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SubjectRe: [patch 10/10] Scheduler profiling - Use immediate values
* Li, Tong N (tong.n.li@intel.com) wrote:
> > I found that memory latency is difficult to measure in modern x86
> > CPUs because they have very clever prefetchers that can often
> > outwit benchmarks.
>
> A pointer-chasing program that accesses a random sequence of addresses
> usually can produce a good estimate on memory latency. Also, prefetching
> can be turned off in BIOS or by modifying the MSRs.
>
> > Another trap on P4 is that RDTSC is actually quite slow and
> synchronizes
> > the CPU; that can add large measurement errors.
> >
> > -Andi
>
> The cost can be amortized if the portion of memory accesses is long
> enough.
>
> tong
>

That's what I am currently doing.. the results are coming in a few
moments... :)


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