Dynamo: A Transparent Dynamic Optimization System

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Dynamo: A Transparent Dynamic Optimization System (2000)

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by Vasanth Bala , Evelyn Duesterwald , Sanjeev Banerjia

Venue:	ACM SIGPLAN NOTICES
Citations:	472 - 2 self

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@INPROCEEDINGS{Bala00dynamo:a,
    author = {Vasanth Bala and Evelyn Duesterwald and Sanjeev Banerjia},
    title = {Dynamo: A Transparent Dynamic Optimization System},
    booktitle = {ACM SIGPLAN NOTICES},
    year = {2000},
    pages = {1--12},
    publisher = {}
}

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Abstract

We describe the design and implementation of Dynamo, a software dynamic optimization system that is capable of transparently improving the performance of a native instruction stream as it executes on the processor. The input native instruction stream to Dynamo can be dynamically generated (by a JIT for example), or it can come from the execution of a statically compiled native binary. This paper evaluates the Dynamo system in the latter, more challenging situation, in order to emphasize the limits, rather than the potential, of the system. Our experiments demonstrate that even statically optimized native binaries can be accelerated Dynamo, and often by a significant degree. For example, the average performance of --O optimized SpecInt95 benchmark binaries created by the HP product C compiler is improved to a level comparable to their --O4 optimized version running without Dynamo. Dynamo achieves this by focusing its efforts on optimization opportunities that tend to manifest only at runtime, and hence opportunities that might be difficult for a static compiler to exploit. Dynamo's operation is transparent in the sense that it does not depend on any user annotations or binary instrumentation, and does not require multiple runs, or any special compiler, operating system or hardware support. The Dynamo prototype presented here is a realistic implementation running on an HP PA-8000 workstation under the HPUX 10.20 operating system.

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transparent dynamic optimization system native binary multiple run input native instruction stream software dynamic optimization system operating system dynamo system specint95 benchmark binary special compiler dynamo prototype hardware support challenging situation optimization opportunity hence opportunity user annotation hp product compiler significant degree native instruction stream realistic implementation average performance static compiler binary instrumentation

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