About the Authors
Foreword.
Preface
Content and Structure
The VEX (VLIW Example) Computing System
Audience
Cross-cutting Topics
How to Read This Book
Figure Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to Embedded Processing
1.1 What Is Embedded Computing?
1.2 Distinguishing Between Embedded and General-Purpose Computing
1.3 Characterizing Embedded Computing
1.4 Embedded Market Structure
1.5 Further Reading
1.6 Exercises
CHAPTER 2 An Overview of VLIW and ILP
2.1 Semantics and Parallelism
2,2 Design Philosophies
2.3 Role of the Compiler
2.4 VLIW in the Embedded and DSP Domains
2.5 Historical Perspective and Further Reading
2.6 Exercises
CHAPTER 3 An Overview of ISA Design
3.1 Overview: What to Hide
3.2 Basic VLIW Design Principles
3.3 Designing a VLIW ISA for Embedded Systems
3.4 Instruction-set Encoding
3.5 VLIW Encoding
3.6 Encoding and Instruction-set Extensions
3.7 Further Reading
3.8 Exercises
CHAPTER 4 Architectural Structures in ISA Design
4.1 The Datapath
4.2 Registers and Clusters
4.3 Memory Architecture
4.4 Branch Architecture
4.5 Speculation and Predication
4.6 System Operations
4.7 Further Reading
4.8 Exercises
CHAPTER 5 Microarchitecture Design
5.1 Register File Design
5.2 Pipeline Design
5.3 VLIW Fetch, Sequencing, and Decoding
5.4 The Datapath
5.5 Memory Architecture
5.6 The Control Unit
5.7 Control Registers
5.8 Power Considerations
5.9 Further Reading
5.10 Exercises
CHAPTER 6 System Design and Simulation
6.1 System-on-a-Chip (SEC)
6.2 Processor Cores and SeC
6.3 Overview of Simulation
6.4 Simulating a VLIW Architecture
6.5 System Simulation..
6.8 Validation and Verification
6.7 Further Reading
6.8 Exercises
CHAPTER 7 Embedded Compiling and Toolchains
7.1 What Is Important in an ILP Compiler?
7.2 Embedded Cross-Development Toolchains
7.3 Structure of an ILP Compiler
7.4 Code Layout
7.5 Embedded-Specific Tradeoffs for Compilers
7.6 DSP-Specific Compiler Optimizations
7.7 Further Reading
7.8 Exercises
CHAPTER 8 Compiling for VL1Ws and ILP
8.1 Profiling
8.2 Scheduling
8.3 Register Allocation
8.4 Speculation and Predication
8.5 Instruction Selection
8.6 Further Reading
8.7 Exercises
CHAPTER 9 The Run-time System
9.1 Exceptions, Interrupts, and Traps
9.2 Application Binary Interface Considerations
9.3 Code Compression
9.4 Embedded Operating Systems
9.5 Multiprocessing and Multithreading
9.6 Further Reading
9.7 Exercises
CHAPTER 10 Application Design and Customization
10.1 Programmiug Language Choices
10.2 Performance, Benchmarking, and Tuning
10.3 Scalability and Customizability
10.4 Further Reading
10.5 Exercises
CHAPTER 11 Application Areas
11.1 Digital Printing and Imaging
11.2 Telecom Applications
11.3 Other Application Areas
11.4 Further Reading
11.5 Exercises
APPENDIX A The VEX System
A.1 The VEX Instruction-set Architecture
A.2 The VEX Run-time Architecture
A.3 The VEX C Compiler
A.4 Visualization Tools
A.5 The VEX Simulation System
A.6 Customizing the VEX Toolchzin
A.7 Examples of Tool Usage
A.8 Exercises
APPENDIX B Glossary
APPENDIX C Bibliography
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