[REPORT] [GSoC - TCG Continuous Benchmarking] [#4] Listing QEMU Helpers and Function Callees

[Ahmed Karaman]

Greetings,

The fourth report of the TCG Continuous Benchmarking series builds
upon the previous report by presenting two new Python scripts that
facilitate the process of displaying the executed QEMU helpers and
function callees without the need of setting up KCachegrind.

The ppc performance degradation is then re-analyzed using the new
scripts. The report also introduces the analysis of three other
targets, hppa and sh4, explaining why they were not affected the same
way as ppc, and mips, explaining why it showed an increase in
performance.

Report link:
https://ahmedkrmn.github.io/TCG-Continuous-Benchmarking/Listing-QEMU-Helpers-and-Function-Callees/

Previous reports:
Report 1 - Measuring Basic Performance Metrics of QEMU:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg06692.html
Report 2 - Dissecting QEMU Into Three Main Parts:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg09441.html
Report 3 - QEMU 5.0 and 5.1-pre-soft-freeze Dissect Comparison:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-07/msg01978.html

Best regards,
Ahmed Karaman