Title :
Memory access pattern analysis
Author :
Brown, Mary ; Jenevein, R.M. ; Ullah, Nasr
Author_Institution :
Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
A methodology for analyzing memory behavior has been developed for the purpose of evaluating memory system design. MPAT, a memory pattern analysis tool, was used to profile memory transactions of dynamic instruction traces. The paper first describes the memory model and metrics gathered by MPAT. Then the metrics are evaluated in order to determine what hardware and software changes should be made to improve memory system performance
Keywords :
memory architecture; performance evaluation; program diagnostics; storage management; MPAT; dynamic instruction traces; hardware; memory access pattern analysis; memory behavior analysis; memory model; memory pattern analysis tool; memory system design; memory system performance; memory transactions; software changes; Algorithm design and analysis; Argon; Control systems; Delay; Identity-based encryption; Memory architecture; Operating systems; Pattern analysis; Random access memory; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Workload Characterization: Methodology and Case Studies, 1999
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0450-7
DOI :
10.1109/WWC.1998.809366
