Chapter 2

Multicore and data-level optimization

OpenMP and SIMD

Abstract

Embedded processors share many things in common with desktop and server processors. Like desktop and server processors, mobile embedded systems are comprised of multiple processors but code must be explicitly written to utilize all available processors. Also like desktop and server processors, each processor contains a feature that allows a single instruction to process multiple elements of data, but this also generally requires specific code features to use. Unlike desktop and server processors, embedded processors cannot automatically execute instructions in parallel unless the instructions appear in a favorable order in the software. Together, these aspects of program design ...

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