Title :
A BDD-based frontend for retargetable compilers
Author :
Leupers, Rainer ; Marwedel, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Dortmund Univ., Germany
Abstract :
We present a unified frontend for retargetable compilers that performs analysis of the target processor model. Our approach bridges the gap between structural and behavioral processor models for retargetable compilation. This is achieved by means of instruction set extraction. The extraction technique is based on a BDD data structure which significantly improves control signal analysis in the target processor compared to previous approaches
Keywords :
data structures; digital signal processing chips; instruction sets; program compilers; structured programming; BDD data structure; BDD-based frontend; DSP processors; behavioral processor models; control signal analysis; instruction set extraction; retargetable compilers; structural processor models; target processor model; Application specific processors; Assembly; Binary decision diagrams; Boolean functions; Computer science; Data mining; Data structures; Digital signal processing; Hardware design languages; Power system modeling;
Conference_Titel :
European Design and Test Conference, 1995. ED&TC 1995, Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7039-8
DOI :
10.1109/EDTC.1995.470389
