Address tracing for parallel machines
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Computer
- Vol. 24 (1) , 31-38
- https://doi.org/10.1109/2.67191
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
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