Power and Performance: Software Analysis and Optimization

Kukunas, Jim

ISBN 10: 0128007265 / ISBN 13: 9780128007266

Published by Morgan Kaufmann, 2015

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pp. 300.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power and Performance: Software Analysis and Optimization
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128007265
• ISBN 13: 9780128007266
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Power and Performance: Software Analysis and Optimization is a guide to solving performance problems in modern Linux systems. Power-efficient chips are no help if the software those chips run on is inefficient. Starting with the necessary architectural background as a foundation, the book demonstrates the proper usage of performance analysis tools in order to pinpoint the cause of performance problems, and includes best practices for handling common performance issues those tools identify.

• Provides expert perspective from a key member of Intel’s optimization team on how processors
  and memory systems influence performance
• Presents ideas to improve architectures running mobile, desktop, or enterprise platforms
• Demonstrates best practices for designing experiments and benchmarking throughout the software lifecycle
• Explains the importance of profiling and measurement to determine the source of performance issues

About the Author

Jim Kukunas began programming at a young age, teaching himself C and x86 assembly. He is an alumnus of Allegheny College with a degree in Computer Science. Today, he is a software engineer in Intel's Open Source Technology Center. As a performance optimization engineer on the core Linux kernel team, much of his work focuses on kernel space and user space performance optimizations. His efforts have enhanced many projects including the Linux kernel, Zlib, the Englightenment Foundation Libraries, Meego, Android, and many others.