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@ARTICLE{Gerndt:56461,
author = {Gerndt, M. and Mohr, B. and Träff, J. L.},
title = {{A} test suite for parallel performance analysis tools},
journal = {Concurrency and computation},
volume = {19},
issn = {1532-0626},
address = {Chichester},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {PreJuSER-56461},
pages = {1465 - 1480},
year = {2007},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {Parallel performance analysis tools must be tested as to
whether they perform their task correctly, which comprises
at least three aspects. First, it must be ensured that the
tools neither alter the semantics nor distort the run-time
behavior of the application under investigation. Next, it
must be verified that the tools collect the correct
performance data as required by their specification.
Finally, it must be checked that the tools perform their
intended tasks and detect relevant performance problems.
Focusing on the latter (correctness) aspect, testing can be
done using synthetic test functions with controllable
performance properties, possibly complemented by real-world
applications with known performance behavior. A systematic
test suite can be built from synthetic test functions and
other components, possibly with the help of tools to assist
the user in putting the pieces together into executable test
programs. Clearly, such a test suite can be highly useful to
builders of performance analysis tools. It is surprising
that, up until now, no systematic effort has been undertaken
to provide such a suite. In this paper we describe the APART
Test Suite (ATS) for checking the correctness (in the above
sense) of parallel performance analysis tools. In
particular, we describe a collection of synthetic test
functions which allows one to easily construct both simple
and more complex test programs with desired performance
properties. We briefly report on experience with MPI and
OpenMP performance tools when applied to the test cases
generated by ATS. Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley $\&$ Sons,
Ltd.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {ZAM},
ddc = {004},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB62},
pnm = {Scientific Computing},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK411},
shelfmark = {Computer Science, Software Engineering / Computer Science,
Theory $\&$ Methods},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000248578200003},
doi = {10.1002/cpe.1124},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/56461},
}