[perf-discuss] High dtlb-miss in kernel

2006-10-31 Thread Yu Xiangning
Hi folks, While investigating a performance problem in my prototype workspace, I found that the dtlb-miss rate is about 16% higher than that of the baseline, so I suspect that the high tlb miss could be the issue. So, how can I get the statistics on the PC addresses when the tlb miss happens? Can

Re: [perf-discuss] LibMicro on SUN T2000

2006-10-31 Thread adrian cockcroft
The right thing to do is build two versions of the code, with existing and T2000 optimizations, then run both versions on existing and T2000 systems. You get four sets of results and can separate the hardware from the software effects. Could you post a link to the results when you get them? Adri

Re: [perf-discuss] LibMicro on SUN T2000

2006-10-31 Thread johansen-osdev
There isn't any one answer to this question. Do you intend to use this T2000 specific compilation option when you compile the applications that you actually intend to run on this platform? What does the option do? Usually it is desireable to use architecture specific optimizations in benchmarks