Opcode counting for performance measurement
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for measuring a performance of a program running on a processing unit of a processing system. In one embodiment, the method comprises informing a logic unit of each instruction in the program that is executed by the processing unit, assigning a weight to each instruction, assigning the instructions to a plurality of groups, and analyzing the plurality of groups to measure one or more metrics. In one embodiment, each instruction includes an operating code portion, and the assigning includes assigning the instructions to the groups based on the operating code portions of the instructions. In an embodiment, each type of instruction is assigned to a respective one of the plurality of groups. These groups may be combined into a plurality of sets of the groups.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1735024
- Patent Number(s):
- 10713043
- Application Number:
- 15/918,363
- Assignee:
- International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
- DOE Contract Number:
- B554331
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 03/12/2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Gara, Alan G., Satterfield, David L., and Walkup, Robert E. Opcode counting for performance measurement. United States: N. p., 2020.
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Gara, Alan G., Satterfield, David L., & Walkup, Robert E. Opcode counting for performance measurement. United States.
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"Opcode counting for performance measurement". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1735024.
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title = {Opcode counting for performance measurement},
author = {Gara, Alan G. and Satterfield, David L. and Walkup, Robert E.},
abstractNote = {Methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for measuring a performance of a program running on a processing unit of a processing system. In one embodiment, the method comprises informing a logic unit of each instruction in the program that is executed by the processing unit, assigning a weight to each instruction, assigning the instructions to a plurality of groups, and analyzing the plurality of groups to measure one or more metrics. In one embodiment, each instruction includes an operating code portion, and the assigning includes assigning the instructions to the groups based on the operating code portions of the instructions. In an embodiment, each type of instruction is assigned to a respective one of the plurality of groups. These groups may be combined into a plurality of sets of the groups.},
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