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Article #2553Re: Minimizing microcode
From: Ed Segall
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1989 22:26
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1989 22:26
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> I seek references and insight into techniques used in minimizing microcode width and
> length. If enough responses arrive, I will post a summary. The problem is one of
> optimization and I'm looking for efficient algorithms. Any literature references
> welcome. Source code would be ideal. This is for a Master's thesis (not my own).
> I read comp.arch regularly, but e-mail is great too. Try hhd0@gte.com or
> hazzam@jade.cc.tufts.edu.
The original motivation for the Trace Scheduling compiler work at
Yale, which led to the Multiflow computer architecture, was
optimization of microcode. See the recent discussion in this
newsgroup about FPS v. Multiflow, et al. for some of the issues. See
the Bulldog thesis (Yale) for a comprehensive treatment. It was also
published by MIT Press, I believe.
--Ed
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