The exokernel operating system architecture safely gives untrusted software efficient control over hardware and software resources by separating management from protection. This ...
M. Frans Kaashoek, Dawson R. Engler, Gregory R. Ga...
Although processor design verification consumes ever-increasing resources, many design defects still slip into production silicon. In a few cases, such bugs have caused expensive...
Smruti R. Sarangi, Abhishek Tiwari, Josep Torrella...
SIMD extensions are the most common technique used in current processors for multimedia computing. In order to obtain more performance for emerging applications SIMD extensions ne...
Memory bandwidth limits the performance of important kernels in many scientific applications. Such applications often use sequences of Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS), an...
Geoffrey Belter, Elizabeth R. Jessup, Ian Karlin, ...
In this paper, we empirically evaluate fundamental design trade-offs among the most recent multicore processors and accelerator technologies. Our primary aim is to aid application...