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ECRTS
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
A WCET-Oriented Static Branch Prediction Scheme for Real Time Systems
Branch prediction mechanisms are becoming commonplace within current generation processors. Dynamic branch predictors, albeit able to predict branches quite accurately in average,...
François Bodin, Isabelle Puaut
RTAS
2003
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Analysis of the Execution Time Unpredictability caused by Dynamic Branch Prediction
This paper investigates how dynamic branch prediction in a microprocessor affects the predictability of execution time for software running on that processor. By means of experim...
Jakob Engblom
RTSS
2003
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Data Caches in Multitasking Hard Real-Time Systems
Data caches are essential in modern processors, bridging the widening gap between main memory and processor speeds. However, they yield very complex performance models, which make...
Xavier Vera, Björn Lisper, Jingling Xue
ISSS
2002
IEEE
124views Hardware» more  ISSS 2002»
13 years 10 months ago
Timing Analysis of Embedded Software for Speculative Processors
Static timing analysis of embedded software is important for systems with hard real-time constraints. To accurately estimate time bounds, it is essential to model the underlying m...
Abhik Roychoudhury, Xianfeng Li, Tulika Mitra
ISCA
2003
IEEE
169views Hardware» more  ISCA 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
Virtual Simple Architecture (VISA): Exceeding the Complexity Limit in Safe Real-Time Systems
Meeting deadlines is a key requirement in safe realtime systems. Worst-case execution times (WCET) of tasks are needed for safe planning. Contemporary worst-case timing analysis t...
Aravindh Anantaraman, Kiran Seth, Kaustubh Patil, ...