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Scratchpad Memory Management Techniques for Code in Embedded Systems without an MMU.
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IEEE Transactions on Computers . Aug2010, Vol. 59 Issue 8, p1047-1062. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- We propose a code scratchpad memory (SPM) management technique with demand paging for embedded systems that have no memory management unit. Based on profiling information, a postpass optimizer analyzes and optimizes application binaries in a fully automated process. It classifies the code of the application including libraries into three classes based on a mixed integer linear programming formulation: External code is executed directly from the external memory. Pinned code is loaded into the SPM when the application starts and stays in the SPM. Paged code is loaded into/unloaded from the SPM on demand. We evaluate the proposed technique by running 14 embedded applications both on a cycle-accurate ARM processor simulator and an ARM1136JF-S core. On the simulator, the reference case, a four-way set-associative cache, is compared to a direct-mapped cache and an SPM of comparable die area. On average, we observe an improvement of 12 percent in runtime performance and a 21 percent reduction in energy consumption. On the ARM11 board, the reference case run on the 16-KB four-way set-associative cache is compared to the demand paging solution on the 16-KB SPM, optionally supported by the cache. The measured results show both a runtime performance improvement and a reduction of the energy consumption by 23 percent, on average. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189340
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Computers
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 51999187
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TC.2009.188