Title :
Simulating the performance of a multiprocessor operating system
Author :
Taheri, H. Reza ; Askins, Bradley J.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors constructed a simulation model, using the PAWS simulation modeling tools, to predict the performance of a shared memory multiprocessor operating system. The operating system is divided into five distinct sections, called empires. They used the model to predict the efficiency of this paradigm of multiprocessing for the Hewlett-Packard HP-UX Release 8.0 operating system. The simulation results show that the empires architecture is effective in providing enough concurrency for a four-way computer under a program development workload. The authors describe the model and its parameters, present and discuss the results, provide a statistical analysis of the data, and analyze the results
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; operating systems (computers); performance evaluation; Hewlett-Packard HP-UX Release 8.0 operating system; PAWS simulation modeling tools; multiprocessor operating system; performance simulation; program development workload; statistical analysis; Analytical models; Concurrent computing; Data structures; Hardware; Kernel; Operating systems; Predictive models; Protection; Statistical analysis; Transient analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Symposium, 1991., Proceedings of the 24th Annual
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2169-9
DOI :
10.1109/SIMSYM.1991.151490
