Paper Info
Title
A hybrid just-in-time compiler for android: comparing JIT types and the result of cooperation
Abstract
The Dalvik virtual machine is the main application platform running on Google's Android operating system for mobile devices and tablets. It is a Java Virtual Machine running a basic trace-based JIT compiler, unlike web browser JavaScript engines that usually run a combination of both method and trace-based JIT types. We developed a method-based JIT compiler based on the Low Level Virtual Machine framework that delivers performance improvement comparable to that of an Ahead-Of-Time compiler. We compared our method-based JIT against Dalvik's own trace-based JIT using common benchmarks available in the Android Market. Our results show that our method-based JIT is better than a basic trace-based JIT, and that, by sharing profiling and compilation information among each other, a smart combination of both JIT techniques can achieve a great performance gain.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2380403.2380418
CASES
Keywords
Field
DocType
method-based jit compiler,android operating system,basic trace-based jit compiler,ahead-of-time compiler,trace-based jit type,hybrid just-in-time compiler,jit technique,own trace-based jit,android market,basic trace-based jit,method-based jit,jit,android
Virtual machine,Computer science,Profiling (computer programming),JIT spraying,Real-time computing,Just-in-time compilation,JavaScript,Android (operating system),Parallel computing,Compiler,Mobile device,Operating system,Embedded system
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.45
8
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Guillermo A. Perez140.45
Chung-Min Kao240.45
Yeh-Ching Chung398397.16
Wei-Chung Hsu471958.87