Transcript Preliminary factor list

Factor List
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Application Layer
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Variable access pattern
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Remote access
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Local access count
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Total
Computation
I/O
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Communication
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Transfer
Synchronization
Rate
Language Layer
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Count
Time
Memory placement (relate to variable access pattern)
System size (optimal size, scalability)
Time (load balancing, etc.)
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Count
Time
Construct performance (ex: upc_forall() vs. for (i..) if (MYTHREAD == i) …)
Compiler Layer
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Compiler-added overhead
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Middleware Layer
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Synchronization time (HW
support, etc.)
Runtime system overhead
OS overhead
Thread management
I/O
Communication
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Hardware Layer
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CPU utilization
FLOPS
Branch prediction
Cache
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Memory
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Size
Latency
Throughput
Network
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Latency
Throughput
Size
Miss rate
Penalty
Latency
Throughput
Overhead
Congestion
Topology
I/O
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Latency
Throughput
Rate
Factor Criteria
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Relevancy
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Measurement
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How
Sensitivity
Attributes
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How
Existing tools measuring it
Experiment
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Cite literary finding
Provide test programs and/or cases
HW/SW?
Architecture specific?
Language specific?
Compiler specific?
Layer
Relation with other factors
User rating
Tracing / Profiling
Comment, other useful information
Ways to present it