Java is an exciting new object-oriented technology. Hardware for supporting objects and other features of Java such as multithreading, dynamic linking and loading is the focus of this book. The impact of Java's features on micro-architectural resources and issues in the design of Java-specific architectures are interesting topics that require the immediate attention of the research community. While Java has become an important part of desktop applications, it is now being used widely in high-end server markets, and will soon be widespread in low-end embedded computing.
Java Microarchitectures contains a collection of papers providing a snapshot of the state of the art in hardware support for Java. The book covers the behavior of Java applications, embedded processors for Java, memory system design, and high-performance single-chip architectures designed to execute Java applications efficiently.
Author(s): David Gregg, James Power, John Waldron (auth.), Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Mario I. Wolczko (eds.)
Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science 679
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer US
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 252
Tags: Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design; Processor Architectures; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Computer Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Benchmarking the Java Virtual Architecture....Pages 1-18
A Study of Memory Behavior of Java Workloads....Pages 19-39
An Efficient Hardware Implementation of Java Bytecodes, Threads and Processes for Embedded and Real-Time Applications....Pages 41-54
Stack Dependency Resolution for Java Processors Based on Hardware Folding and Translation....Pages 55-77
Improving Java Performance in Embedded and General-Purpose Processors....Pages 79-104
The Delft-Java Engine....Pages 105-121
Quicksilver: A Quasi-Static Java Compiler for Embedded Systems....Pages 123-141
Concurrent Garbage Collection Using Hardware-Assisted Profiling....Pages 143-160
Space-Time Dimensional Computing for Java Programs on the MAJC Architecture....Pages 161-185
Java Machine and Integrated Circuit Architecture (JAMAICA)....Pages 187-206
Dynamic Java Threads on the JAMAICA Single-Chip Multiprocessor....Pages 207-229
Back Matter....Pages 231-252
