We study the issue of performance prediction on the SGIPower Challenge, a typical SMP. On such a platform, the cost of memory accesses depends on their locality and on contention ...
Nancy M. Amato, Jack Perdue, Mark M. Mathis, Andre...
This paper examines the role of parametric modeling as an application for the global computing grid, and explores some heuristics which make it possible to specify soft real time ...
This paper examines two Network Interface Card microarchitectures that support low latency, high bandwidth userlevel message passing in multi-user environments. The two are at dif...
Boon Seong Ang, Derek Chiou, Larry Rudolph, Arvind
Region-based compilation repartitions a program into more desirable compilation units for optimization and scheduling, particularly beneficial for ILP architectures. With region-...
Multimedia instruction set extensions have become a prominent feature in desktop microprocessor platforms, promising superior performance on a wide range of floating-point and int...
Branch prediction accuracy is a very important factor for superscalarprocessor performance. The ability topredict the outcome of a branch allows the processor to effectively use a...
Recent research suggests that DSM clusters can benefit from parallel coherence controllers. Parallel controllers require address partitioning and synchronization to avoid handlin...
ÐThis paper presents a multithreaded abstract machine for the TyCO process calculus. We argue that process calculi provide a powerful framework to reason about fine-grained parall...
As on-chip integration matures, single-chip system designers must not only be concerned with component-level issues such as performance and power, but also with onchip system-leve...