DocumentCode
1465983
Title
Locality as a visualization tool
Author
Grimsrud, K. ; Archibald, J. ; Frost, R. ; Nelson, B.
Author_Institution
Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA
Volume
45
Issue
11
fYear
1996
fDate
11/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1319
Lastpage
1326
Abstract
This brief contribution introduces a method of quantifying the locality in a given reference sequence and visually representing it as a three dimensional surface. We explore some of the properties of this formulation of locality and show the correlation between graphical features and specific reference patterns. The utility of our formulation of locality is demonstrated through two of its potential applications as a visualizations tool: characterizing and summarizing workload locality, and evaluating the effectiveness of benchmark programs in exercising memory hierarchies
Keywords
cache storage; data visualisation; benchmark programs; graphical features; locality quantification; memory hierarchies; reference patterns; reference sequence; three dimensional surface; visualization tool; workload locality; Application software; Delay; Displays; Particle measurements; Probability; Visualization;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9340
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/12.544490
Filename
544490
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