v2.0.0

[2.0.0] - 18-12-2025

Presenting Mess 2.0, a new approach to using Mess that preserves its logical core while completely rewriting the execution engine to be faster, more portable, and easier to use.

Key highlights:

• Rewritten entirely in C++: Native performance and type safety.
• 84x Faster: Massive validation speedup compared to v1.0.
• Zero Setup Cost: No complex dependencies, just plug and play.
• Universal Portability: Compiles and runs on all supported ISAs (x86, ARM, Power, RISC-V).
• Fully Configurable: All parameters adjustable via CLI arguments.
• Improved Experience: More user-friendly with enhanced plotting logic.

Added

• Rebuilt measurement workflow that keeps bandwidth/latency in sync, shrinking full-system runs from weeks to hours.
• Plain/Profile execution modes plus --system, --ratio, --bind, --dry-run, and extended verbosity controls for tailored runs.
• Automatic kernel generation driven by KernelConfig, enabling ISA-aware TrafficGenerator and pointer-chase code per architecture.
• Multi-architecture support (x86, ARM, Power, RISC-V) with auto-detected NUMA layouts and system characterization.
• Measurement storage outputs (profiling files, per-kernel data) for plotting bandwidth/latency curves.

Compatibility

• Mess 1.0 curve formats stay supported so existing workflows continue to work.