Processor reconfiguration through instruction-set metamorphosis

  • Authors:
  • Peter M. Athanas;Harvey F. Silverman

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • Computer
  • Year:
  • 1993

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Abstract

The processor reconfiguration through instruction-set metamorphosis (PRISM) general-purpose architecture, which speeds up computationally intensive tasks by augmenting the core processor's functionality with new operations, is described. The PRISM approach adapts the configuration and fundamental operations of a core processing system to the computationally intensive portions of a targeted application. PRISM-1, an initial prototype system, is described, and experimental results that demonstrate the benefits of the PRISM concept are presented.