Applying measurement-based probabilistic timing analysis to buffer resources

L Kosmidis, T Vardanega, J Abella… - … Workshop on Worst …, 2013 - drops.dagstuhl.de
13th International Workshop on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis (2013), 2013drops.dagstuhl.de
The use of complex hardware makes it difficult for current timing analysis techniques to
compute trustworthy and tight worst-case execution time (WCET) bounds. Those techniques
require detailed knowledge of the internal operation and state of the platform, at both the
software and hardware level. Obtaining that information for modern hardware platforms is
increasingly difficult. Measurement-Based Probabilistic Timing Analysis (MBPTA) reduces
the cost of acquiring the knowledge needed for computing trustworthy and tight WCET …
Abstract
The use of complex hardware makes it difficult for current timing analysis techniques to compute trustworthy and tight worst-case execution time (WCET) bounds. Those techniques require detailed knowledge of the internal operation and state of the platform, at both the software and hardware level. Obtaining that information for modern hardware platforms is increasingly difficult. Measurement-Based Probabilistic Timing Analysis (MBPTA) reduces the cost of acquiring the knowledge needed for computing trustworthy and tight WCET bounds. MBPTA based on Extreme Value Theory requires the execution time of processor instructions to be independent and identically distributed (iid), which can be achieved with some hardware support. Previous proposals show how those properties can be achieved for caches. This paper considers, for the first time, the implications on MBPTA of using buffer resources. Buffers in general, and first-come first-served (FCFS) buffers in particular, are of
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