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Dynamic Analysis and Profiling of Multithreaded Systems

Dynamic Analysis and Profiling of Multithreaded Systems

Daniel G. Waddington, Nilabja Roy, Douglas C. Schmidt
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 45
ISBN13: 9781599046990|ISBN10: 1599046997|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616924782|EISBN13: 9781599047010
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-699-0.ch010
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Waddington, Daniel G., et al. "Dynamic Analysis and Profiling of Multithreaded Systems." Designing Software-Intensive Systems: Methods and Principles, edited by Pierre F. Tiako, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 290-334. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-699-0.ch010

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Waddington, D. G., Roy, N., & Schmidt, D. C. (2009). Dynamic Analysis and Profiling of Multithreaded Systems. In P. Tiako (Ed.), Designing Software-Intensive Systems: Methods and Principles (pp. 290-334). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-699-0.ch010

Chicago

Waddington, Daniel G., Nilabja Roy, and Douglas C. Schmidt. "Dynamic Analysis and Profiling of Multithreaded Systems." In Designing Software-Intensive Systems: Methods and Principles, edited by Pierre F. Tiako, 290-334. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-699-0.ch010

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Abstract

As software-intensive systems become larger, more parallel, and more unpredictable the ability to analyze their behavior is increasingly important. There are two basic approaches to behavioral analysis: static and dynamic. Although static analysis techniques, such as model checking, provide valuable information to software developers and testers, they cannot capture and predict a complete, precise, image of behavior for large-scale systems due to scalability limitations and the inability to model complex external stimuli. This chapter explores four approaches to analyzing the behavior of software systems via dynamic analysis: compiler-based instrumentation, operating system and middleware profiling, virtual machine profiling, and hardware-based profiling. We highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each approach with respect to measuring the performance of multithreaded systems and demonstrate how these approaches can be applied in practice.

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