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  1. From: daryl@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Daryl Odnert)
  2. Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 15:49:20 GMT
  3. Subject: Re: Code Repositioning on MIPS Systems?
  4. Message-ID: <32580132@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com>
  5. Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
  6. Path: sparky!uunet!usc!sdd.hp.com!hpscdc!hplextra!hpcc05!hpcuhb!hpcuhe!daryl
  7. Newsgroups: comp.arch
  8. References: <32580130@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com>
  9. Lines: 12
  10.  
  11. > According to the information I've been sent via e-mail, MIPS has a
  12. > postprocessor tool called "cord" which can reposition the procedures
  13. > within an executable file so that run time cache conflicts will
  14. > be reduced.  The positioning is guided by information in "feedback
  15. > files" which are generated by the "prof" command with the -feedback
  16. > option.
  17.  
  18. I've received word that there is also a tool called "cord2" for MIPS
  19. which performs a similar function at the basic block level.  I haven't
  20. yet heard of any technical references that describe this product.
  21.  
  22. Daryl
  23.