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Fast SystemC Processor Models with Unicorn

Jünger, Lukas, Weinstock, Jan Henrik, Leupers, Rainer, Ascheid, Gerd·2019·Proceedings of the Rapid Simulation and Performance Evaluation: Methods and Tools
DOI 10.1145/3300189.3300191
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In this work a Virtual Platform (VP) is presented containing a novel processor model for the latest ARMv8 instruction set architecture. This processor model was constructed using the Unicorn emulator [6]. The necessary modifications to the Unicorn emulator and subsequent performance improvements during SystemC simulation are shown in detail. In addition the integration into a VP using a state-of-the-art SystemC modeling library is described. A comparison is made with a VP containing another similar processor model, highlighting the benefits of using Unicorn for processor modeling in a SystemC environment.

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Authors
Jünger, L., Weinstock, J. H., Leupers, R., & Ascheid, G.
Affiliations
RWTH Aachen University (DE)
ORCID
Venue
Proceedings of the Rapid Simulation and Performance Evaluation: Methods and Tools
Publisher
ACM
Published
2019-01-21
Pages
1-6
DOI
10.1145/3300189.3300191
OpenAlex
W2947616655
Cited by
8
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0
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2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
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0.98
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conference paper
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en
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closed
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RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Hardware and Architecture › Embedded Systems Design Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Hardware and Architecture › Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Interconnection Networks and Systems
Keywords
processor modeling, SystemC, virtual platforms, ARMv8, instruction set architecture

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Jünger, L., Weinstock, J. H., Leupers, R., & Ascheid, G. (2019). Fast SystemC Processor Models with Unicorn. Proceedings of the Rapid Simulation and Performance Evaluation: Methods and Tools. https://doi.org/10.1145/3300189.3300191