Visualizing the performance of parallel programs

Author

Heath, Michael T. ; Etheridge, Jennifer A.

Author_Institution

Nat. Center for Supercomput. Applications, Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA

Volume

8

Issue

5

fYear

1991

Firstpage

29

Lastpage

39

Abstract

ParaGraph, a software tool that provides a detailed, dynamic, graphical animation of the behavior of message-passing parallel programs and graphical summaries of their performance, is presented. ParaGraph animates trace information from actual runs to depict behavior and obtain the performance summaries. It provides twenty-five perspectives on the same data, lending insight that might otherwise be missed. ParaGraph´s features are described, its use is explained, its software design is briefly discussed, and its displays are examined in some detail. Future work on ParaGraph is indicated.<>

Keywords

computer animation; parallel programming; performance evaluation; program testing; software tools; ParaGraph; dynamic animation; graphical animation; graphical summaries; message-passing parallel programs; performance summaries; performance visualization; software design; software tool; trace information; Animation; Bandwidth; Data mining; Data visualization; Displays; Humans; Impedance; Monitoring; Performance gain; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7459

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/52.84214

Filename

84214