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Presented by: Sameer Kulkarni Dept of Computer & Information Sciences University of Delaware. Improving Both the Performance Benefits and Speed of Optimization Phase Sequence Searches- Kulkarni, Jantz and Whalley. Terms used. Phase Ordering Genetic Algorithms Performance measurements
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Presented by: Sameer Kulkarni Dept of Computer & Information Sciences University of Delaware Improving Both the Performance Benefits and Speed of Optimization Phase Sequence Searches- Kulkarni, Jantz and Whalley
Terms used • Phase Ordering • Genetic Algorithms • Performance measurements • Benchmarks • Search granularity
Introduction • Function vs. program level Granularity • Embedded Systems • Emulation • Cost benefits • Hybrid Search
Ideal Solution? • Oracle Perfect sequence at the very start • Wise Man Solution Given the present code predict the best optimization solution
Wise Man • Understand Compilers • Optimizations • Source Code ?
Possible Solutions Pruning the search space Genetic Algorithms Estimating running times Precompiled choices
Genetic Algorithms Fast Searches for Effective Optimization Phase Sequences, Kulkarni et al. PLDI ‘04
Related Work • Genetic Algorithms • Other Evolutionary Techniques • HMMs (CGO 06) • Other Statistical methods • Optimization Space Exploration
Present work • Granularity • Function Level • File Level • Program Level • Hybrid
Experimental Setup • VPO (Very Portable Optimizer) • Base Genetic Algorithm • Redundancy elimination
VPO • Single IR • Simplified phase ordering • Configurable/modifiable
Redundancy Elimination • Identical Sequence • Identical Active Sequence • Identical Function instance • Equivalent Function Instance
Improvement…? 120 days > 12.5 days
Granularities Studied… • Function Level • File Level • Program Level • Hybrid …all compared to batch compilation
Search Requirements http://www.ittc.ku.edu/~kulkarni/research/papers/lctes59f-preprint.pdf
Are they any good? http://www.ittc.ku.edu/~kulkarni/research/papers/lctes59f-preprint.pdf
Performance ?? http://www.ittc.ku.edu/~kulkarni/research/papers/lctes59f-preprint.pdf
Future Work • Other machine learning algorithms • Reduce granularity • Use a cluster to reduce search / learning time
Conclusion • Reduced search overhead