Using complete system simulation for temporal debugging of general purpose operating systems and workloads

被引：3

作者：

Albertsson, L ^{[1
]}

Magnusson, PS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Swedish Inst Comp Sci, Comp & Network Architectures Lab, SE-16429 Kista, Sweden

来源：

8TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MODELING, ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION OF COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, PROCEEDINGS | 2000年

关键词：

soft real time systems; temporal debugging; operating systems; Linux; simics; complete system simulation;

D O I：

10.1109/MASCOT.2000.876444

中图分类号：

TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Digital convergence is precipitating the addition of soft real-time applications to mainstream desktop and server operating environments. Most a traditional debuggers for mainstream systems lack a notion of temporal correctness, making them unsuitable for real-time system design and analysis. We propose leveraging complete system simulation to build a temporal debugger capable of analyzing mixed real-world workloads. Traditional real-time system debuggers based on simulation utilize slow: but accurate, simulators. Complete system simulators accept at? approximate model of time in exchange for higher performance. The higher performance allows these simulators to analyze high-end commercial operating systems and applications. We describe a temporal debugger design based on complete system simulation and report on some early experiences in analyzing a simple workload. The tool offers a non-intrusive, predictable environment for debugging complex workloads with partial real-time constraints. The simulator foundation allows for interactive debugging of time-critical sequences while preserving a model of execution time flow.

引用

页码：191 / 198

页数：8

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