Abstract:
Every year the computing resources available on dynamically partially reconfigurable devices increase enormously. In the near future, we expect many applications to run o...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Every year the computing resources available on dynamically partially reconfigurable devices increase enormously. In the near future, we expect many applications to run on a single reconfigurable device. In this paper, we present a concept for multitasking on dynamically partially reconfigurable systems called virtual area management. We explain its advantages, show its challenges, and discuss possible solutions. Furthermore, we investigate one problem in more detail: Packing modules with time-varying resource requests. This problem from the reconfigurable computing field results in a completely new optimization problem not tackled before. ILP-based and heuristic approaches are compared in an experimental study and the drawbacks and benefits discussed.
Published in: 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Parallel & Distributed Processing, Workshops and Phd Forum (IPDPSW)
Date of Conference: 19-23 April 2010
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 24 May 2010
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