The performance improvement users can expect from KAP depends on the type of work being done in a particular program, the level of optimization that already exists in the program, and the style in which the program is written. For example, programs where the portion of each array used is larger than the cache will especially benefit. Each of these characteristics and effects combine to yield the overall performance gain. Getting better performance is easy without time-consuming hand recoding of applications. Multiple command line options, directives and assertions.
Advanced users can fine tune their code for increased performance.
Special listing files. KAP identifies where users can modify code for additional performance improvement. Easily invoked as part of the compilation process. Upgrading makefiles is easy. Standards Conformance KAP for IBM Fortran V3.2 is in full conformance with the ANSI Fortran 90 and ANSI Fortran 77 standards.