CERN openlab /
Intel Winter 2009
Computer
Architecture and Performance Tuning Workshop
(12-13 March
2009, CERN)
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The aim of the lectures and exercises contained
in this workshop is to give the attendees a
practical introduction to performance
optimization and monitoring on Linux based on a
good understanding of modern computer
architectures. While the
focus will be on C and C++, programmers of other
languages will also benefit from the performance
monitoring and hardware related classes.
Non-expert users should feel more than welcome,
as the course will be an excellent opportunity
to improve their knowledge related to computer
architecture and performance optimization.
Perfmon2 will serve as the primary tool
used during the course, enabling the
participants to discover how the structure of
the code influences its performance. An in-depth
compiler study is foreseen, where an expert from
the Intel compiler team will explain the key
highlights and differences of GCC and the Intel
compiler, which is available freely for use at
CERN. The participants will be given the task of
correlating performance figures with certain
programming decisions. In addition, the
participants will understand the limits of
performance tuning and the ways to establish at
which point inside those limits their workload
is placed. The exercises will be supported by
demonstrating real world problems in production
environments.
Event highlights:
Pre-requisites:
The workshop is organized by CERN openlab
for users affiliated with CERN,
free of
charge at this time. Registrations are based
on a first-come first-served basis – 40 seats
are available for the lectures and 15 for the
hands-on exercises – please indicate which are
of interest to you during registration. Go to
EDH in order to register. All registrations
will be confirmed by e-mail – a registration in
EDH does
not yet guarantee a place in the workshop.
Contact us for further information. |