ParSim: A Tool for Workload Modeling and Reproduction of Parallel Applications

Author

Rosa, Andrea ; Binder, Walter ; Chen, Lydia Y. ; Gribaudo, Marco ; Serazzi, Giuseppe

Author_Institution

Fac. of Inf., Univ. della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland

fYear

2014

fDate

9-11 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

494

Lastpage

497

Abstract

In this paper, we present ParSim, a software tool designed for modeling parallel applications. The tool reproduces a workload, including its parallel characteristics specified by the users, on the target multicore or multiCPU system, and analyzes the collected data. The objective of ParSim is to close the gap between the "generalized" benchmarks, designed for conventional system architectures, and the peculiar needs of parallel environments based on multicore systems. A simple language for the description of parallel features of an application and specific analysis techniques are provided. We present the working context and principles of ParSim, its architecture and its features, and validate our tool through its application on a case study.

Keywords

multiprocessing systems; parallel processing; ParSim; multiCPU system; multicore; multicore systems; parallel applications; parallel characteristics; parallel environments; software tool design; workload modeling; Analytical models; Benchmark testing; Computational modeling; Generators; Multicore processing; Software; parallel applications; parallel benchmarks; parallel workload modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Modelling, Analysis & Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS), 2014 IEEE 22nd International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Paris

ISSN

1526-7539

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASCOTS.2014.71

Filename

7033692