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author | aj <aj@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4> | 2001-07-23 13:21:13 +0000 |
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committer | aj <aj@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4> | 2001-07-23 13:21:13 +0000 |
commit | 8fc613bfdc8f4b609a910ff2c0298ffe5e17c450 (patch) | |
tree | 0da42e7fa73cf71951016e289693708750c8102e /contrib | |
parent | 971d047512f5163a7b3aa9819fca0038f5a9edc8 (diff) | |
download | gcc-8fc613bfdc8f4b609a910ff2c0298ffe5e17c450.tar.gz |
* analyze_brprob: Fix more typos.
git-svn-id: svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk@44263 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4
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diff --git a/contrib/ChangeLog b/contrib/ChangeLog index aa4d0bf0a7c..56e9f86c093 100644 --- a/contrib/ChangeLog +++ b/contrib/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ 2001-07-23 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> + * analyze_brprob: Fix more typos. + +2001-07-23 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> + * analyze_brprob: Fix typos. 2001-07-03 Joseph S. Myers <jsm28@cam.ac.uk> diff --git a/contrib/analyze_brprob b/contrib/analyze_brprob index 53de83e508f..8e61292e7e3 100755 --- a/contrib/analyze_brprob +++ b/contrib/analyze_brprob @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ #!/usr/bin/awk -f # Script to analyze experimental results of our branch prediction heuristics -# Contributed by Jan Hubicka, SuSE inc. +# Contributed by Jan Hubicka, SuSE Inc. # Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. # # This file is part of GNU CC. @@ -22,28 +22,28 @@ # # # This script is used to calculate two basic properties of the branch prediction -# heuristics - coverage and hitrate. Coverage is number of executions of given +# heuristics - coverage and hitrate. Coverage is number of execution of a given # branch matched by the heuristics and hitrate is probability that once branch is # predicted as taken it is really taken. # -# These values are usefull to determine quality of given heuristics and hitrate +# These values are useful to determine the quality of given heuristics. Hitrate # may be directly used in predict.c. # # Usage: -# step 1: compile and profile your program. You need to use -fprofile-arcs +# Step 1: compile and profile your program. You need to use -fprofile-arcs # flag to get the profiles -# step 2: Generate log files. The information about given heuristics are -# saved into *.life dumps. You need to pass -df swtich to compiler as well -# as -fbranch-probabilities to get results of profiling noted in the dumps. -# Ensure that there is no "Arc profiling: some edge counts were bad." warnings. +# Step 2: Generate log files. The information about given heuristics are +# saved into *.life dumps. You need to pass the -df switch to the compiler as well +# as -fbranch-probabilities to get the results of profiling noted in the dumps. +# Ensure that there are no "Arc profiling: some edge counts were bad." warnings. # Keep the -fprofile-arcs switch to ensure that CFGs match. -# step 3: Run this script to concatetation of all *.life files: +# Step 3: Run this script to concatenate all *.life files: # analyze_brprob `find . -name *.life` # the information is collected and print once all files are parsed. This # may take a while. -# Note that script does use bc to perform long arithmetic. -# step 4: Read the results. Basically following table is printed: -# (this is just example from very early stages of branch prediction pass +# Note that the script does use bc to perform long arithmetic. +# Step 4: Read the results. Basically the following table is printed: +# (this is just an example from a very early stage of branch prediction pass # development, so please don't take these numbers seriously) # #HEURISTICS BRANCHES (REL) HITRATE COVERAGE (REL) @@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ #loop branch 51 1.5% 99.26%/ 99.27% 26854 0.3% #noreturn call 951 27.6% 100.00%/100.00% 1759809 17.6% # -# The heuristics called "first match" is heuristics used by gcc branch +# The heuristic called "first match" is a heuristic used by GCC branch # prediction pass and it predicts 89.92% branches correctly. # # The quality of heuristics can be rated using both, coverage and hitrate # parameters. For example "loop branch" heuristics (predicting loopback edge -# as taken) have both very high hitrate and coverage, so it is very usefull. +# as taken) have both very high hitrate and coverage, so it is very useful. # On the other hand, "exit block" heuristics (predicting exit edges as not -# taken) have good hitrate, but poor coverage, so only 3 branches has been -# predicted. The "loop header" heuristics have problem, since it tends to +# taken) have good hitrate, but poor coverage, so only 3 branches have been +# predicted. The "loop header" heuristic has problems, since it tends to # misspredict. # # The implementation of this script is somewhat brute force. My awk skills @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ END { # Heuristics called combined predicts just everything. maxcounts = longeval (counts["first match"]) maxbranches = branches["first match"] - max = names["firat match"] + max = names["first match"] printf("HEURISTICS BRANCHES (REL) HITRATE COVERAGE (REL)\n") for (i = 0; i < nnames ; i++) { |