2015 Development Google Hardware 
Brendan Gregg
MARCH 16, 2024
I ended up developing a fix for the JVM c2 compiler which Oracle reworked and added as the -XX:+PreserveFramePointer option in JDK8u60 (see my Java in Flames post for details [ PDF ]). Google should be no surprise because they pioneered continuous profiling.) The actual overhead depends on your workload. Back-end servers.
Brendan Gregg
JULY 4, 2021
It's an exciting time for developments in computer performance, not just for the BPF technology (which I often [write about]) but also for processors with 3D stacking and cloud vendor CPUs (e.g., This was a chance to talk about other things I've been working on, such as the present and future of hardware performance.
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ACM Sigarch
APRIL 26, 2018
HPU: Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) is the specific hardware of Microsoft’s Hololens. Image Processing Unit (IPU) is the Pixel Visual Core designed by Google and integrated in Google Pixel 2 released in 2017. Compared with Google Pixel 1, the HDR photography is accelerated by 5x and the power efficiency increased by 10x.
Brendan Gregg
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to [Systems Performance 2nd Edition], and this was the first time I've given this talk in person!
Alex Russell
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
If you're a web developer not living under a rock, you undoubtedly got word of last week's big Safari 16.4 By mandating proof of developer enthusiasm for features, extensive test suites, and accurate specifications, the catch-up process has been put on rails for Apple. What choice do developers have, but to sit and stew?
Brendan Gregg
JULY 4, 2021
It's an exciting time for developments in computer performance, not just for the BPF technology (which I often [write about]) but also for processors with 3D stacking and cloud vendor CPUs (e.g., This was a chance to talk about other things I've been working on, such as the present and future of hardware performance.
Brendan Gregg
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to Systems Performance 2nd Edition , and this was the first time I've given this talk in person!
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