Workload Characterization of JVM Languages

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F16%3A10318299" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/16:10318299 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/spe.2337" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/spe.2337</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/spe.2337" target="_blank" >10.1002/spe.2337</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Workload Characterization of JVM Languages

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Originally developed with a single language in mind, the JVM is now targeted by numerous programming languages-its automatic memory management, just-in-time compilation, and adaptive optimizations- making it an attractive execution platform. However, the garbage collector, the just-in-time compiler, and other optimizations and heuristics were designed primarily with the performance of Java programs in mind. Consequently, many of the languages targeting the JVM, and especially the dynamically typed languages, are suffering from performance problems that cannot be simply solved at the JVM side. In this article, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the character of the workloads imposed on the JVM by both dynamically typed and statically typed JVM languages. To this end, we introduce a new set of dynamic metrics for workload characterization, along with an easy-to-use toolchain to collect the metrics. We apply the toolchain to applications written in six JVM languages (Java, Scala, Clojure, Jython, JRuby, and JavaScript) and discuss the findings. Given the recently identified importance of inlining for the performance of Scala programs, we also analyze the inlining behavior of the HotSpot JVM when executing bytecode originating from different JVM languages. As a result, we identify several traits in the non-Java workloads that represent potential opportunities for optimization.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Workload Characterization of JVM Languages

Popis výsledku anglicky

Originally developed with a single language in mind, the JVM is now targeted by numerous programming languages-its automatic memory management, just-in-time compilation, and adaptive optimizations- making it an attractive execution platform. However, the garbage collector, the just-in-time compiler, and other optimizations and heuristics were designed primarily with the performance of Java programs in mind. Consequently, many of the languages targeting the JVM, and especially the dynamically typed languages, are suffering from performance problems that cannot be simply solved at the JVM side. In this article, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the character of the workloads imposed on the JVM by both dynamically typed and statically typed JVM languages. To this end, we introduce a new set of dynamic metrics for workload characterization, along with an easy-to-use toolchain to collect the metrics. We apply the toolchain to applications written in six JVM languages (Java, Scala, Clojure, Jython, JRuby, and JavaScript) and discuss the findings. Given the recently identified importance of inlining for the performance of Scala programs, we also analyze the inlining behavior of the HotSpot JVM when executing bytecode originating from different JVM languages. As a result, we identify several traits in the non-Java workloads that represent potential opportunities for optimization.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

IN - Informatika

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Software - Practice and Experience

ISSN

0038-0644

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

46

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

37

Strana od-do

1053-1089

Kód UT WoS článku

000379912900003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84932632354