Bulldog: a compiler for VLSI architectures
Bulldog: a compiler for VLSI architectures
Compilers: principles, techniques, and tools
Compilers: principles, techniques, and tools
Target-independent high-level microprogramming
MICRO 18 Proceedings of the 18th annual workshop on Microprogramming
A development environment for horizontal microcode programs
MICRO 19 Proceedings of the 19th annual workshop on Microprogramming
Automatic generation of fast optimizing code generators
PLDI '88 Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN 1988 conference on Programming Language design and Implementation
Compiling C for vectorization, parallelization, and inline expansion
PLDI '88 Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN 1988 conference on Programming Language design and Implementation
Software pipelining: an effective scheduling technique for VLIW machines
PLDI '88 Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN 1988 conference on Programming Language design and Implementation
A language for writing code generators
PLDI '89 Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN 1989 Conference on Programming language design and implementation
A Systolic Array Optimizing Compiler
A Systolic Array Optimizing Compiler
Improved instruction formation in the exhaustive local microcode compaction algorithm
MICRO 17 Proceedings of the 17th annual workshop on Microprogramming
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The development of a high-level language compiler for a micro-programmable processing element (PE) in the MARS multicomputer is described. MARS, an MIMD message passing machine, was designed to speed up VLSI CAD and similar other non-numerical applications. The need for support of a high-level language at the PE level of a multicomputer is considered, and the choice of C as an appropriate programming language is justified. Special features found in VLSI processors are examined along with compiler support for them.Conventional retargetable compiler techniques are shown to be inadequate for the highly concurrent micro-programmable PE. These techniques must be extended for microcode generation. The design of the MARS compiler is outlined. Performance data is provided to evaluate the benefit of various compiler optimizations, and to compare compiler generated microcode to hand generated microcode in terms of space and time performance