Research Article

A method-level comparison of the Java Grande and SPEC JVM98 benchmark suites

  1. David Gregg1,
  2. James Power2,*,
  3. John Waldron1

Article first published online: 23 FEB 2005

DOI: 10.1002/cpe.846

Issue

Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience

Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience

Special Issue: 2002 ACM Java Grande–ISCOPE Conference Part II

Volume 17, Issue 7-8, pages 757–773, June - July 2005

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Gregg, D., Power, J. and Waldron, J. (2005), A method-level comparison of the Java Grande and SPEC JVM98 benchmark suites. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 17: 757–773. doi: 10.1002/cpe.846

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  1. 1

    Department of Computer Science, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

  2. 2

    Department of Computer Science, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

*Department of Computer Science, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 FEB 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 FEB 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 OCT 2003
  4. Manuscript Revised: 1 SEP 2003

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Keywords:

  • benchmark suites;
  • Java Virtual Machine;
  • dynamic profiling

Abstract

In this paper we seek to provide a foundation for the study of the level of use of object-oriented techniques in Java programs in general, and scientific applications in particular. Specifically, we investigate the profiles of Java programs from a number of perspectives, including the use of class library methods, the size of methods called, the mode of invoke instruction used and the polymorphicity of call sites. We also present a categorization of the nature of small methods used in Java programs. We compare the Java Grande and SPEC JVM98 benchmark suites, and note a significant difference in the nature and composition of these suites, with the programs from the Java Grande suite demonstrating a less object-oriented approach. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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