Symbolic Analysis for Parallelizing Compilers - Hardcover

Haghighat, Mohammad R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792396235 ISBN 13: 9780792396239

Publisher: Springer, 1995

Synopsis

In Symbolic Analysis for Parallelizing Compilers the author presents an excellent demonstration of the effectiveness of symbolic analysis in tackling important optimization problems, some of which inhibit loop parallelization. The framework that Haghighat presents has proved extremely successful in induction and wraparound variable analysis, strength reduction, dead code elimination and symbolic constant propagation. The approach can be applied to any program transformation or optimization problem that uses properties and value ranges of program names. Symbolic analysis can be used on any transformational system or optimization problem that relies on compile-time information about program variables. This covers the majority of, if not all optimization and parallelization techniques.
The book makes a compelling case for the potential of symbolic analysis, applying it for the first time - and with remarkable results - to a number of classical optimization problems: loop scheduling, static timing or size analysis, and dependence analysis. It demonstrates how symbolic analysis can solve these problems faster and more accurately than existing hybrid techniques.

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Hardcover

Synopsis

In this text, the author presents a demonstration of the effectiveness of symbolic analysis in tackling important optimization problems, some of which inhibit loop parallelization. The framework that Haghighat presents has proved successful in induction and wraparound variable analysis, strength reduction, dead code elimination and symbolic constant propagation. The approach can be applied to any program transformation or optimization problem that uses properties and value ranges of program names. Symbolic analysis can be used on any transformational systemor optimization problem that relies on compile-time information about program variables. This covers the majority of, if not all optimization and parallelization techniques. The book aims to make a case for the potential of symbolic analysis, applying it to a number of classical optimization problems: loop scheduling, static timing or size analysis, and dependence analysis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792396235
• ISBN 13: 9780792396239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 162