WCET free time analysis of hard real-time systems on multiprocessors: A regular language-based model

  • Authors:
  • Dominique Geniet;Gaëlle Largeteau

  • Affiliations:
  • Laboratoire dInformatique Scientifique et Industrielle, Université de Poitiers, Téléport 2, Site du Futuroscope, F-86960 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France;Signal, Image, Communication, Université de Poitiers, Téléport 2, Site du Futuroscope, F-86960 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

  • Venue:
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This paper presents the initial step of an aid design method earmarked for operational validation of hard real-time systems. We consider systems that are composed of sequential hard real-time tasks, which are embedded on centralized multiprocessor architectures. We introduce a model based upon untimed finite automata and meant to collect the operational behaviors of the system compatible with its time specifications, and we go on to provide a feasibility decision result for systems composed of tasks presenting CPU loads which are exact values: execution times are not WCET values. This is why we call this approach WCET-free analysis. The results we have achieved likewise involve hardware specifications such as multiprocessors and speeds of processors.