Detecting and quantifying resource contention in concurrent programs

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dc.contributor.advisorInggs, Cornelia P.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVenter, Dirk Willemen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Science. Department of Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science)en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T15:08:03Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T15:08:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-03
dc.descriptionThesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT : Parallel programs, both shared-memory and message-passing programs, typically require the sharing of resources. For example, software resources, such as shared mutual exclusion locks and hardware resources, such as caches and memory. Shared resources can only be used by one thread or process at a time. The competition for limited resources is called resource contention. The result of resource contention is delays while waiting for access to a resource and/or extra computational overhead to resolve the request for a resource. Thus, the performance of the program can be improved by identifying and reducing contention for shared resources. This study investigates the effect of individual types of contention for hardware and software resources in detail and discusses the three tools that were developed to identify and quantify the sources of contention in concurrent programs.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Geen Afrikaanse opsomming geskikbaar nieaf_ZA
dc.format.extentix, 116 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour)en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/98838
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.subjectCache contentionen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTDen_ZA
dc.subjectConcurrent computingen_ZA
dc.subjectComputers -- Concurrent programsen_ZA
dc.subjectComputer networks -- Resource contentionen_ZA
dc.subjectComputer networks -- Shared respourcesen_ZA
dc.titleDetecting and quantifying resource contention in concurrent programsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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