Title :
Fast, Accurate, and Validated Full-System Software Simulation of x86 Hardware
Author :
Ryckbosch, Frederick ; Polfliet, Stijn ; Eeckhout, Lieven
Author_Institution :
Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
This article presents a fast and accurate interval-based CPU timing model that is easily implemented and integrated in the COTSon full-system simulation infrastructure. Validation against real x86 hardware demonstrates the timing model´s accuracy. The end result is a software simulator that faithfully simulates x86 hardware at a speed in the tens of MIPS range.
Keywords :
computer architecture; microprocessor chips; multiprocessing systems; virtual machines; COTSON full system simulation infrastructure; MIPS; full system sdfware simulation; interval based CPU timing model; x86 hardware; Computational modeling; Hardware; Load modeling; Prefetching; Timing; architectural simulation; modeling; validation;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
