A system for evaluating Ada implementations using synthesized benchmarks

Abstract

A system is described that allows project designers to evaluate the suitability of an Ada implementation for a particular application using tailored benchmarks. Specification of the load that an application is expected to generate is written in an Ada-like notation. An Ada program is then synthesized that generates the specified load. Studies of the way in which performance varies with various parameters of the application can be performed by the system automatically.