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== Simulator features ==
** Interval model: a fast, high-abstraction level core simulation model using the interval model
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** CPI model generation
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* Interval model: a fast, high-abstraction level core simulation model using the interval model
** Python scripting support (DVFS control, etc.)
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* CPI stack generation
** Simulation statistics collection (sim.stats)
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* x86-64 architecture support
*** Support scripts for parsing and understanding statistics
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* Python scripting support (DVFS control, etc.)
** Multi-OS support (RedHat, Ubuntu, Debian support)
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* OpenMP support
** Easy debugging of the simulator, and applications running in Pin (--gdb, --appdebug)
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* Simulation statistics collection (sim.stats)
** ROI (region of interest) support
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** Support scripts for parsing and understanding statistics
** Multiple instrumentation modes
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* ROI (region of interest) support
*** Fast cache-only pre-ROI before detailed simulation
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* Multi-OS support (RedHat, Ubuntu, Debian support/gcc 4.3 or higher)
* Hardware features
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* Easy debugging of the simulator, and applications running in Pin (--gdb, --appdebug)
** Accurate core model
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* Multiple instrumentation modes
** Parametric shared caches
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** Faster cache-only pre-ROI simulation before detailed simulation
** Modern Pentium-M-style branch predictor
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* Stackable configurations
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** Example: Use the nehalem microarchitecture with the big-cache configuration ("-c nehalem -c big-cache")
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== Hardware features==
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* Accurate core model [ [http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HPCA.2010.5416636 ref],[http://users.elis.ugent.be/~leeckhou/papers/hpca10.pdf pdf] ]
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* Parametric shared cache model
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* Modern Pentium-M-style branch predictor [ [http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISPASS.2009.4919652 ref] ]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 3 May 2012

Simulator features

  • Interval model: a fast, high-abstraction level core simulation model using the interval model
  • CPI stack generation
  • x86-64 architecture support
  • Python scripting support (DVFS control, etc.)
  • OpenMP support
  • Simulation statistics collection (sim.stats)
    • Support scripts for parsing and understanding statistics
  • ROI (region of interest) support
  • Multi-OS support (RedHat, Ubuntu, Debian support/gcc 4.3 or higher)
  • Easy debugging of the simulator, and applications running in Pin (--gdb, --appdebug)
  • Multiple instrumentation modes
    • Faster cache-only pre-ROI simulation before detailed simulation
  • Stackable configurations
    • Example: Use the nehalem microarchitecture with the big-cache configuration ("-c nehalem -c big-cache")

Hardware features

  • Accurate core model [ ref,pdf ]
  • Parametric shared cache model
  • Modern Pentium-M-style branch predictor [ ref ]