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Energy-Efficient Thread Assignment Optimization for Heterogeneous Multicore Systems

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Vinicius Petrucci,

Orlando Loques,

Neven Abou Gazala,

Sameh GobrielAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS), Volume 14, Issue 1

Article No.: 15, Pages 1 - 26

https://doi.org/10.1145/2566618

Published: 21 January 2015 Publication History

Abstract

The current trend to move from homogeneous to heterogeneous multicore systems provides compelling opportunities for achieving performance and energy efficiency goals. Running multiple threads in multicore systems poses challenges on meeting limited shared resources, such as memory bandwidth. We propose an optimization approach that includes an Integer Linear Programming (ILP) optimization model and a scheme to dynamically determine thread-to-core assignment. We present simulation analysis that shows energy savings and performance gains for a variety of workloads compared to state-of-the-art schemes. We implemented and evaluated a prototype of our thread assignment approach at user level, leveraging Linux scheduling and performance-monitoring capabilities.

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ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems Volume 14, Issue 1

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DOI:10.1145/2724585

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Published: 21 January 2015

Accepted: 01 December 2013

Revised: 01 December 2013

Received: 01 July 2012

Published in TECS Volume 14, Issue 1

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