Performance tuning of scientific applications /

"This book presents an overview of recent research and applications in computer system performance for scientific and high performance computing. After a brief introduction to the field of scientific computer performance, the text provides comprehensive coverage of performance measurement and t...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Bailey, David H., Lucas, Robert F., Williams, Samuel Watkins
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2011.
Series:Chapman & Hall/CRC computational science series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book presents an overview of recent research and applications in computer system performance for scientific and high performance computing. After a brief introduction to the field of scientific computer performance, the text provides comprehensive coverage of performance measurement and tools, performance modeling, and automatic performance tuning. It also includes performance tools and techniques for real-world scientific applications. Various chapters address such topics as performance benchmarks, hardware performance counters, the PMaC modeling system, source code-based performance modeling, climate modeling codes, automatic tuning with ATLAS, and much more"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 381 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439815700
1439815704
9781466547629
1466547626
9780429149900
0429149905