This paper investigates helper threads that improve performance by prefetching data on behalf of an application’s main thread. The focus is data prefetch helper threads that lac...
In this paper we present an automated way of using spare CPU resources within a shared memory multi-processor or multi-core machine. Our approach is (i) to profile the execution o...
Conventionally, the use of virtual memory in real-time systems has been avoided, the main reason being the difficulties it provides to timing analysis. However, there is a trend ...
— The concept of Remote Procedure Call (RPC) was proposed more than 30 years ago. Although various RPC systems have been studied and implemented, the existing RPC systems lack ma...
During the past few years, embedded digital systems have been requested to provide a huge amount of processing power and functionality. A very likely foreseeable step to pursue th...