PowerScope: A Tool for Profiling the Energy Usage of Mobile Applications
Jason Flinn and M. Satyanarayanan
Abstract
In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of
PowerScope, a tool for profiling energy usage by applications.
PowerScope maps energy consumption to program structure, in much the
same way that CPU profilers map processor cycles to specific processes
and procedures. Our approach combines hardware instrumentation to
measure current level with kernel software support to perform
statistical sampling of system activity. Postprocessing software maps
the sample data to program structure and produces a profile of energy
usage by process and procedure. Using PowerScope, we have been able
to reduce the energy consumption of an adaptive video playing
application by 46%.