Learning software configuration spaces: A systematic literature review
Most modern software systems (operating systems like Linux or Android, Web browsers like
Firefox or Chrome, video encoders like ffmpeg, x264 or VLC, mobile and cloud applications …
Firefox or Chrome, video encoders like ffmpeg, x264 or VLC, mobile and cloud applications …
Faster discovery of faster system configurations with spectral learning
Despite the huge spread and economical importance of configurable software systems,
there is unsatisfactory support in utilizing the full potential of these systems with respect to …
there is unsatisfactory support in utilizing the full potential of these systems with respect to …
Distance-based sampling of software configuration spaces
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Configurable software systems provide a multitude of configuration options to adjust and
optimize their functional and non-functional properties. For instance, to find the fastest …
optimize their functional and non-functional properties. For instance, to find the fastest …
Generalizable and interpretable learning for configuration extrapolation
Modern software applications are increasingly configurable, which puts a burden on users to
tune these configurations for their target hardware and workloads. To help users, machine …
tune these configurations for their target hardware and workloads. To help users, machine …
Using bad learners to find good configurations
Finding the optimally performing configuration of a software system for a given setting is
often challenging. Recent approaches address this challenge by learning performance …
often challenging. Recent approaches address this challenge by learning performance …
Performance-influence models for highly configurable systems
Almost every complex software system today is configurable. While configurability has many
benefits, it challenges performance prediction, optimization, and debugging. Often, the …
benefits, it challenges performance prediction, optimization, and debugging. Often, the …
Identifying software performance changes across variants and versions
We address the problem of identifying performance changes in the evolution of configurable
software systems. Finding optimal configurations and configuration options that influence …
software systems. Finding optimal configurations and configuration options that influence …
Mastering uncertainty in performance estimations of configurable software systems
Understanding the influence of configuration options on performance is key for finding
optimal system configurations, system understanding, and performance debugging. In prior …
optimal system configurations, system understanding, and performance debugging. In prior …
Learning to sample: Exploiting similarities across environments to learn performance models for configurable systems
Most software systems provide options that allow users to tailor the system in terms of
functionality and qualities. The increased flexibility raises challenges for understanding the …
functionality and qualities. The increased flexibility raises challenges for understanding the …
Mining configuration constraints: Static analyses and empirical results
Highly-configurable systems allow users to tailor the software to their specific needs. Not all
combinations of configuration options are valid though, and constraints arise for technical or …
combinations of configuration options are valid though, and constraints arise for technical or …