Compiler method for extracting and accelerator template program

This invention describes a compilation method of extracting and implementing an accelerator control program from an application source code in a processor based system. The application source code comprises arrays and loops. The input application source code is sequential, with loop, branch and call...

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Main Authors VATSA BHRAMAR B, SHELKE SARANG R, SANYAL DIBYAPRAN, VALMIKI RAMANUJAN K, PRAVEEN VIDYA, NAKATE NISHANT M, HALAMBI SOORGOLI A, ATMAKURU SAI P.K, SALEFSKI WILLIAM C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.07.2007
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CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:This invention describes a compilation method of extracting and implementing an accelerator control program from an application source code in a processor based system. The application source code comprises arrays and loops. The input application source code is sequential, with loop, branch and call control structures, while the generated output of this invention has parallel execution semantics. The compilation method comprises the step of performing loop nest analysis, transformations and backend processes. The step of loop nest analysis consists of dependence analysis and pointer analysis. Dependence analysis determines the conflicts between the various references to arrays in the loop, and pointer analysis determines if two pointer references in a loop are in conflict. Transformations convert the loops from their original sequential execution semantics to parallel execution semantics. The back-end process determines the parameters and memory map of the accelerator and the hardware dependent software.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060482579