parallel

Processes input data in parallel using a subquery, and then combines the results of subquery and passes them along.

Syntax

parallel core=INT [ SUBQUERY ]
Required Parameter
[ SUBQUERY ]
Subquery to be processed in parallel, enclosed in a pair of square brackets ([ ]).
core=INT
Number of logical cores in the CPU to be used for parallel processing of a subquery

Usage

First, create a data table creation for testing.

json "{}" 
| repeat count=5000000
| set a=0 | evalc a=$("a") + 1
| eval b=$("a")
| fields b
| import create=t big_table

Execute the subquery in parallel.

table big_table 
| parallel core=4 [eval i=int(b)] 
| stats count by b | sort -count