The Naïve Memory Benchmark

Demonstrating the basics of IPC (Inter-process Communication) techniques in distributed systems.

A C++ implementation and extension of Alexander Supalov's Naïve memory benchmark (initially written in C), visualized using Python.

• Program 1: One-way data transfer (data transfer in one direction from memory buffer1 to buffer2).
• Program 2: Two-way data transfer. (data transfer vice-versa from memory buffer1 to buffer2).
• Each of the programs autogenerates a series of Python code that visualizes the benchmark, which is not included in Supalov's work.

Getting Started

After cloning the repository, you may run the programs using Code::Blocks or an IDE/editor of your choice.

Prerequisistes

• C++: GNU GCC compiler, C++ 17 standard.
• CygWin: Terminal environment with important packages for managing GCC compilers.
• Python: Version 3.6 is used here with Matplotlib.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

References

• Alexander Supalov - Inside The Message Passing Interface
• Paul Deitel - C++ How To Program
• Mali, S. P., Dohe, S., & Rangdal, P - Memory Management Techniques: Static and Dynamic Memory Allocation

License

This project is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 License.

Acknowledgments

• Hat tip to anyone whose code was used