The gem5 simulator
Hewlett-Packard (United States) · Advanced Micro Devices (Canada) · +7 more institutions
Abstract
The gem5 simulation infrastructure is the merger of the best aspects of the M5 [4] and GEMS [9] simulators. M5 provides a highly configurable simulation framework, multiple ISAs, and diverse CPU models. GEMS complements these features with a detailed and exible memory system, including support for multiple cache coherence protocols and interconnect models. Currently, gem5 supports most commercial ISAs (ARM, ALPHA, MIPS, Power, SPARC, and x86), including booting Linux on three of them (ARM, ALPHA, and x86). The project is the result of the combined efforts of many academic and industrial institutions, including AMD, ARM, HP, MIPS, Princeton, MIT, and the Universities of Michigan, Texas, and Wisconsin. Over the…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 149.91
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- 100%
- References
- 10
Authors
16- NBNathan BinkertCorresponding
Hewlett-Packard (United States)
- BMBradford M. Beckmann
Advanced Micro Devices (Canada), Bellevue Hospital Center
- GBGabriel Black
Google (United States)
- SKSteven K. Reinhardt
Advanced Micro Devices (Canada), Bellevue Hospital Center
- АСАли Саиди
American Rock Mechanics Association
Topics & keywords
- x86
- Computer science
- ARM architecture
- Booting
- Operating system
- Embedded system
- Software
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure