HMTT can be used to optimize LLC utilization. Since all LLC misses will result in DRAM accesses and can be captured by HMTT, we can use the traces to analyze which memory location is likely to cause cache miss and reorganize the memory layout using techniques like page-coloring, huge page etc.

Please see:

Licheng Chen, Zehan Cui,Yungang Bao, Mingyu Chen, Yongbing Huang, Guangming Tan, “A Lightweight Hybrid Hardware/Software Approach for Object-Relative Memory Profiling”, IEEE International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software (ISPASS), New Brunswick, NJ, April 1-3, 2012