Middleware for MPSoC Real-Time Embedded Applications: task migration and allocation services

Elias Silva, Flavio Wagner and Carlos Pereira

Workshop on Operating Systems Platforms for Embedded Real-Time applications (OSPERT 2008)
Prague, Czech Republic, July 1 2008

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Summary

The use of MPSoCs (multiprocessor systems-on-chip) is a clear tendency for embedded systems in the current days, especially for consumer markets. Applications are growing in complexity, and multiprocessor platforms can provide performance and flexibility. On the other hand, developers are looking for platforms that help to cope with conflicting design demands, such as low energy consumption, reduced area, timing requirements, and tight time-to-market. This paper proposes to move up the abstraction level to deal with this challenge, by offering a middleware to encapsulate platform details and preserving real-time properties. Task migration and allocation services are emphasized in this paper, and initial results in task migration are presented and evaluated.

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