随着集成电路工艺的发展,众核处理器体系结构逐渐成为计算机体系结构设计者的研究热点。众核体系结构通过任务级的并行来提升整个处理器的性能。然而,指令级的并行性仍然是众核设计者需要认真考虑的问题。对浮点运算效率和加速比进行了...随着集成电路工艺的发展,众核处理器体系结构逐渐成为计算机体系结构设计者的研究热点。众核体系结构通过任务级的并行来提升整个处理器的性能。然而,指令级的并行性仍然是众核设计者需要认真考虑的问题。对浮点运算效率和加速比进行了形式化描述,验证了进行指令级调度的必要性。对处理器核内流水线进行详细分析,指出了指令级调度的一般性问题。提出了在众核结构上使用指令级调度和软件流水的方法。针对Splash2程序集里的LU分解算法,使用众核结构的硬件支持,在Scratched Pad Memory(SPM)上给出了调度指令的方案。在众核仿真器Godson-T上仿真了经过指令级调度后的算法,当使用64个线程处理512×512的矩阵时,程序性能达到调度前性能的4倍。展开更多
Moore＇s law will grant computer architects ever more transistors for the foreseeable future, and the challenge is how to use them to deliver efficient performance and flexible programmability. We propose a many-core ...Moore＇s law will grant computer architects ever more transistors for the foreseeable future, and the challenge is how to use them to deliver efficient performance and flexible programmability. We propose a many-core architecture, Godson- T, to attack this challenge. On the one hand, Godson-T features a region-based cache coherence protocol, asynchronous data transfer agents and hardware-supported synchronization mechanisms, to provide full potential for the high efficiency of the on-chip resource utilization. On the other hand, Godson-T features a highly efficient runtime system, a Pthreadslike programming model, and versatile parallel libraries, which make this many-core design flexibly programmable. This hardware/software cooperating design methodology bridges the high-end computing with mass programmers. Experimental evaluations are conducted on a cycle-accurate simulator of Godson-T. The results show that the proposed architecture has good scalability, fast synchronization, high computational efficiency, and flexible programmability.展开更多
文摘随着集成电路工艺的发展,众核处理器体系结构逐渐成为计算机体系结构设计者的研究热点。众核体系结构通过任务级的并行来提升整个处理器的性能。然而,指令级的并行性仍然是众核设计者需要认真考虑的问题。对浮点运算效率和加速比进行了形式化描述,验证了进行指令级调度的必要性。对处理器核内流水线进行详细分析,指出了指令级调度的一般性问题。提出了在众核结构上使用指令级调度和软件流水的方法。针对Splash2程序集里的LU分解算法,使用众核结构的硬件支持,在Scratched Pad Memory(SPM)上给出了调度指令的方案。在众核仿真器Godson-T上仿真了经过指令级调度后的算法,当使用64个线程处理512×512的矩阵时,程序性能达到调度前性能的4倍。
基金Supported by the National Basic Research 973 Program of China under Grant No. 2005CB321600the National High-Tech Research and Development 863 Program of China under Grant No. 2009AA01Z103+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinaunder Grant No. 60736012the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars under Grant No. 60925009the Beijing Natural Science Foundation under Grant No. 4092044
文摘Moore＇s law will grant computer architects ever more transistors for the foreseeable future, and the challenge is how to use them to deliver efficient performance and flexible programmability. We propose a many-core architecture, Godson- T, to attack this challenge. On the one hand, Godson-T features a region-based cache coherence protocol, asynchronous data transfer agents and hardware-supported synchronization mechanisms, to provide full potential for the high efficiency of the on-chip resource utilization. On the other hand, Godson-T features a highly efficient runtime system, a Pthreadslike programming model, and versatile parallel libraries, which make this many-core design flexibly programmable. This hardware/software cooperating design methodology bridges the high-end computing with mass programmers. Experimental evaluations are conducted on a cycle-accurate simulator of Godson-T. The results show that the proposed architecture has good scalability, fast synchronization, high computational efficiency, and flexible programmability.
