SPIKE: An Optimizer for Alpha/NT Executables

8/11/97


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Table of Contents

SPIKE: An Optimizer for Alpha/NT Executables

Overview

Profile-directed optimization

Profile-directed optimization: traditional approach

Traditional approach (cont.)

Spike Optimization Environment

Spike Database

Transparent Application Substitution

TAS (cont.)

Spike Optimizer

Spike optimizations

Application size

Code layout results

Hot cold optimization results

Conclusions

Author: Robert Cohn