ariel

The ariel library models a multicore CPU using a dynamic application trace. The CPU models memory accesses in detail and non-memory accesses as a single cycle operation. Instruction dependencies are not tracked. The ariel library divides the simulation into two parts: a frontend that provides a trace, and a CPU simulation model that consumes the trace and provides the modeling itself. The included frontend leverages Pin to dynamically trace a natively executing x86 application. This frontend supports threaded applications but not MPI applications. Ariel supports memory models that use the StandardMem interface.

At a Glance

Source Code: sst-elements/.../ariel  
SST Name: ariel  
Maturity Level: Mature (3)  
Development Path: Active  
Last Released: SST 13.1

Required dependencies

• Pin Required for the built-in Pintool tracer. Note that the ariel CPU model will build without Pin but it is required for the included frontend tracer.

Optional dependencies

• zlib Enables generating a compressed execution trace