Changes between Version 25 and Version 26 of arch_info


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Timestamp:
Jun 21, 2018, 9:52:15 AM (6 years ago)
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nicolas.van.phan@…
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Replace "MK" by "MKH"

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    77All relevant parameters describing the clustered multi-core architecture must be defined in the binary '''arch_info.bin''' file.
    8 This binary file is exploited by the ALMOS-MKH boot-loader to configure ALMOS-MK. For each target architecture, there is a specific  '''arch_info.py''' python script, used to generate  this '''arch_info.bin''' file.
     8This binary file is exploited by the ALMOS-MKH boot-loader to configure ALMOS-MKH. For each target architecture, there is a specific  '''arch_info.py''' python script, used to generate  this '''arch_info.bin''' file.
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    1010== __1)  Cluster and cores identification__  ==
     
    1212=== 1.1) Cluster identification ===
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    14 To identify a cluster in the clustered architecture, ALMOS-MKH uses a unique cluster identifier '''cxy'''. ALMOS-MK does not make any
     14To identify a cluster in the clustered architecture, ALMOS-MKH uses a unique cluster identifier '''cxy'''. ALMOS-MKH does not make any
    1515assumption on the clusters topology, but makes the assumption that the '''cxy''' binary value can be directly concatenated to the local physical address (address inside a cluster) to build a global physical address. Warning: The cluster identifier '''cxy''' is NOT a continuous index, and therefore , it cannot be used to index a clusters array.
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    1717The size of the local physical address space (inside a cluster) is defined by a global configuration parameter in the '''kernel_config.h''' file, that is the number of bits in a local physical address. The value of this parameter is 32 in architectures using 32 bits cores, but it can be larger in architectures using 64 bits cores. A physical address is coded on a 64 bits integer in ALMOS-MKH.
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    19 Note : In architectures where the clusters are organized as a 2D mesh topology, is is generally possible to derive the [x,y] cluster coordinates from the '''cxy''' cluster identifier, and ALMOS-MK can use it to optimize placement and improve locality, but this optimisation is NOT mandatory, and ALMOS-MKH supports architectures where the set of cluster is simply a linear vector of clusters.
     19Note : In architectures where the clusters are organized as a 2D mesh topology, is is generally possible to derive the [x,y] cluster coordinates from the '''cxy''' cluster identifier, and ALMOS-MKH can use it to optimize placement and improve locality, but this optimisation is NOT mandatory, and ALMOS-MKH supports architectures where the set of cluster is simply a linear vector of clusters.
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    2121=== 1.2) Core identification ===
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    23 ALMOS-MK makes the assumption that each physical core contains an hardware addressable register defining a unique global identifier (called '''gid''') with the only constraint that two different cores have two different '''gid'''.
     23ALMOS-MKH makes the assumption that each physical core contains an hardware addressable register defining a unique global identifier (called '''gid''') with the only constraint that two different cores have two different '''gid'''.
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    25 To identify a specific core in the clustered architecture, ALMOS-MK does not use directly this physical '''gid''', but uses a composite index '''[cxy,lid]''', where '''cxy''' is the cluster identifier, and '''lid''' is a local core index. This '''lid''' index is a continuous index in [0,N-1], where N can depends on the cluster, but cannot be larger than the global parameter CONFIG_MAX_CORE_PER_CLUSTER_NR.
     25To identify a specific core in the clustered architecture, ALMOS-MKH does not use directly this physical '''gid''', but uses a composite index '''[cxy,lid]''', where '''cxy''' is the cluster identifier, and '''lid''' is a local core index. This '''lid''' index is a continuous index in [0,N-1], where N can depends on the cluster, but cannot be larger than the global parameter CONFIG_MAX_CORE_PER_CLUSTER_NR.
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    2727The association of a composite index '''[cx,lid]''' to a global physical identifier '''gid''', is defined in the '''arch_info.bin''' file.