Title
Architectural characterization of an XML-centric commercial server workload
Abstract
As XML (Extensible Markup Language) rapidly emerges as the standard for information storage and communication, it becomes increasingly important to understand its architectural characteristics and performance implications. In this paper, our goal is to characterize a representative XML-based server in a managed runtime environment such as Java*. Based on detailed measurements on an Intel® XeonTM processor-based commercial server running a real-world XML-based server workload, we start by looking at symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) scaling characteristics and the benefits of Hyper-Threading Technology. Using performance monitoring events provided on the processor, we present an overview of the architectural characteristics (such as clocks per instruction (CPI), cache miss rates, memory/bus utilization, branch behavior and efficiency). Using profiling tools like Intel® VTune驴 Performance Analyzer, we map these architectural/performance characteristics to the various components of application execution -- helping us identify hot spots and propose potential enhancements to code generation and application software. We believe that the information presented in this paper will be useful in understanding the XML processing characteristics and may serve as a useful first step to identifying potential hardware/software optimizations for improved future performance.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1109/ICPP.2004.1327935
ICPP
Keywords
Field
DocType
Java,XML,cache storage,information storage,message passing,multi-threading,multiprocessing systems,program compilers,Java,XML,application software,code generation,commercial server workload,hyper-threading technology,information storage,symmetric multiprocessor
Multithreading,XML,Computer science,Profiling (computer programming),Parallel computing,Code generation,Software,Cycles per instruction,Application software,Java,Operating system,Distributed computing
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
0190-3918
0-7695-2197-5
14
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.09
6
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Apparao, P.1141.09
Iyer, R.2252.98
Morin, R.3141.09
Naren Nayak4141.09