Influence of array allocation mechanisms on memory system energy

R. Athavale, Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Mahmut Kandemir, Mary Jane Irwin

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Abstract

Portability and energy consumption have become increasingly important in mobile computing. Consequently, there is a clear need for energy-aware portable software design. This paper brings these two design considerations together by examining and optimizing the energy consumption of array allocation mechanisms in Java. Specifically, using a set of array-dominated benchmarks and a partitioned memory architecture with multiple low-power operating modes, we study two data optimization techniques: memory layout modification and array-interleaving. Our results show that these optimizations increase the effectiveness of energy savings due to power control of partitioned memory architectures across different memory configurations. It is observed that the memory energy can be significantly reduced using these techniques.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 15th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2001
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)0769509908, 9780769509907
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Event15th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2001 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Apr 23 2001Apr 27 2001

Publication series

NameProceedings - 15th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2001

Other

Other15th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2001
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period4/23/014/27/01

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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