Hondroudakis, Anna and Procter, Rob (1994) The design of a tool for parallel program performance analysis and tuning. In: IFIP WG10.3, 25-29 April 1994. Published in: Programming environments for massively parallel distributed systems : working conference of the IFIP WG10.3, April 25-29, 1994, Vol.3 pp. 321-332. ISBN 9783764350901 .

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Abstract

The implementation of efficient parallel programs can be very difficult, and numerous computer-based tools have been developed to help with the task of performance analysis and tuning. We describe the initial steps in the design of such a tool. Our aim is to show how its design has evolved out of an explicit attempt to understand the human factors issues in parallel program implementation. By adopting this approach, we seek to look beyond the current fashion for graphical user interfaces and data visualization techniques. Our emphasis is on gaining a better understanding of the problems inherent in program analysis and tuning and using this as a foundation for developing more usable tools. Introduction Parallel program performance analysis and tuning is concerned with achieving efficient utilisation of system resources. One common technique is to collect trace data and then analyse it for possible causes of poor performance.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Computer Science
Journal or Publication Title:	Programming environments for massively parallel distributed systems : working conference of the IFIP WG10.3, April 25-29, 1994
Publisher:	Birkauser-Verlag
ISBN:	9783764350901
Official Date:	April 1994
Dates:	Date Event April 1994 Published
Volume:	Vol.3
Page Range:	pp. 321-332
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	IFIP WG10.3
Type of Event:	Conference
Date(s) of Event:	25-29 April 1994

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