Title :
Address tracing for parallel machines
Author :
Stunkel, Craig B. ; Janssens, Bob ; Fuchs, W. Kent
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Recently implemented parallel system address-tracing methods based on several metrics are surveyed. The issues specific to collection of traces for both shared and distributed memory parallel computers are highlighted. Five general categories of address-trace collection methods are examined: hardware-captured, interrupt-based, simulation-based, altered microcode-based, and instrumented program-based traces. The problems unique to shared memory and distributed memory multiprocessors are examined separately.<>
Keywords :
parallel machines; performance evaluation; altered microcode-based; distributed memory; hardware-captured; instrumented program-based traces; interrupt-based; metrics; multiprocessors; parallel machines; parallel system address-tracing methods; shared memory; simulation-based; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Hardware; Mathematical model; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Paging strategies; Parallel machines;
