IDtrace-a tracing tool for i486 simulation

Author

Pierce, Jim ; Mudge, Trevor

Author_Institution

Michigan Univ., MI, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

31 Jan-2 Feb 1994

Firstpage

419

Lastpage

420

Abstract

The authors describe IDtrace, a binary instrumentation tool which produces execution traces for the ix86 instruction set architecture. Long execution traces can be generated quickly and easily for input to a wide variety of performance evaluation tools. Issues involved in the construction of such a tool are listed along with illustrations of the uses of different generated traces. One example observes the behavior of a branch prediction technique and another compares the cache behavior of the i486 with that of the MIPS R3000

Keywords

computer architecture; instruction sets; program diagnostics; virtual machines; IDtrace; MIPS R3000; binary instrumentation tool; branch prediction technique; cache behavior; execution traces; i486 simulation; ix86 instruction set architecture; long execution traces; performance evaluation tools; tracing tool; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer simulation; Counting circuits; History; Instruments; Prediction algorithms; Predictive models; Runtime; Software tools;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1994., MASCOTS '94., Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Durham, NC

Print_ISBN

0-8186-5292-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASCOT.1994.284381

Filename

284381