Method for the parallel simulation of multiprocessor computer systems

A method for speeding up the simulation of the execution of parallel programs running on multiprocessor (MP) systems. It provides a user with the performance statistics and MP traces of parallel programs. These can further be used to study in detail the characteristics, memory access patterns of par...

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Main Authors DAREMA-ROGERS, FREDERICA, NORTON, VERN ALAN, GEORGE, DAVID ALSON, PFISTER, GREGORY FRANCIS, MELTON, EVELYN AU, SO, KIMMING
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 15.06.1988
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method for speeding up the simulation of the execution of parallel programs running on multiprocessor (MP) systems. It provides a user with the performance statistics and MP traces of parallel programs. These can further be used to study in detail the characteristics, memory access patterns of parallel programs, or to drive a memory-network simulation model of an MP system. The method comprises breaking the sequential process of MP simulation into a group of cooperating processes running on a multiprogrammed system with each process simulating one processor. The processes are very independent of each other, therefore a speedup of simulation is achieved if the multiprogrammed system is itself running on an MP system.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19870117758