Context Switching in a Run-Time Reconfigurable System |
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Authors: | Puttegowda Kiran Lehn David I. Park Jae H. Athanas Peter Jones Mark |
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Affiliation: | (1) Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0111 |
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Abstract: | A distinguishing feature of reconfigurable computing over rapid prototyping is its ability to configure the computational fabric on-line while an application is running. Conventional reconfigurable computing platforms utilize commodity FPGAs, which typically have relatively long configuration times. Shrinking the configuration time down to the nanosecond region opens possibilities for rapid context switching and virtualizing the computational resources. An experimental context-switching FPGA, called the CSRC, has been created by BAE Systems, and gives researchers the opportunity to explore context-switching applications. This paper presents results obtained from constructing both control-driven and data-driven context switching applications on the CSRC device, along with unique properties of the run-time and compile-time environment. |
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Keywords: | configurable computing FPGA run-time reconfiguration virtual hardware context switching multi-context |
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