An Effective Software Pipelining Algorithm for Clustered Embedded VLIW Processors

This paper proposes a software pipelining framework, CALiBeR (ClusterAware Load Balancing Retiming Algorithm), suitable for compilers targetingclustered embedded VLIW processors. CALiBeR can be used by embedded systemdesigners to explore different code optimization alternatives, that is, high-qualitycustomized retiming solutions for desired throughput and program memory sizerequirements, while minimizing register pressure. An extensive set of experimentalresults is presented, demonstrating that our algorithm compares favorablywith one of the best state-of-the-art algorithms, achieving up to 50% improvementin performance and up to 47% improvement in register requirements. In orderto empirically assess the effectiveness of clustering for high ILP applications,additional experiments are presented contrasting the performance achievedby software pipelined kernels executing on clustered and on centralized machines.     

H.264编码器软硬件设计和运动估计算法研究

介绍了基于DSP的H.264编码器实现硬件设计,对其关键部分作了功能说明,给出了基于DSP的软件设计思想,提出了多参考帧的运动估计快速算法--三维菱形搜索法(TDDS).     

A power-aware code-compression design for RISC/VLIW architecture

We studied the architecture of embedded computing systems from the viewpoint of power consumption in memory systems and used a selective-code-compression (SCC) approach to realize our design.Based on t...     

面向嵌入式VLIW处理器的代码压缩技术

随着嵌入式系统的发展,在性能不断提高的同时,软件代码规模也不断扩大.而超长指令字结构更加引起了代码的膨胀,因此代码压缩技术变得很重要.本文基于自主研发的SDSP处理器核,应用3种压缩编码技术,比较它们压缩的效果,并讨论了包括压缩后地址的重映射以及解压缩结构的整体硬件方案.     

异构双核SoC中的VLIW并行技术研究

VLIW(超长指令字)负担了音视频编解码的绝大部分运算功能,对它的负荷及结构的定量分析是SoC系统设计的核心。从音视频解码对VLIW的性能要求出发,通过对解码算法的并行性研究,给出了VLIW结构的定量分析方法。双核SoC系统采用SMIC0.18μmCMOS标准单元库进行逻辑综合和优化,时钟频率为100MHz,硬件规模约为113.5万等效门。     

VLIW处理器的设计与实现

介绍了基于FPGA实现VLIW微处理器的基本方法,对VLIW微处理器具体划分为5个主要功能模块.依据FPGA的设计思想,采用自顶向下和文本与原理图相结合的流水线方式的设计方法,进行VLIW微处理器的5个模块功能设计,从而最终实现VLIW微处理器的功能,并进行了板级功能验证.     

基于MIPS指令集的超标量和超长指令字混合架构处理器设计

针对嵌入式和移动设备对处理器高性能低功耗日趋强烈的要求,提出一种基于MIPS指令集的顺序超标量和超长指令字混合架构处理器设计方案,便于以同构多核架构代替目前业界普遍采用的CPU与DSP异构结构,降低功耗面积,同时以VLIW模式获得较好的DSP性能。在PD（Processor Designer）平台下以LISA语言建立处理器的周期精度软件模拟器,通用性能和DSP性能分别由dhrystone、coremark基准测试程序及EEMBC的telecom测试程序进行验证。测试结果表明该设计以较低的硬件开销通过混合架构获得较高的数字信号处理性能,在高性能低功耗的处理器应用场景中拥有良好的适用性。     

Matrix编译器If转换算法的实现

指令级并行在提高处理器运行速度方面显得越来越重要,if转换技术是一种在处理器支持条件执行的前提下,有助于提高指令级并行度的编译优化技术。在详细分析GCC(GNU Compiler Collection)内部if转换技术的实现机制和算法的基础上,针对matrix体系结构特点,对GCC中现有if转换算法进行了移植与改进,实现了matrix编译器的if转换算法。实验证明,改进后的if转换算法能够更有效地移除分支,减少基本块的数量,扩大单个基本块的范围,有助于编译器生成更加优化的代码。     

Compiler-assisted power optimization for clustered VLIW architectures

Clustered VLIW architectures solve the scalability problem associated with flat VLIW architectures by partitioning the register file and connecting only a subset of the functional units to a register file. However, inter-cluster communication in clustered architectures leads to increased leakage in functional components and a high number of register accesses. In this paper, we propose compiler scheduling algorithms targeting two previously ignored power-hungry components in clustered VLIW architectures, viz., instruction decoder and register file.We consider a split decoder design and propose a new energy-aware instruction scheduling algorithm that provides 14.5% and 17.3% benefit in the decoder power consumption on an average over a purely hardware based scheme in the context of 2-clustered and 4-clustered VLIW machines. In the case of register files, we propose two new scheduling algorithms that exploit limited register snooping capability to reduce extra register file accesses. The proposed algorithms reduce register file power consumption on an average by 6.85% and 11.90% (10.39% and 17.78%), respectively, along with performance improvement of 4.81% and 5.34% (9.39% and 11.16%) over a traditional greedy algorithm for 2-clustered (4-clustered) VLIW machine.     

分簇VLIW结构下利用数据依赖图优化调度的研究

应用的需求促使如今的处理器必须尽可能高地利用程序中所存在的指令级并行度,然而,高指令级并行的硬件和指令调度技术会给寄存器资源带来极大的压力.要在单一寄存器堆的情况下,既维持高的指令级并行度,又保持高的运行时钟频率是一件非常困难的事情,这是因为,当指令级并行度足够高时,在单一寄存器堆情况下,寄存器堆访问端口数目的限制会使...