1989 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Obtaining Accurate Trace Data
Author : Anant Agarwal
Published in: Analysis of Cache Performance for Operating Systems and Multiprogramming
Publisher: Springer US
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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Cache simulation studies depend heavily on realistic address traces to drive the simulation; the need for generating reliable traces cannot be overstated. This chapter describes a new method to generate address traces that overcomes many of the limitations of the current tracing methods. By changing the microcode of a computer so that it records the address of every memory location it touches, we can capture complete traces of all programs that run on the computer, including the operating system.