Profiling application code to identify code portions for FPGA implementation
US9298438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/76
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Application code is analyzed to determine if a hardware library could accelerate its execution. In particular, application code can be analyzed to identify calls to application programming interfaces (APIs) or other functions that have a hardware library implementation. The code can be analyzed to identify the frequency of such calls. Information from the hardware library can indicate characteristics of the library, such as its size, power consumption and FPGA resource usage. Information about the execution pattern of the application code also can be useful. This information, along with information about other concurrent processes using the FPGA resources, can be used to select a hardware library to implement functions called in the application code.
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