《一种基于过程级编程模型的可重构片上系统设计方法》.pdfVIP

计算机研究 与发展 ISSN 1000—1239／CN lI-1777门rP JournalofComputerResearchandDevelopment 48(9)：1748—1758，2011 一 种基于过程级编程模型的可重构片上系统设计方法 陈 宇 李仁发 钟 俊 刘 滔 (湖南大学计算机与通信学院 长沙 41oo82) (pnompenh@gmail．corn) A Rec0nfigurableSystem—on—Chip Design M ethodology Based on Function-Level ProgrammingM odel ChenYu，LiRenfa，ZhongJun，andLiuTao (SchoolofComputerandCommunication，HunanUniversity，Changsha410082) Abstract Reconfigurablesystem onchip (RSoC)isapromisingalternativetodeliverbothflexibility andhighcomputationspeedatthesametime，andalsoatecbficalsolutionwhichislookingforwardto thefutureneedsofembeddedapplicationsmarket．Butitsvely‘complexdesignprocessisimpedingthe developmentofthe extensiveapplication．Given the lack ofefficiency ofthecurrentprogramming process and resource management，this paper proposes an RSoC design methodology based on function—levelprogrammingmodelonaccountofthecharacteristicsofthereconfigurablearchitecture． In the programming model， system designers use high—level language to complete functional specificationbycallingtheCO—function—library．Then thedynamichardware／softwarepartitioning algorithm willdecidewhether an invoked function should be running on hardwareor software automatically． According to the partitioning result， the dynamic linker willswitch functions’ executionmode in realtime． And theabove items facilitate an automatic design flow through specification to the system implementation．Experimentsand testshaveverified thefeasibility and efficiencyofthedesignmethod． Keywords reconfigurablesystem—on—chip；hardware／softwareCO—design；function—levelprogramming model；dynamichardware／softwarepartitioning；designmethodology 摘 要 可重构片上系统是一种兼具功能灵活性与高运算速度的新型计算平 台，是面向未来嵌入式应用 市场复杂需求的技术解决方案，但复杂、困难的设计过程必将 阻碍它的广泛应用与进一步发展．针对 当 前可重构片上系统设计过程 中编程不透明、可重构资源难以有效利用等问题 ，结合可编程器件能够根据 应用特性动态配置芯 片体 系结构的特点，提 出并实现 了一套基于过程级透 明编程模型的软硬件协 同设