DocumentCode
827967
Title
Performance analysis pf parallelizing compilers on the Perfect Benchmarks programs
Author
Blume, William ; Eigenmann, Rudolf
Author_Institution
Center for Supercomput. Res. & Dev., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Volume
3
Issue
6
fYear
1992
fDate
11/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
643
Lastpage
656
Abstract
The speedups of the Perfect Benchmarks codes that result from automatic parallelization are reported. The performance gains caused by individual restructuring techniques have also been measured. Specific reasons for the successes and failures of the transformations are discussed, and potential improvements that result in measurably better program performance are analyzed. The most important findings are that available restructurers often cause insignificant performance gains in real programs and that only few restructuring techniques contribute to this gain. However, it can be shown that there is potential for advancing compiler technology so that many of the most important loops in these programs can be parallelized
Keywords
automatic programming; parallel programming; program compilers; program testing; Perfect Benchmarks codes; automatic parallelization; compiler technology; individual restructuring techniques; loops; performance gains; program performance; real programs; Automatic testing; Costs; Failure analysis; Parallel architectures; Performance analysis; Performance gain; Performance loss; Program processors; US Department of Energy; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1045-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/71.180621
Filename
180621
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