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How do I build PinPoints tools?
Download the right PinPoints kit for your platform + compiler.
%cd <your_pin-kit_location>/PinPoints % make
Assuming you have the right kit + compiler, this will create isimpoint, controll er, branch_predictor, and bbtrace and copy them to the 'bin' sub-directory.
How do I build the Simpoint tool?
Obtain the latest (3.*) SimPoint tool from UCSD build the 'simpoint' binary for your platform and copy it to the 'bin' sub-directory.
How do I generate PinPoints for my application?
Start with the script runpinpoints.template.sh; change various variables as suggested by CHANGEME in the script.
Parameters you must set:
PATH : Make sure 'simpoint' and 'pin' are in your PATH Add the directories (from a pin kit) PinPoints and PinPoints/bin to your PATH.
WORKDIR : to point to your work-directory.
PROGRAM and INPUT : Only used to name your PinPoints files.
COMMAND : The actual command to run your application.
Parameters you can set:
SLICE_SIZE, MAXK, CUTOFF
The modified script, will run your base.exe natively, under 'isimpoint' to generate basic block profile, run "simpoint" to generate a PinPoints file, and check that the PinPoints can be reached using 'controller'.
How do I use PinPoints generated with my Pintool?
You need to base your your simulator/trace-generator pintool on 'PinPoints/controller.cpp' and run it in a similar manner with "-ppfile".
