Multi_MINT:一个基于MINT的多核处理器模拟器

多处理器模拟器是设计、分析和优化多核处理器体系结构的主要工具。本文提出的Multi_MINT分为前端和后端两个部分,其中前端采用MINT来模拟MIPS处理器指令,后端包括Cache、互联结构、存储器控制器等部件,从而构成了一个完整多核处理器模拟器系统。本文主要介绍了Multi_MINT的总体结构,后端主要硬件部件的模拟框架,以及模拟器设计和实现中的一些细节问题,最后通过一个实例说明了Multi_MINT在性能评测方面的作用。

Multi_MINT :A Multiprocessor Simulator Based on MINT

Multiprocessor simulators are very important tools to design,analyse and optimize the multi-processor system structure.The Multi_MINT simulator we propose in this paper is composed of two parts:the front end and the back end.The front end adopts MINT to simulate the execution of the MIPS instructions,and the back end contains Cache unit,the connection_network unit and the memory controller unit.The two parts constitute a complete multi-processors simulator system.This paper mainly introduces the general structure of Multi_MINT and the simulation framework of the main hardware components,and then discusses some details of the design and implementation of Multi_MINT,and finally illustrates how Multi_MINT plays the role of performance evaluation by an example.