FPGA modeling of diverse superscalar processors

Performance Analysis of Systems and Software(2012)

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There is increasing interest in using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) as platforms for computer architecture simulation. This paper is concerned with modeling superscalar processors with FPGAs. To be transformative, the FPGA modeling framework should meet three criteria. (1) Configurable: The framework should be able to model diverse superscalar processors, like a software model. In particular, it should be possible to vary superscalar parameters such as fetch, issue, and retire widths, depths of pipeline stages, queue sizes, etc. (2) Automatic: The framework should be able to automatically and efficiently map any one of its superscalar processor configurations to the FPGA. (3) Realistic: The framework should model a modern superscalar microarchitecture in detail, ideally with prototype quality, to enable a new era and depth of microarchitecture research. A framework that meets these three criteria will enjoy the convenience of a software model, the speed of an FPGA model, and the experience of a prototype. This paper describes FPGA-Sim, a configurable, automatically FPGA-synthesizable, and register-transfer-level (RTL) model of an out-of-order superscalar processor. FPGA-Sim enables FPGA modeling of diverse superscalar processors out-of-the-box. Moreover, its direct RTL implementation yields the fidelity of a hardware prototype.
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superscalar processor,fpga modeling framework,diverse superscalar processor,field programmable gate arrays,computer architecture simulation,field programmable gate array,computer architecture,multiplexing,computer aided manufacturing
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