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30Nicholas�Nethercote�did�the�core/tool�generalisation,�wrote<br> 31Cachegrind�and�Massif,�and�tons�of�other�stuff.<br> 32<br> 33Tom�Hughes�did�a�vast�number�of�bug�fixes,�helped�out�with�support�for<br> 34more�recent�Linux/glibc�versions,�set�up�the�present�build�system,�and�has<br> 35helped�out�with�test�and�build�machines.<br> 36<br> 37Jeremy�Fitzhardinge�wrote�Helgrind�(in�the�2.X�line)�and�totally<br> 38overhauled�low-level�syscall/signal�and�address�space�layout�stuff,<br> 39among�many�other�things.<br> 40<br> 41Josef�Weidendorfer�wrote�and�maintains�Callgrind�and�the�associated<br> 42KCachegrind�GUI.<br> 43<br> 44Paul�Mackerras�did�a�lot�of�the�initial�per-architecture�factoring<br> 45that�forms�the�basis�of�the�3.0�line�and�was�also�seen�in�2.4.0.<br> 46He�also�did�UCode-based�dynamic�translation�support�for�PowerPC,�and<br> 47created�a�set�of�ppc-linux�derivatives�of�the�2.X�release�line.<br> 48<br> 49Greg�Parker�wrote�the�Mac�OS�X�port.<br> 50<br> 51Dirk�Mueller�contributed�the�malloc/free�mismatch�checking<br> 52and�other�bits�and�pieces,�and�acts�as�our�KDE�liaison.<br> 53<br> 54Robert�Walsh�added�file�descriptor�leakage�checking,�new�library<br> 55interception�machinery,�support�for�client�allocation�pools,�and�minor<br> 56other�tweakage.<br> 57<br> 58Bart�Van�Assche�wrote�and�maintains�DRD.<br> 59<br> 60Cerion�Armour-Brown�worked�on�PowerPC�instruction�set�support�in�the<br> 61Vex�dynamic-translation�framework.��Maynard�Johnson�improved�the<br> 62Power6�support.<br> 63<br> 64Kirill�Batuzov�and�Dmitry�Zhurikhin�did�the�NEON�instruction�set<br> 65support�for�ARM.��Donna�Robinson�did�the�v6�media�instruction�support.<br> 66<br> 67Donna�Robinson�created�and�maintains�the�very�excellent<br> 68http://www.valgrind.org.<br> 69<br> 70Vince�Weaver�wrote�and�maintains�BBV.<br> 71<br> 72Frederic�Gobry�helped�with�autoconf�and�automake.<br> 73<br> 74Daniel�Berlin�modified�readelf's�dwarf2�source�line�reader,�written�by�Nick<br> 75Clifton,�for�use�in�Valgrind.o<br> 76<br> 77Michael�Matz�and�Simon�Hausmann�modified�the�GNU�binutils�demangler(s)�for<br> 78use�in�Valgrind.<br> 79<br> 80David�Woodhouse�has�helped�out�with�test�and�build�machines�over�the�course<br> 81of�many�releases.<br> 82<br> 83Florian�Krohm�and�Christian�Borntraeger�wrote�and�maintain�the<br> 84S390X/Linux�port.��Florian�improved�and�ruggedised�the�regression�test<br> 85system�during�2011.<br> 86<br> 87Philippe�Waroquiers�wrote�and�maintains�the�embedded�GDB�server.��He<br> 88also�made�a�bunch�of�performance�and�memory-reduction�fixes�across<br> 89diverse�parts�of�the�system.<br> 90<br> 91Carl�Love�and�Maynard�Johnson�contributed�IBM�Power6�and�Power7<br> 92support,�and�generally�deal�with�ppc{32,64}-linux�issues.<br> 93<br> 94Petar�Jovanovic�and�Dejan�Jevtic�wrote�and�maintain�the�mips32-linux<br> 95port.<br> 96<br> 97Dragos�Tatulea�modified�the�arm-android�port�so�it�also�works�on<br> 98x86-android.<br> 99<br> 100Jakub�Jelinek�helped�out�extensively�with�the�AVX�and�AVX2�support.<br> 101<br> 102Mark�Wielaard�fixed�a�bunch�of�bugs�and�acts�as�our�Fedora/RHEL<br> 103liaison.<br> 104<br> 105Maran�Pakkirisamy�implemented�support�for�decimal�floating�point�on<br> 106s390.<br> 107<br> 108Many,�many�people�sent�bug�reports,�patches,�and�helpful�feedback.<br> 109<br> 110Development�of�Valgrind�was�supported�in�part�by�the�Tri-Lab�Partners<br> 111(Lawrence�Livermore�National�Laboratory,�Los�Alamos�National<br> 112Laboratory,�and�Sandia�National�Laboratories)�of�the�U.S.�Department<br> 113of�Energy's�Advanced�Simulation�&�Computing�(ASC)�Program.<br> 114<br> 115����</p></div> 116</div> 117<div> 118<br><table class="nav" width="100%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="2" border="0" summary="Navigation footer"> 119<tr> 120<td rowspan="2" width="40%" align="left"> 121<a accesskey="p" href="dist.html"><<�Valgrind Distribution Documents</a>�</td> 122<td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" 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