Multicore and Multi-threaded Application Migration Support
Compiler optimizations for the newest multicore architectures
Thread analysis tools to quickly identify tricky multithreading issues
Compiler auto-parallelization of single-threaded code
Updated Open MP support
Sun Studio Compilers and Tools for Linux
The Sun Studio IDE and performance analysis tools, with improved ABI compatibility,
can be used to create better-optimized applications for opensource created applications.
Simplified Migration Path
Source and object-level compatibility with prior releases
ABI compatibility allows you to leverage the newest compiler technology
Compatibility features lessen dependence on shared libraries; and reduce the extra packaging and dependencies, especially on Linux
Simplified Application Debugging
Improved IDE GUI makes it easy to access advanced debugging features
Improved Performance Analysis Tools
Deep dive the performance of your program, algorithm changes hardware system counters
Correlate your source code to actual machine execution.
Profile Dataspaces on UltraSPARC systems
Unique views into the performance costs associated with application memory references.