Project Name
PGO Related Bugs
Project Description
Firefox crashes or experiences bugs after creating PGO builds on Windows. The focus of this project is to determine what is causing these crashes or bugs and either patch/fix them or find solutions to allow for the optimizations without incurring the problems.
As of Oct 2nd:
Profiling Firefox to increase the number of functions optimized in the PGO build of Firefox.
Project Leader(s)
Project Contributor(s)
Contributors are needed for help on profiling Firefox to improve PGO on Firefox.
What contributions are needed?
- What should be profiled?
- A write up on steps to produce profile.
- Creating scripts to execute profile steps.
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Contribution
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| Chris Bishop ( Example )
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Script to open and close Firefox.
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- Need some bash scripting help.
- I'm on IRC as chrisBee
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Script Contribution
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| Chinmay Patel
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Created a small script to search and replace a piece of text in a file.
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Project Tasks
| Task |
Details |
Priority |
Status |
Target |
Link(s) or Notes |
| Compile Firefox PGO |
Compile the trunk of Firefox using make -f client.mk profiledbuild. |
High |
Done |
0.1 R |
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| Reproduce PGO Bugs or Crashes |
I need to reproduce the bugs or crashes other people were experiencing with their pgo builds. |
High |
Done |
0.1 R |
Unable to reproduce. Focusing on profiling Firefox. Blog Post |
| Compile Firefox PGO Tests |
Compile Firefox with VS 2005 and Vista SDK and compile with VS 2008 w/o Vista SDK. |
Low |
Not Started |
0.3 R |
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| Determine 0.1 Release |
I need to determine what I'll be releasing for the 0.1 Release. |
High |
Done |
Sept 28th, 2008 |
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| Scenario Scripts |
I need a script that will build multiple PGO builds in different directories using different profiling scenarios. |
High |
Done |
Oct 24th, 2008 |
I need some help from contributors to help me accomplish this. **Update** Thanks to Chinmay and Dave Humphrey I was able to create this script. |
| Create SQLite Upstream Bug |
I have determined the pgo bug is actually with SQLite and it needs to be added to the upstream for it to be worked on. |
High |
On Going |
Oct 24th, 2008 |
Looking into how to actual do this |
| 0.2 Release |
| Setup Test Environment |
I need to setup a test environment to duplicate the testing done on Thunderbird. |
High |
Done |
Nov 4th, 2008 |
I have this VM setup but I am not using yet since my XP OS that is not on a VM is much faster. |
Project Details
Conversations
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December 6th
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Ted Mielczarek
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I told Ted about how a large number of pgc (profile data) files were in a folder that gets deleted before the pgc files get used to optimize Thunderbird. It turns out that this folder gets clobbered to make sure if some one rebuilt their try after removing a component that it would not still be there. Ted suggest adding a flag that ifndef MOZ_PROFILE_USE then go ahead and clobber it otherwise don't.
That is only one part of it. The pgc files need to be merged into their corresponding pgd (program database) files but the script that does this only looks in one directory. I think I can just tell it to look in both locations. The pgomerge.py does not return errors for files not found.
Ted also said I should create another bug about this - how components can't be PGO'd on Win32.
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PGO Details
Thunderbird
Testing Scripts
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| The scripts I am using for running tests against my builds ( Oct 2nd, 2008 )
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#!/bin/sh
####### the .mozconfig file to use for this build
export MOZCONFIG=/f/mozilla/.mozconfigPGO
####### the subdirectory trunk holds my src files
cd trunk
####### time the profile build and output stdout and stderr to files that are timestamped
time make -f client.mk profiledbuild 1> /i/mozilla/pgo-output-`date +%s`.txt 2> /i/mozilla/pgo-errors-`date +%s`.txt
####### after the build is completed done run the xpcshell tests and output stdout and stderr to file that are timestamped
make check 1> /i/mozilla/pgo-check-output-`date +%s`.txt 2> /i/mozilla/pgo-check-errors-`date +%s`.txt
####### change to the objdir directory then to the mochitest directory
cd /i/mozilla/ff-pgo/_tests/testing/mochitest
####### run the mochitest, run test right away, close the browser when done, log all output to a timestamped file
python runtests.py --autorun --close-when-done --log-file=/i/mozilla/pgo-mochitest-`date +%s`.log --file-level=DEBUG
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| Here is the .mozconfig file ( Oct 2nd, 2008 )
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. $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=/i/mozilla/ff-pgo
mk_add_options MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS=-j5
####### this is the script to run after the first build to gather profile data
mk_add_options PROFILE_GEN_SCRIPT="sh /f/mozilla/pgo.sh"
ac_add_options --disable-vista-sdk-requirements
####### this has to be enabled to perform the mochitests
ac_add_options --enable-tests
ac_add_options --disable-debug
ac_add_options --disable-accessibility
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| Here is the script the profile build runs to gather profile data ( Oct 2nd, 2008 )
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#!/bin/sh
export NO_EM_RESTART=1
mkdir $OBJDIR/_profileprofile
cd /i/mozilla/ff-pgo/_tests/testing/mochitest
python runtests.py --autorun --close-when-done --log-file=/i/mozilla/pgo-profile-mochitest-`date +%s`.log --file-level=DEBUG
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Related Bugs
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Profiledbuild doesn't work on comm-central - 448515
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Figure out why building jemalloc breaks with PGO enabled - 419470
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sort out PGO-triggered bugs - 419893
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win32 mozilla-central weirdness with PGO - 437002
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To enable PGO on Thunderbird a module in the Mozilla core needs to have PGO disabled - 465592 - Resolved
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Components cannot be PGO'd on Windows - 468285
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Patches
Releases
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0.1 Release
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| Reproduce bug(s)
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Was able to reproduce bug for sqlite pgo.
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| Document how to reproduce bug(s).
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To enable PGO for sqlite a line must be commented in a make file.
in path/to/src/db/sqlite/src/Makefile.in
add a hash to the line NO_PROFILE_GUIDED_OPTIMIZE = 1
should look like #NO_PROFILE_GUIDED_OPTIMIZE = 1
The build firefox with make -f client.mk profiledbuild
in the .mozconfig file you'll need an extra parameter mk_add_options PROFILE_GEN_SCRIPT="sh script/to/run.sh"
My Script file has the following:
export NO_EM_RESTART=1 #this means 'do not restart for any reason' during automation we do not want any restarting
mkdir $OBJDIR/_profileprofile
cd $OBJDIR/_tests/testing/mochitest
python runtests.py --test-path=browser/ --autorun --close-when-done
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| Hone in on cause of bug(s).
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Turns out the bug is in the sqlite3.c file. I can reproduce the error when creating a stand alone sqlite application and enabling PGO on the application.
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| Running xpcshell and Mochitest against PGO build.
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Since firefox right out crashes I am unable to run Mochitests but the xpcshell tests do run until they hit the storage tests.
| SQLite PGO Errors in xpcshell ( Oct 16th, 2008 )
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TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | ../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_bug-365166.js | test failed, see log
../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_bug-365166.js.log:
>>>>>>>
*** Storage Tests: Trying to close!
<<<<<<<
TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | ../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_bug-393952.js | test failed, see log
../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_bug-393952.js.log:
>>>>>>>
*** Storage Tests: Trying to close!
<<<<<<<
TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | ../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_bug-429521.js | test failed, see log
../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_bug-429521.js.log:
>>>>>>>
*** Storage Tests: Trying to close!
<<<<<<<
TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | ../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_bug-444233.js | test failed, see log
../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_bug-444233.js.log:
>>>>>>>
*** Storage Tests: Trying to close!
<<<<<<<
TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | ../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_connection_executeAsync.js | test failed, see log
../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_connection_executeAsync.js.log:
>>>>>>>
*** Storage Tests: Trying to close!
<<<<<<<
TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | ../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_like.js | test failed, see log
../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_like.js.log:
>>>>>>>
*** Storage Tests: Trying to close!
<<<<<<<
TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | ../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_like_escape.js | test failed, see log
../../_tests/xpcshell-simple/test_storage/unit/test_like_escape.js.log:
>>>>>>>
*** Storage Tests: Trying to close!
<<<<<<<
make[2]: *** [check] Interrupt
make[1]: *** [check] Interrupt
make: *** [check] Interrupt
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| Create strategy for profiling Firefox to improve performance.
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I tried different approaches to profiling for Firefox to improve its performance but I was not able to help it at all. I have concluded that the existing script of opening and closing the browser is more than enough for profiling. The browser is rendered using the same components to render and load web pages this means profiling the loading and rendering of the browser will optimize the rendering and loading of web pages.
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| Deliverable
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I have updated the bug 419893 with how to reproduce the bug, a text file of the errors, a zip file with the source code for my test app to produce pgo errors with sqlite as a stand alone app.
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0.2 Release
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| Setup Testing Environment
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Created Windows 2003 Server VM - but I am still using my faster Windows XP OS since it is not a VM. The test environment will be used to verify performance data once testing of PGO begins. Either in 0.3 or beyond.
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| Compile Thunderbird with PGO
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I successfully compiled Thunderbird with PGO. It required modifying a file. I blogged about it here.
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| Compile Steps
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I also have the steps to compile Thunderbird with PGO here.
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| Contribute to Existing Bug
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The bug Profiledbuild doesn't work on comm-central 448515 has been re-opened and I have posted my success results on this bug.
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| Add PGO to one module
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This will be pushed back to 0.3 Release
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0.3 Release
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Errors
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- Build Environment:
- Windows XP (32-bit)
- Visual Studio 2008
- Vista SDK
| Firefox Compilation Errors ( Sept 26th, 2008 )
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e:\mozilla\trunk\modules\lcms\src\cmscgats.c(875) : fatal error C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler.
(compiler file 'f:\dd\vctools\compiler\utc\src\p2\main.c[0x511953E5:0x00000008]', line 182)
To work around this problem, try simplifying or changing the program near the locations listed above.
Please choose the Technical Support command on the Visual C++
Help menu, or open the Technical Support help file for more information
LINK : fatal error LNK1000: Internal error during IMAGE::BuildImage
Version 9.00.21022.08
ExceptionCode = C0000005
ExceptionFlags = 00000000
ExceptionAddress = 511953E5 (51030000) "e:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\c2.dll"
NumberParameters = 00000002
ExceptionInformation[ 0] = 00000000
ExceptionInformation[ 1] = 00000008
CONTEXT:
Eax = 00000000 Esp = 0012ED18
Ebx = 02D5D215 Ebp = 0012ED2C
Ecx = 02D96601 Esi = 02D5D280
Edx = 02DAAE12 Edi = 00000305
Eip = 511953E5 EFlags = 00010246
SegCs = 0000001B SegDs = 00000023
SegSs = 00000023 SegEs = 00000023
SegFs = 0000003B SegGs = 00000000
Dr0 = 00000000 Dr3 = 00000000
Dr1 = 00000000 Dr6 = 00000000
Dr2 = 00000000 Dr7 = 00000000
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| Firefox Compilation Errors ( Sept 22th, 2008 )
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make[6]: *** [mozlcms.dll] Error 232
make[6]: *** Deleting file `mozlcms.dll'
make[5]: *** [libs] Error 2
make[4]: *** [libs_tier_external] Error 2
make[3]: *** [tier_external] Error 2
make[2]: *** [default] Error 2
make[1]: *** [build] Error 2
make: *** [profiledbuild] Error 2
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Thunderbird PGO Errors
The lcms module breaks pgo. Found Here
Performance
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Last updated: October 11th, 2008
| PGO Build Results ( Sept 20th, 2008 )
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The program loads 15,000 random records from a text file into 4 tables each using a different method for storage and searching.
- Simple Table: Uses an array and a linear search.
- Chain Table: Uses an array of link lists. Search is done with a Hash Key.
- Hash Table: Uses an array and searches with linear probing. Also uses a Hash Key.
- Tree Table: Uses a binary search tree.
After the data is loaded into a table, 30 different tests are run against it. The same 30 tests for each table.
Here are the Results.
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Non-PGO
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PGO
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Improved By
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| Simple Table:
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28 Secs |
4 Secs
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7x
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| Chain Table:
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0.109 Secs |
0.047 Secs
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2.3x
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| Hash Table:
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0.141 Secs |
0.047 Secs
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2.3x
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| Tree Table:
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0.287 Secs |
0.078 Secs
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3.6x
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Project News
December 2008
| Date
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Comments
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| Dec 6nd, 2008
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After talking with Ted Mielczarek on IRC I have found out why the files I'm profiling are not getting merged into the optimized build. Here is the conversation.
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| Dec 6nd, 2008
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My patch has made into mozilla-central. Here is the blog posting.
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| Dec 5nd, 2008
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My patch has been reviewed. It needed some changes but was approved. This is the bug.
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| Dec 5nd, 2008
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Still trying to get the address book optimized. Discovered that all the modules are getting optimized for size by default. I blogged about it.
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| Dec 3nd, 2008
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Added speed optimizations to the address book module in Thunderbird. This library gets linked into the mail.dll.
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| Dec 2nd, 2008
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I got a patch up that will disable pgo for the mozlcms module when it is not linked into the xul.dll.
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November 2008
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Comments
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| Nov 24th, 2008
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I've been looking at the Thunderbird Makefiles. I'm trying to understand how the build process works. I blogged about it.
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| Nov 18th, 2008
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I created a new bug to get input on how to enable PGO for Thunderbird without modifying the Mozilla core files. Blog is here.
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| Nov 12th, 2008
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I have updated my 0.2 Release.
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| Nov 12th, 2008
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Nomis who is working on enabling PGO for TB on Mac is having different errors than me. He is posting to the same bug as I am.
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| Nov 12th, 2008
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A closed bug for PGO on Thunderbird has been re-opened. I am posting to it with new information and findings.
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| Nov 7th, 2008
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I posted results from using PGO.
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| Nov 7th, 2008
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I successfully compiled Thunderbird with PGO enabled. I had to disable PGO for the mozlcms.dll.
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| Nov 4th, 2008
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Made change to the client.mk file for Thunderbird and compiled it with PGO enable. I received a compile error.
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| Nov 1st, 2008
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Installed Windows 2003 for creating a testing environment.
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October 2008
| Date
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Comments
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| Oct 28th, 2008
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Focusing on adding PGO to Thunderbird. Built Thunderbird from source.
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| Oct 17th, 2008
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I have written up my 0.1 Release and have blogged about it.
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| Oct 16th, 2008
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After compiling Firefox with sqlite pgo enabled I was able to reproduce the crash as reported on the bug. I also received errors in xpcshell which I posted to the bug on bugzilla. I also created a test application for sqlite and found it crashed when compiled with PGO as a stand alone application.
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| Oct 14th, 2008
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Through the contribution of a fellow student I was able to create a script to automate multiple PGO Builds.
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| Oct 11th, 2008
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I checked my performance tests again this time including a pgo build with no profiling and Google Maps was 45% on both Minefields. Regardless of the profiling.
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| Oct 10th, 2008
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Updated the contributions section for help with creating bash shell scripts.
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| Oct 10th, 2008
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Made a pgo performance chart. Google Maps was 45% faster in my pgo build after I profiled the site.
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| Oct 8th, 2008
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Still receiving 35 failed tests even when I have no windows open and am not at the computer.
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| Oct 8th, 2008
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Ted mentioned on IRC that the 35 failed tests may of happened because I was moving my mouse during the tests. Which I was. I'm going to try the tests again.
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| Oct 7th, 2008
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Using pgomgr I am able to see what profiling data has been collected.
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| Oct 4th, 2008
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A build of Firefox without PGO resulted in 35 failed Tests in Mochitest. Xpcshell passed just fine. At this time the tree is closed so I cannot get the latest bug free version.
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| Oct 2nd, 2008
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After talking with Ted and Dave Humphrey I am going to focus my project on increasing the profiling of Firefox to increase its speed.
I am also enabling the modules that have PGO disable and running the xpcshell and Mochitests on them to determine if they are still broken or if they are now working.
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September 2008
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Comments
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| Sept 30th, 2008
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Failed to reproduce bugs. I followed Ted's suggestions on my blog but still not experiencing any problems with my pgo build.
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| Sept 28th, 2008
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Ted pointed me in the right direction on how to reproduce the PGO bugs. His post is here.
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| Sept 26th, 2008
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Successfully compiled Firefox with PGO using Visual Studio 2005 compiler. Tests and debug are disabled.
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| Sept 26th, 2008
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On IRC some guys suggested compiling with Visual Studio 2005 instead.
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| Sept 24th, 2008
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Attempted to compile with debug and test disabled. Still Failed.
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| Sept 22th, 2008
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Failed to compile Firefox with PGO on Visual Studio 2008.
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| Sept 20th, 2008
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Successfully compiled one old assignment using PGO in Visual Studio. Results in Project Details.
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| Sept 19th, 2008
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Tried to compile some old assignments using PGO in Visual Studio. Two assignments failed.
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| Sept 18th, 2008
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Created this Project Page.
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| Sept 17th, 2008
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Created First Build of Firefox.
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| Sept 15th, 2008
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Met with Ted Mielczarek and discuss PGO Project.
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