Zero-copy I/O processing for low-latency GPU computing
Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 4th International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems
Fine-grained multiprocessor real-time locking with improved blocking
Proceedings of the 21st International conference on Real-Time Networks and Systems
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Architectures in which multicore chips are augmented with graphics processing units (GPUs) have great potential in many domains in which computationally intensive real-time workloads must be supported. However, unlike standard CPUs, GPUs are treated as I/O devices and require the use of interrupts to facilitate communication with CPUs. Given their disruptive nature, interrupts must be dealt with carefully in real-time systems. With GPU-driven interrupts, such disruptiveness is further compounded by the closed-source nature of GPU drivers. In this paper, such problems are considered and a solution is presented in the form of an extension to LITMUS^RT called klmirqd. The design of klmirqd targets systems with multiple CPUs and GPUs. In such settings, interrupt-related issues arise that have not been previously addressed.