Re: [Gems-users] Gems 2.0 Now Available

[Derek Hower <drh5@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A rough estimate would be about 2 weeks, although there are no 
guarantees.  The scripts are mostly complete; we are just working on 
tuning a few parameters before releasing.
-Derek

Lei Yang wrote:
> Yes, me too! How soon would they be released?
>
> Lei
>
> On 10/8/07, Hemayet Hossain <hossain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Luke Yen
> >
> > As you said "Full support for building apache, zeus, and jbb workload
> > checkpoints should be expected in a patch released shortly", can you please tell how short it is (I mean in #weeks)? I was eagerly looking for that.
> > Thanks,
> > Hemayet Hossain
> >
> >
> >
> > Luke Yen wrote:
> > > GEMS users,
> > >
> > >    The GEMS team has put its finishing touches on the new 2.0 release, and
> > > it is now available for download at:
> > >
> > >      http://www.cs.wisc.edu/gems/download.html
> > >
> > >    Notable features of this release include:
> > >
> > >       LogTM-specific features/updates:
> > >          - single-chip transactional CMP directory protocol, with sticky-M
> > > & sticky-S directory states
> > >          - support for partial rollback, closed and open nesting
> > >          - support for compensating and commit actions through our software
> > > handler
> > >          - "Perfect" Signature support (can emulate inifite RW bits)
> > >              and Finite Signature support (Bit-Select & H3)
> > >          - Summary signature support (Perfect & finite)
> > >          - Limited LogTM-SE virtualization support, all in simulator*
> > >          - support for ISCA '07 Pathologies systems:
> > >                Eager conflict detection, Lazy version management
> > >                Lazy conflict detection, Lazy version management
> > >                Eager conflict detection, Eager version management, with &
> > > without store-set prediction
> > >                Hybrid conflict resolution policy
> > >          - Sample transactional micro-benchmarks
> > >
> > >        Please note that the prior SMP LogTM protocol using RW bits is no
> > > longer supported in this release.  Finite RW bit (LogTM-like)
> > > functionality can be emulated by using "Perfect" signatures & the released
> > > CMP protocol.
> > >
> > >       Non-LogTM specific features/updates:
> > >          - x86 support for Ruby (Thanks Soohong Kim for the patch)
> > >          - Simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) support in Opal
> > >          - Protocol fixes
> > >          - Bash scripts to automate generation of "naked/OS/whatever"
> > > checkpoints**
> > >
> > >     *  = We plan on integrating more stable support with OpenSolaris in the
> > > future
> > >     ** = Full support for building apache, zeus, and jbb workload
> > > checkpoints should be expected in a patch released shortly.
> > >
> > >
> > >      The GEMS development team
> > >
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