Software VM Management for MMU-less Embedded Systems

by Siddharth Choudhuri & Tony Givargis

Abstract

For an embedded system designer, the rise in processing speeds of embedded processors and microcontroller evolution has lead to the possibility of running computation and data intensive applications on small embedded devices that earlier only ran on desktop-class systems. From a memory stand point, there is a similar need for running larger and more data intensive applications on embedded devices.
However, support for large memory address spaces, specifically, virtual memory, for MMU-less embedded systems is lacking. In this research, we present a software virtual memory scheme for MMU-less systems based on an application level virtual memory library and a virtual memory aware assembler. Our virtual memory support is transparent to the programmer, can be tuned for a specific application, correct by construction, and fully automated. Our experiments validate the feasibility of virtual memory for MMU-less embedded systems using benchmark programs.

--> pengelolaan virtual memory pada sistem embedded yang tidak memiliki/ didukung MMU

Key word :
1. Virtual Memory
2. Pengelolaan Virtual Memory
--- dengan software
--- dengan Memory Manajemen Unit
3. Memory Manajemen Unit
4. Embedded System
5. MMU-less Embedded system
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