Table of Contents
Automatic Generation of Micro-architecture Simulators
Requirements
Possible Solutions
Domain Specific Languages
Architecture Description Language ADL
Flexible Architecture Simulation Tool
ADL Architecture Specification
Micro-architecture Specification
Processing Stages
Artifacts
Stage Model
Controldata Declaration
Stage Semantics Specification
ADL Clock Model
Time Annotated Procedures (TAPs)
Specifying Control and Forwarding
Specifying Instruction Syntax and Semantics
Macro Instructions
Statistical Data Collection
ADL System Support for Debugging
Debugger Facility
ADL System Support for Externals
Development Effort
Experience
Experience
Performance
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