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy,
-              size_t block_size, ReturnType* tree_values, size_t node_id,
+              const BlockSizePartitioner<RAIIn>& partitioner,
+              ReturnType* tree_values, size_t node_id,
              bool going_down)
-    : policy_(policy), first_(first), last_(last),
+    : policy_(policy), chunk_first_(chunk_first), chunk_last_(chunk_last),
      output_iterator_(output_iterator), scan_(scan),
      transformation_(transformation),
-      neutral_(neutral), block_size_(block_size), tree_values_(tree_values),
+      neutral_(neutral), partitioner_(partitioner), tree_values_(tree_values),
      node_id_(node_id), parent_value_(neutral), is_first_pass_(going_down)  {
  }
  void Action(mtapi::TaskContext&) {
-    if (first_ == last_) {
+    if (chunk_first_ == chunk_last_) {
-      return;
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAIIn> chunk = partitioner_[chunk_first_];
-    }
+      RAIIn iter_in = chunk.GetFirst();
-    size_t distance = static_cast<size_t>(std::distance(first_, last_));
+      RAIIn last_in = chunk.GetLast();
-    if (distance <= block_size_) {  // leaf case -> do work
+      RAIOut iter_out = output_iterator_;
+      // leaf case -> do work
      if (is_first_pass_) {
-        RAIIn iter_in = first_;
+        ReturnType result = transformation_(*iter_in);
-        RAIOut iter_out = output_iterator_;
-        ReturnType result = transformation_(*first_);
        *iter_out = result;
        ++iter_in;
        ++iter_out;
-        while (iter_in != last_) {
+        for (; iter_in != last_in; ++iter_in, ++iter_out) {
          result = scan_(result, transformation_(*iter_in));
          *iter_out = result;
-          ++iter_in;
-          ++iter_out;
        }
        SetTreeValue(result);
-      } else { // Second pass
+      } else {
-        RAIIn iter_in = first_;
+        // Second pass
-        RAIOut iter_out = output_iterator_;
+        for (; iter_in != last_in; ++iter_in, ++iter_out) {
-        while (iter_in != last_) {
          *iter_out = scan_(parent_value_, *iter_out);
-          ++iter_in;
-          ++iter_out;
        }
      }
    } else {
-      internal::ChunkPartitioner<RAIIn> partitioner(first_, last_, 2);
+      // recurse further
-      ScanFunctor functor_l(partitioner[0].GetFirst(), partitioner[0].GetLast(),
+      size_t chunk_split_index = (chunk_first_ + chunk_last_) / 2;
-                            output_iterator_, neutral_, scan_, transformation_,
+      // Split chunks into left / right branches:
-                            policy_, block_size_, tree_values_, node_id_,
+      ScanFunctor functor_l(
-                            is_first_pass_);
+        chunk_first_, chunk_split_index,
-      ScanFunctor functor_r(partitioner[1].GetFirst(), partitioner[1].GetLast(),
+        output_iterator_, neutral_, scan_, transformation_,
-                            output_iterator_, neutral_, scan_, transformation_,
+        policy_, partitioner_, tree_values_, node_id_,
-                            policy_, block_size_, tree_values_, node_id_,
+        is_first_pass_);
-                            is_first_pass_);
+      ScanFunctor functor_r(
-      functor_l.SetID(1);
+        chunk_split_index + 1, chunk_last_,
-      functor_r.SetID(2);
+        output_iterator_, neutral_, scan_, transformation_,
+        policy_, partitioner_, tree_values_, node_id_,
+        is_first_pass_);
+      functor_l.SetID(LEFT);
+      functor_r.SetID(RIGHT);
+      // Advance output iterator of right branch:
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAIIn> chunk_left  = partitioner_[chunk_first_];
+      ChunkDescriptor<RAIIn> chunk_right = partitioner_[chunk_split_index + 1];
      std::advance(functor_r.output_iterator_,
-                   std::distance(functor_l.first_, functor_r.first_));
+          std::distance(chunk_left.GetFirst(), chunk_right.GetFirst()));
      if (!is_first_pass_) {
        functor_l.parent_value_ = parent_value_;
        functor_r.parent_value_ = functor_l.GetTreeValue() + parent_value_;
      }
+      // Spawn tasks to recurse:
      mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
-      mtapi::Task task_l = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
+      mtapi::Task task_l = node.Spawn(
-                                      functor_l, &ScanFunctor::Action),
+        mtapi::Action(
-                                      policy_));
+          base::MakeFunction(functor_l, &ScanFunctor::Action),
-       mtapi::Task task_r = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
+          policy_));
-                                       functor_r, &ScanFunctor::Action),
+      mtapi::Task task_r = node.Spawn(
-                                       policy_));
+        mtapi::Action(
+          base::MakeFunction(functor_r, &ScanFunctor::Action),
+          policy_));
+      // Wait for tasks to complete:
      task_l.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
      task_r.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
      SetTreeValue(scan_(functor_l.GetTreeValue(), functor_r.GetTreeValue()));
@@ -123,23 +129,25 @@ class ScanFunctor {
  }
 private:
+  static const int LEFT  = 1;
+  static const int RIGHT = 2;
  const embb::mtapi::ExecutionPolicy& policy_;
-  RAIIn first_;
+  size_t chunk_first_;
-  RAIIn last_;
+  size_t chunk_last_;
  RAIOut output_iterator_;
  ScanFunction scan_;
  TransformationFunction transformation_;
  ReturnType neutral_;
-  size_t block_size_;
+  const BlockSizePartitioner<RAIIn>& partitioner_;
  ReturnType* tree_values_;
  size_t node_id_;
  ReturnType parent_value_;
  bool is_first_pass_;
-  void SetID(int is_left) {
+  void SetID(int branch) {
-    if (is_left == 1) {
+    if (branch == LEFT) {
      node_id_ = 2 * node_id_ + 1;
-    } else if (is_left == 2) {
+    } else if (branch == RIGHT) {
      node_id_ = 2 * node_id_ + 2;
    }
  }
@@ -168,34 +176,43 @@ void ScanIteratorCheck(RAIIn first, RAIIn last, RAIOut output_iterator,
  if (distance <= 0) {
    return;
  }
-  mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
+  unsigned int num_cores = policy.GetCoreCount();
+  if (num_cores == 0) {
+    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException, "No cores in execution policy");
+  }
  ReturnType values[MTAPI_NODE_MAX_TASKS_DEFAULT];
-  size_t used_block_size = block_size;
  if (block_size == 0) {
-    used_block_size = static_cast<size_t>(distance) / node.GetCoreCount();
+    block_size = static_cast<size_t>(distance) / num_cores;
-    if (used_block_size == 0) used_block_size = 1;
+    if (block_size == 0) {
+      block_size = 1;
+    }
  }
-  if (((distance / used_block_size) * 2) + 1 > MTAPI_NODE_MAX_TASKS_DEFAULT) {
+  if (((distance / block_size) * 2) + 1 > MTAPI_NODE_MAX_TASKS_DEFAULT) {
    EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
-               "Number of computation tasks required in scan "
+               "Not enough MTAPI tasks available for parallel scan");
-               "exceeds MTAPI maximum number of tasks");
  }
  // first pass. Calculates prefix sums for leaves and when recursion returns
  // it creates the tree.
  typedef ScanFunctor<RAIIn, RAIOut, ReturnType, ScanFunction,
                      TransformationFunction> Functor;
-  Functor functor_down(first, last, output_iterator, neutral, scan,
+  mtapi::Node& node = mtapi::Node::GetInstance();
-                       transformation, policy, used_block_size, values, 0,
-                       true);
+  BlockSizePartitioner<RAIIn> partitioner_down(first, last, block_size);
+  Functor functor_down(0, partitioner_down.Size() - 1, output_iterator,
+                       neutral, scan, transformation, policy, partitioner_down,
+                       values, 0, true);
  mtapi::Task task_down = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
                          functor_down, &Functor::Action),
                          policy));
  task_down.Wait(MTAPI_INFINITE);
  // Second pass. Gives to each leaf the part of the prefix missing
-  Functor functor_up(first, last, output_iterator, neutral, scan,
+  BlockSizePartitioner<RAIIn> partitioner_up(first, last, block_size);
-                     transformation, policy, used_block_size, values, 0, false);
+  Functor functor_up(0, partitioner_up.Size() - 1, output_iterator,
+                     neutral, scan, transformation, policy, partitioner_up,
+                     values, 0, false);
  mtapi::Task task_up = node.Spawn(mtapi::Action(base::MakeFunction(
                        functor_up, &Functor::Action),
                        policy));

--- a/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/merge_sort.h
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/include/embb/algorithms/merge_sort.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void MergeSortAllocate(
  typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::difference_type distance = last - first;
  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<RAI>::value_type value_type;
  value_type* temporary = static_cast<value_type*>(
-                          Alloc::Allocate(distance * sizeof(value_type)));
+                            Alloc::Allocate(distance * sizeof(value_type)));
  MergeSort(first, last, temporary, comparison, policy, block_size);
  Alloc::Free(temporary);
 }

--- a/algorithms_cpp/test/count_test.cc
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/test/count_test.cc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CountTest::CountTest() {
 void CountTest::TestDataStructures() {
  using embb::algorithms::Count;
  const int size = 10;
-  int array[] = {10, 20, 30, 30, 20, 10, 10, 20, 20, 20};
+  int array[] = { 10, 20, 30, 30, 20, 10, 10, 20, 20, 20 };
  std::vector<int> vector(array, array + size);
  std::deque<int> deque(array, array + size);
  const std::vector<int> const_vector(array, array + size);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void CountTest::TestDataStructures() {
 void CountTest::TestCountIf() {
  using embb::algorithms::CountIf;
  const int size = 10;
-  int array[] = {10, 21, 30, 31, 20, 11, 10, 21, 20, 20};
+  int array[] = { 10, 21, 30, 31, 20, 11, 10, 21, 20, 20 };
  PT_EXPECT_EQ(CountIf(array, array + size, IsEven()), 6);
  PT_EXPECT_EQ(CountIf(array, array + size, &IsEvenFunction), 6);
 }
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ void CountTest::TestPolicy() {
  PT_EXPECT_EQ(Count(vector.begin(), vector.end(), 10, ExecutionPolicy()), 3);
  PT_EXPECT_EQ(Count(vector.begin(), vector.end(), 10, ExecutionPolicy(true)),
               3);
-  PT_EXPECT_EQ(Count(vector.begin(), vector.end(), 10, ExecutionPolicy(false)),
-               3);
  PT_EXPECT_EQ(Count(vector.begin(), vector.end(), 10,
               ExecutionPolicy(true, 1)), 3);
 }

--- a/algorithms_cpp/test/for_each_test.cc
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/test/for_each_test.cc
@@ -205,13 +205,7 @@ void ForEachTest::TestPolicy() {
  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
    PT_EXPECT_EQ(vector[i], init[i]*init[i]);
  }
-  vector = init;
-  ForEach(vector.begin(), vector.end(), Square(), ExecutionPolicy(false));
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    PT_EXPECT_EQ(vector[i], init[i]*init[i]);
-  }
  vector = init;
  ForEach(vector.begin(), vector.end(), Square(), ExecutionPolicy(true, 1));
  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {

--- a/algorithms_cpp/test/merge_sort_test.cc
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/test/merge_sort_test.cc
@@ -208,13 +208,6 @@ void MergeSortTest::TestPolicy() {
  vector = init;
  MergeSortAllocate(vector.begin(), vector.end(), std::less<int>(),
-            ExecutionPolicy(false));
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-     PT_EXPECT_EQ(vector_copy[i], vector[i]);
-  }
-  vector = init;
-  MergeSortAllocate(vector.begin(), vector.end(), std::less<int>(),
            ExecutionPolicy(true, 1));
  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
     PT_EXPECT_EQ(vector_copy[i], vector[i]);

--- a/algorithms_cpp/test/quick_sort_test.cc
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/test/quick_sort_test.cc
@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ void QuickSortTest::TestPolicy() {
  vector = init;
  QuickSort(vector.begin(), vector.end(), std::greater<int>(),
-            ExecutionPolicy(false));
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-     PT_EXPECT_EQ(vector_copy[i], vector[i]);
-  }
-  vector = init;
-  QuickSort(vector.begin(), vector.end(), std::greater<int>(),
            ExecutionPolicy(true, 1));
  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
     PT_EXPECT_EQ(vector_copy[i], vector[i]);

--- a/algorithms_cpp/test/reduce_test.cc
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/test/reduce_test.cc
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ void ReduceTest::TestPolicy() {
               Identity(), ExecutionPolicy()), sum);
  PT_EXPECT_EQ(Reduce(vector.begin(), vector.end(), 0, std::plus<int>(),
               Identity(), ExecutionPolicy(true)), sum);
-  PT_EXPECT_EQ(Reduce(vector.begin(), vector.end(), 0,
-               std::plus<int>(), Identity(), ExecutionPolicy(false)), sum);
  PT_EXPECT_EQ(Reduce(vector.begin(), vector.end(), 0, std::plus<int>(),
               Identity(), ExecutionPolicy(true, 1)), sum);
 }

--- a/algorithms_cpp/test/scan_test.cc
+++ b/algorithms_cpp/test/scan_test.cc
@@ -284,15 +284,6 @@ void ScanTest::TestPolicy() {
  outputVector = init;
  Scan(vector.begin(), vector.end(), outputVector.begin(), 0, std::plus<int>(),
-       Identity(), ExecutionPolicy(false));
-  expected = 0;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    expected += vector[i];
-    PT_EXPECT_EQ(expected, outputVector[i]);
-  }
-  outputVector = init;
-  Scan(vector.begin(), vector.end(), outputVector.begin(), 0, std::plus<int>(),
    Identity(), ExecutionPolicy(true, 1));
  expected = 0;
  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {

--- a/base_c/include/embb/base/c/internal/platform.h
+++ b/base_c/include/embb/base/c/internal/platform.h
@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@ typedef pthread_cond_t embb_condition_t;
 } /* Close extern "C" { */
 #endif
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_C_INTERNAL_PLATFORM_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_C_INTERNAL_PLATFORM_H_
--- a/base_c/test/alloc_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/alloc_test.h
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ class AllocTest : public partest::TestCase {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_ALLOC_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_ALLOC_TEST_H_
--- a/base_c/test/condition_var_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/condition_var_test.h
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ class ConditionVarTest : public partest::TestCase {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_CONDITION_VAR_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_CONDITION_VAR_TEST_H_
--- a/base_c/test/core_set_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/core_set_test.h
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ class CoreSetTest : public partest::TestCase {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_CORE_SET_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_CORE_SET_TEST_H_
--- a/base_c/test/counter_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/counter_test.h
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ class CounterTest : public partest::TestCase {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_COUNTER_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_COUNTER_TEST_H_
--- a/base_c/test/duration_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/duration_test.h
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ class DurationTest : public partest::TestCase {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_DURATION_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_DURATION_TEST_H_
--- a/base_c/test/thread_index_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/thread_index_test.h
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ int ThreadStart(void* arg);
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_THREAD_INDEX_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_THREAD_INDEX_TEST_H_
--- a/base_c/test/thread_specific_storage_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/thread_specific_storage_test.h
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ class ThreadSpecificStorageTest : public partest::TestCase {
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_THREAD_SPECIFIC_STORAGE_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_THREAD_SPECIFIC_STORAGE_TEST_H_
--- a/base_c/test/thread_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/thread_test.h
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ int ThreadStartFunction(void* arg);
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_THREAD_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_THREAD_TEST_H_
--- a/base_c/test/time_test.h
+++ b/base_c/test/time_test.h
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ class TimeTest : public partest::TestCase {
-#endif // BASE_C_TEST_TIME_TEST_H_
+#endif  // BASE_C_TEST_TIME_TEST_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/core_set.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/core_set.h
@@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ class CoreSet {
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_CORE_SET_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_CORE_SET_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/duration.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/duration.h
@@ -522,4 +522,4 @@ class Nanoseconds : public Tick {
 #include <embb/base/internal/duration-inl.h>
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_DURATION_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_DURATION_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/exceptions.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/exceptions.h
@@ -175,16 +175,6 @@ class Exception : public std::exception {
  }
  /**
-   * Returns the error message.
-   * This is here for compatibility with std::exception.
-   *
-   * \return Pointer to error message
-   */
-  virtual const char* what() const throw() {
-    return What();
-  }
-  /**
   * Returns an integer code representing the exception.
   *
   * \return %Exception code
@@ -286,4 +276,4 @@ class ErrorException : public Exception {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_EXCEPTIONS_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_EXCEPTIONS_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/duration-inl.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/duration-inl.h
@@ -112,4 +112,4 @@ Duration<Tick>::Duration(const embb_duration_t& duration) : rep_() {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_DURATION_INL_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_DURATION_INL_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/mutex-inl.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/mutex-inl.h
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ bool UniqueLock<Mutex>::OwnsLock() const {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_MUTEX_INL_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_MUTEX_INL_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/thread-inl.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/thread-inl.h
@@ -107,4 +107,4 @@ std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>&
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_THREAD_INL_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_THREAD_INL_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/thread_closures.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/thread_closures.h
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ struct ThreadClosureArg2 {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_THREAD_CLOSURES_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_THREAD_CLOSURES_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/thread_specific_storage-inl.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/internal/thread_specific_storage-inl.h
@@ -149,4 +149,4 @@ void ThreadSpecificStorage<Type>::Prepare() {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_THREAD_SPECIFIC_STORAGE_INL_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_INTERNAL_THREAD_SPECIFIC_STORAGE_INL_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/thread_specific_storage.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/thread_specific_storage.h
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@ namespace embb {
 namespace base {
 namespace test {
 /**
-  * Forward declaration for friending.
+ * Forward declaration for friending.
-  */
+ */
 class ThreadSpecificStorageTest;
 }
 /**
@@ -178,4 +176,4 @@ class ThreadSpecificStorage {
 #include <embb/base/internal/thread_specific_storage-inl.h>
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_THREAD_SPECIFIC_STORAGE_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_THREAD_SPECIFIC_STORAGE_H_
--- a/base_cpp/include/embb/base/time.h
+++ b/base_cpp/include/embb/base/time.h
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ class Time {
 } // namespace base
 } // namespace embb
-#endif // EMBB_BASE_TIME_H_
+#endif  // EMBB_BASE_TIME_H_
--- a/base_cpp/test/thread_test.h
+++ b/base_cpp/test/thread_test.h
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ class ThreadTest : public partest::TestCase {
  /**
   * Adds test methods.
   */
-  ThreadTest(); /**<
+  ThreadTest();
-      number of threads concurrently running test methods */
 private:
  /**

--- a/dataflow_cpp/include/embb/dataflow/internal/inputs.h
+++ b/dataflow_cpp/include/embb/dataflow/internal/inputs.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Inputs<Slices, T1, embb::base::internal::Nil, embb::base::internal::Nil,
    const int idx = clock % Slices;
    if (count_[idx] == 0) {
      EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
-        "All inputs already fired for this clock.")
+        "All inputs already fired for this clock.");
    }
    if (--count_[idx] == 0) {
      count_[idx] = 1;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class Inputs<Slices, T1, T2, embb::base::internal::Nil,
    const int idx = clock % Slices;
    if (count_[idx] == 0) {
      EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
-        "All inputs already fired for this clock.")
+        "All inputs already fired for this clock.");
    }
    if (--count_[idx] == 0) {
      count_[idx] = 2;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Inputs<Slices, T1, T2, T3, embb::base::internal::Nil,
    const int idx = clock % Slices;
    if (count_[idx] == 0) {
      EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
-        "All inputs already fired for this clock.")
+        "All inputs already fired for this clock.");
    }
    if (--count_[idx] == 0) {
      count_[idx] = 3;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class Inputs<Slices, T1, T2, T3, T4, embb::base::internal::Nil>
    const int idx = clock % Slices;
    if (count_[idx] == 0) {
      EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
-        "All inputs already fired for this clock.")
+        "All inputs already fired for this clock.");
    }
    if (--count_[idx] == 0) {
      count_[idx] = 4;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class Inputs
    const int idx = clock % Slices;
    if (count_[idx] == 0) {
      EMBB_THROW(embb::base::ErrorException,
-        "All inputs already fired for this clock.")
+        "All inputs already fired for this clock.");
    }
    if (--count_[idx] == 0) {
      count_[idx] = 5;

--- a/mtapi_cpp/include/embb/mtapi/execution_policy.h
+++ b/mtapi_cpp/include/embb/mtapi/execution_policy.h
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ class ExecutionPolicy{
    );
  /**
+   * Returns the number of cores the policy is affine to.
+   *
+   * \return the number of cores
+   */
+  unsigned int GetCoreCount() const;
+  /**
   * Returns the affinity
   *
   * \return the affinity

--- a/mtapi_cpp/include/embb/mtapi/node.h
+++ b/mtapi_cpp/include/embb/mtapi/node.h
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ class Node {
  }
  /**
+    * Returns the number of worker threads.
+    * \return The number of worker threads.
+    * \waitfree
+    */
+  mtapi_uint_t GetWorkerThreadCount() const {
+    return worker_thread_count_;
+  }
+  /**
    * Creates a Group to launch \link Task Tasks \endlink in.
    * \return A reference to the created Group
    * \throws ErrorException if the Group object could not be constructed.
@@ -210,6 +219,7 @@ class Node {
    mtapi_task_context_t * context);
  mtapi_uint_t core_count_;
+  mtapi_uint_t worker_thread_count_;
  mtapi_action_hndl_t action_handle_;
  std::list<Queue*> queues_;
  std::list<Group*> groups_;

--- a/mtapi_cpp/src/execution_policy.cc
+++ b/mtapi_cpp/src/execution_policy.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <embb/mtapi/execution_policy.h>
 #include <embb/mtapi/mtapi.h>
 #include <embb/base/exceptions.h>
+#include <embb/base/c/internal/bitset.h>
 #include <cassert>
 namespace embb {
@@ -105,6 +106,10 @@ bool ExecutionPolicy::IsSetWorker(mtapi_uint_t worker) {
  return MTAPI_TRUE == aff;
 }
+unsigned int ExecutionPolicy::GetCoreCount() const {
+  return embb_bitset_count(&affinity_);
+}
 const mtapi_affinity_t &ExecutionPolicy::GetAffinity() const {
  return affinity_;
 }

--- a/mtapi_cpp/src/node.cc
+++ b/mtapi_cpp/src/node.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Node::Node(
      "mtapi::Node could not initialize mtapi");
  }
  core_count_ = info.hardware_concurrency;
+  worker_thread_count_ = embb_core_set_count(&attr->core_affinity);
  action_handle_ = mtapi_action_create(MTAPI_CPP_TASK_JOB, action_func,
    MTAPI_NULL, 0, MTAPI_NULL, &status);
  if (MTAPI_SUCCESS != status) {