Performance Optimization and Tuning Techniques for IBM Power Systems Processors Including IBM POWER8

Optimization and tuning on IBM POWER8 processor-based systems

This chapter describes the optimization and tuning of IBM POWER8 processor-based systems. It covers the following topics:

•1.1, “Introduction” on page 2

•1.2, “Outline of this guide” on page 2

•1.3, “Conventions that are used in this guide” on page 5

•1.4, “Background” on page 5

•1.5, “Optimizing performance on POWER8 processor-based systems” on page 6

1.1 Introduction

This guide gathers the correct technical information and lays out simple guidance for optimizing code performance on ...