dc.contributor.author | Choudhury, A. N. M. Imroz | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Potter, Kristin C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Parker, Steven G. | en_US |
dc.contributor.editor | A. Vilanova, A. Telea, G. Scheuermann, and T. Moeller | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-21T18:45:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-02-21T18:45:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1467-8659 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8659.2008.01212.x | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | We present the Memory Trace Visualizer (MTV), a tool that provides interactive visualization and analysis of the sequence of memory operations performed by a program as it runs. As improvements in processor performance continue to outpace improvements in memory performance, tools to understand memory access patterns are in- creasingly important for optimizing data intensive programs such as those found in scientific computing. Using visual representations of abstract data structures, a simulated cache, and animating memory operations, MTV can expose memory performance bottlenecks and guide programmers toward memory system optimization opportu- nities. Visualization of detailed memory operations provides a powerful and intuitive way to expose patterns and discover bottlenecks, and is an important addition to existing statistical performance measurements. | en_US |
dc.publisher | The Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | en_US |
dc.title | Interactive Visualization for Memory Reference Traces | en_US |
dc.description.seriesinformation | Computer Graphics Forum | en_US |
dc.description.volume | 27 | en_US |
dc.description.number | 3 | en_US |