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Constant-Loop Dominators for Single-Path Code Optimization

Authors: Emad Jacob Maroun, Martin Schoeberl, and Peter Puschner

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 114, 21th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2023)


Abstract
Single-path code is a code generation technique specifically designed for real-time systems. It guarantees that programs execute the same instruction sequence regardless of runtime conditions. Single-path code uses loop bounds to ensure all loops iterate a fixed number of times equal to their upper loop bound. When the lower and upper bounds are equal, the loop must iterate the same number of times, which we call a constant loop. In this paper, we present the constant-loop dominance relation on control-flow graphs. It is a variation of the traditional dominance relation that considers constant loops to find basic blocks that are always executed the same number of times. Using this relation, we present an optimization that reduces the code needed to manage single-path code. Our evaluation shows significant performance improvements, with one example of up to 90%, with mostly minor effects on code size.

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Emad Jacob Maroun, Martin Schoeberl, and Peter Puschner. Constant-Loop Dominators for Single-Path Code Optimization. In 21th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2023). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 114, pp. 7:1-7:13, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)


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@InProceedings{maroun_et_al:OASIcs.WCET.2023.7,
  author =	{Maroun, Emad Jacob and Schoeberl, Martin and Puschner, Peter},
  title =	{{Constant-Loop Dominators for Single-Path Code Optimization}},
  booktitle =	{21th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2023)},
  pages =	{7:1--7:13},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-293-8},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2023},
  volume =	{114},
  editor =	{W\"{a}gemann, Peter},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2023.7},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-184361},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2023.7},
  annote =	{Keywords: single-path, dominators, algorithms, optimization, control-flow graph}
}
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Best Practice for Caching of Single-Path Code

Authors: Martin Schoeberl, Bekim Cilku, Daniel Prokesch, and Peter Puschner

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 57, 17th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2017)


Abstract
Single-path code has some unique properties that make it interesting to explore different caching and prefetching alternatives for the stream of instructions. In this paper, we explore different cache organizations and how they perform with single-path code.

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Martin Schoeberl, Bekim Cilku, Daniel Prokesch, and Peter Puschner. Best Practice for Caching of Single-Path Code. In 17th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2017). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 57, pp. 2:1-2:12, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2017)


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@InProceedings{schoeberl_et_al:OASIcs.WCET.2017.2,
  author =	{Schoeberl, Martin and Cilku, Bekim and Prokesch, Daniel and Puschner, Peter},
  title =	{{Best Practice for Caching of Single-Path Code}},
  booktitle =	{17th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2017)},
  pages =	{2:1--2:12},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-057-6},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2017},
  volume =	{57},
  editor =	{Reineke, Jan},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2017.2},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-73050},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2017.2},
  annote =	{Keywords: single-path code, method cache, prefetching}
}
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Complete Volume
OASIcs, Volume 55, WCET'16, Complete Volume

Authors: Martin Schoeberl

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 55, 16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016)


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OASIcs, Volume 55, WCET'16, Complete Volume

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16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 55, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2016)


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@Proceedings{schoeberl:OASIcs.WCET.2016,
  title =	{{OASIcs, Volume 55, WCET'16, Complete Volume}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016)},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-025-5},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2016},
  volume =	{55},
  editor =	{Schoeberl, Martin},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2016},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-69095},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2016},
  annote =	{Keywords: Performance Analysis and Design Aids, Real-Time and Embedded systems, Software/- Program Verification, \lbrackOrganization and Design\rbrack Real-time Systems and Embedded Systems}
}
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Front Matter
Front Matter, Table of Contents, Preface, List of Authors, Committee

Authors: Martin Schoeberl

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 55, 16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016)


Abstract
Front Matter, Table of Contents, Preface, List of Authors, Committee

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16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 55, pp. 0:i-0:xii, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2016)


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@InProceedings{schoeberl:OASIcs.WCET.2016.0,
  author =	{Schoeberl, Martin},
  title =	{{Front Matter, Table of Contents, Preface, List of Authors, Committee}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016)},
  pages =	{0:i--0:xii},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-025-5},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2016},
  volume =	{55},
  editor =	{Schoeberl, Martin},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2016.0},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-68939},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2016.0},
  annote =	{Keywords: Front Matter, Table of Contents, Preface, List of Authors, Committee}
}
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TACLeBench: A Benchmark Collection to Support Worst-Case Execution Time Research

Authors: Heiko Falk, Sebastian Altmeyer, Peter Hellinckx, Björn Lisper, Wolfgang Puffitsch, Christine Rochange, Martin Schoeberl, Rasmus Bo Sørensen, Peter Wägemann, and Simon Wegener

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 55, 16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016)


Abstract
Engineering related research, such as research on worst-case execution time, uses experimentation to evaluate ideas. For these experiments we need example programs. Furthermore, to make the research experimentation repeatable those programs shall be made publicly available. We collected open-source programs, adapted them to a common coding style, and provide the collection in open-source. The benchmark collection is called TACLeBench and is available from GitHub in version 1.9 at the publication date of this paper. One of the main features of TACLeBench is that all programs are self-contained without any dependencies on standard libraries or an operating system.

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Heiko Falk, Sebastian Altmeyer, Peter Hellinckx, Björn Lisper, Wolfgang Puffitsch, Christine Rochange, Martin Schoeberl, Rasmus Bo Sørensen, Peter Wägemann, and Simon Wegener. TACLeBench: A Benchmark Collection to Support Worst-Case Execution Time Research. In 16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 55, pp. 2:1-2:10, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2016)


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@InProceedings{falk_et_al:OASIcs.WCET.2016.2,
  author =	{Falk, Heiko and Altmeyer, Sebastian and Hellinckx, Peter and Lisper, Bj\"{o}rn and Puffitsch, Wolfgang and Rochange, Christine and Schoeberl, Martin and S{\o}rensen, Rasmus Bo and W\"{a}gemann, Peter and Wegener, Simon},
  title =	{{TACLeBench: A Benchmark Collection to Support Worst-Case Execution Time Research}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET 2016)},
  pages =	{2:1--2:10},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-025-5},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2016},
  volume =	{55},
  editor =	{Schoeberl, Martin},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2016.2},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-68958},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2016.2},
  annote =	{Keywords: Benchmark, WCET analysis, real-time systems}
}
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A Time-Predictable Memory Network-on-Chip

Authors: Martin Schoeberl, David Vh Chong, Wolfgang Puffitsch, and Jens Sparsø

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 39, 14th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (2014)


Abstract
To derive safe bounds on worst-case execution times (WCETs), all components of a computer system need to be time-predictable: the processor pipeline, the caches, the memory controller, and memory arbitration on a multicore processor. This paper presents a solution for time-predictable memory arbitration and access for chip-multiprocessors. The memory network-on-chip is organized as a tree with time-division multiplexing (TDM) of accesses to the shared memory. The TDM based arbitration completely decouples processor cores and allows WCET analysis of the memory accesses on individual cores without considering the tasks on the other cores. Furthermore, we perform local, distributed arbitration according to the global TDM schedule. This solution avoids a central arbiter and scales to a large number of processors.

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Martin Schoeberl, David Vh Chong, Wolfgang Puffitsch, and Jens Sparsø. A Time-Predictable Memory Network-on-Chip. In 14th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis. Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 39, pp. 53-62, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2014)


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@InProceedings{schoeberl_et_al:OASIcs.WCET.2014.53,
  author =	{Schoeberl, Martin and Chong, David Vh and Puffitsch, Wolfgang and Spars{\o}, Jens},
  title =	{{A Time-Predictable Memory Network-on-Chip}},
  booktitle =	{14th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis},
  pages =	{53--62},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-69-9},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2014},
  volume =	{39},
  editor =	{Falk, Heiko},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2014.53},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-46047},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2014.53},
  annote =	{Keywords: Real-Time Systems, Time-predictable Computer Architecture, Network-on-Chip, Memory Arbitration}
}
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Scope-Based Method Cache Analysis

Authors: Benedikt Huber, Stefan Hepp, and Martin Schoeberl

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 39, 14th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (2014)


Abstract
The quest for time-predictable systems has led to the exploration of new hardware architectures that simplify analysis and reasoning in the temporal domain, while still providing competitive performance. For the instruction memory, the method cache is a conceptually attractive solution, as it requests memory transfers at well-defined instructions only. In this article, we present a new cache analysis framework that generalizes and improves work on cache persistence analysis. The analysis demonstrates that a global view on the cache behavior permits the precise analyses of caches which are hard to analyze by inspecting cache state locally.

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Benedikt Huber, Stefan Hepp, and Martin Schoeberl. Scope-Based Method Cache Analysis. In 14th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis. Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 39, pp. 73-82, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2014)


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@InProceedings{huber_et_al:OASIcs.WCET.2014.73,
  author =	{Huber, Benedikt and Hepp, Stefan and Schoeberl, Martin},
  title =	{{Scope-Based Method Cache Analysis}},
  booktitle =	{14th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis},
  pages =	{73--82},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-69-9},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2014},
  volume =	{39},
  editor =	{Falk, Heiko},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2014.73},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-46066},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2014.73},
  annote =	{Keywords: Real-Time Systems, Cache Analysis, Time-predictable Computer Architecture}
}
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Towards a Time-predictable Dual-Issue Microprocessor: The Patmos Approach

Authors: Martin Schoeberl, Pascal Schleuniger, Wolfgang Puffitsch, Florian Brandner, and Christian W. Probst

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 18, Bringing Theory to Practice: Predictability and Performance in Embedded Systems (2011)


Abstract
Current processors are optimized for average case performance, often leading to a high worst-case execution time (WCET). Many architectural features that increase the average case performance are hard to be modeled for the WCET analysis. In this paper we present Patmos, a processor optimized for low WCET bounds rather than high average case performance. Patmos is a dual-issue, statically scheduled RISC processor. The instruction cache is organized as a method cache and the data cache is organized as a split cache in order to simplify the cache WCET analysis. To fill the dual-issue pipeline with enough useful instructions, Patmos relies on a customized compiler. The compiler also plays a central role in optimizing the application for the WCET instead of average case performance.

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Martin Schoeberl, Pascal Schleuniger, Wolfgang Puffitsch, Florian Brandner, and Christian W. Probst. Towards a Time-predictable Dual-Issue Microprocessor: The Patmos Approach. In Bringing Theory to Practice: Predictability and Performance in Embedded Systems. Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 18, pp. 11-21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2011)


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@InProceedings{schoeberl_et_al:OASIcs.PPES.2011.11,
  author =	{Schoeberl, Martin and Schleuniger, Pascal and Puffitsch, Wolfgang and Brandner, Florian and Probst, Christian W.},
  title =	{{Towards a Time-predictable Dual-Issue Microprocessor: The Patmos Approach}},
  booktitle =	{Bringing Theory to Practice: Predictability and Performance in Embedded Systems},
  pages =	{11--21},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-28-6},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2011},
  volume =	{18},
  editor =	{Lucas, Philipp and Wilhelm, Reinhard},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.PPES.2011.11},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-30774},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.PPES.2011.11},
  annote =	{Keywords: Time-predictable architecture, WCET analysis, WCET-aware compilation}
}
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Comparison of Implicit Path Enumeration and Model Checking Based WCET Analysis

Authors: Benedikt Huber and Martin Schoeberl

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 10, 9th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'09) (2009)


Abstract
In this paper, we present our new worst-case execution time (WCET) analysis tool for Java processors, supporting both implicit path enumeration (IPET) and model checking based execution time estimation. Even though model checking is significantly more expensive than IPET, it simplifies accurate modeling of pipelines and caches. Experimental results using the UPPAAL model checker indicate that model checking is fast enough for typical tasks in embedded applications, though large loop bounds may lead to long analysis times. To obtain a tool which is able to cope with larger applications, we recommend to use model checking for more important code fragments, and combine it with the IPET approach.

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Benedikt Huber and Martin Schoeberl. Comparison of Implicit Path Enumeration and Model Checking Based WCET Analysis. In 9th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'09). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 10, pp. 1-12, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2009)


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@InProceedings{huber_et_al:OASIcs.WCET.2009.2281,
  author =	{Huber, Benedikt and Schoeberl, Martin},
  title =	{{Comparison of Implicit Path Enumeration and Model Checking Based WCET Analysis}},
  booktitle =	{9th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'09)},
  pages =	{1--12},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-14-9},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2009},
  volume =	{10},
  editor =	{Holsti, Niklas},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2009.2281},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-22810},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2009.2281},
  annote =	{Keywords: WCET analysis, model checking, IPET, Java, JOP, UPPAAL}
}
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Is Chip-Multiprocessing the End of Real-Time Scheduling?

Authors: Martin Schoeberl and Peter Puschner

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 10, 9th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'09) (2009)


Abstract
Chip-multiprocessing is considered the future path for performance enhancements in computer architecture. Eight processor cores on a single chip are state-of-the art and several hundreds of cores on a single die are expected in the near future. General purpose computing is facing the challenge how to use the many cores. However, in embedded real-time systems thread-level parallelism is naturally used. In this paper we assume a system where we can dedicate a single core for each thread. In that case classic real-time scheduling disappears. However, the threads, running on their dedicated core, still compete for a shared resource, the main memory. A time-sliced memory arbiter is used to avoid timing influences between threads. The schedule of the arbiter is integrated into the worst-case execution time (WCET) analysis. The WCET results are used as a feedback to regenerate the arbiter schedule. Therefore, we schedule memory access instead of CPU time.

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Martin Schoeberl and Peter Puschner. Is Chip-Multiprocessing the End of Real-Time Scheduling?. In 9th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'09). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 10, pp. 1-11, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2009)


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@InProceedings{schoeberl_et_al:OASIcs.WCET.2009.2288,
  author =	{Schoeberl, Martin and Puschner, Peter},
  title =	{{Is Chip-Multiprocessing the End of Real-Time Scheduling?}},
  booktitle =	{9th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'09)},
  pages =	{1--11},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-14-9},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2009},
  volume =	{10},
  editor =	{Holsti, Niklas},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2009.2288},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-22885},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2009.2288},
  annote =	{Keywords: WCET analysis, multicore, chip multiprocessing, memory access scheduling}
}
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On Composable System Timing, Task Timing, and WCET Analysis

Authors: Peter Puschner and Martin Schoeberl

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 8, 8th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'08) (2008)


Abstract
The complexity of hardware and software architectures used in today's embedded systems make a hierarchical, composable timing analysis impossible. This paper describes the source of this complexity in terms of mechanisms and side effects that determine variations in the timing of single tasks and entire applications. Based on these observations, the paper proposes strategies to reduce the complexity. It shows the positive effects of these strategies on the timing of tasks and on WCET analysis.

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Peter Puschner and Martin Schoeberl. On Composable System Timing, Task Timing, and WCET Analysis. In 8th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'08). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 8, pp. 1-11, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2008)


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@InProceedings{puschner_et_al:OASIcs.WCET.2008.1662,
  author =	{Puschner, Peter and Schoeberl, Martin},
  title =	{{On Composable System Timing, Task Timing, and WCET Analysis}},
  booktitle =	{8th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (WCET'08)},
  pages =	{1--11},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-10-1},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2008},
  volume =	{8},
  editor =	{Kirner, Raimund},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2008.1662},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-16622},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.WCET.2008.1662},
  annote =	{Keywords: Real-time systems, timing analysis, WCET analysis, predictable timing, composability}
}
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