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* Example integration of [https://github.com/atos-tools/qemu/blob/stable-3.1.plugins/tcg/plugins/dineroIV.c Dinero IV Cache Simulator with a out-of-tree plugin solution]
* Example integration of [https://github.com/atos-tools/qemu/blob/stable-3.1.plugins/tcg/plugins/dineroIV.c Dinero IV Cache Simulator with a out-of-tree plugin solution]


'''Details:'''
'''Details:'''
* Skill level: intermediate with a good understanding of a processor instruction and data caches
* Skill level: intermediate with a good understanding of a processor instruction and data caches
* Language: C, Python
* Language: C, Python
* Mentor: Alex Bennée (alex.bennee@linaro.org)
* Mentor: Alex Bennée (alex.bennee@linaro.org)
* Suggested by: Alex Bennée
* Suggested by: Alex Bennée

Revision as of 15:14, 20 January 2020

TCG Plugin Cache Modelling

Summary: Implement a simple cache modelling plugin for QEMU's TCG plugins.

QEMU's TCG emulation has traditionally avoided doing complex modelling of the processor in favor of running fast. However the recent introduction of TCG plugins we can put some simple cache modelling into a plugin which can be optionally loaded when we want to examine how a program works. With such a plugin we could identify areas of code in either a linux-user program or a whole system that may not be cache optimal.

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Details:

  • Skill level: intermediate with a good understanding of a processor instruction and data caches
  • Language: C, Python
  • Mentor: Alex Bennée (alex.bennee@linaro.org)
  • Suggested by: Alex Bennée