I have been doing some research related to reconfigurable architectures at Embedded Systems Lab, University of Florida. I have reached a point where I want to consult with professionals whether the simulations I am running are up to industry standards and valid. One of my friends' told me a small group at ARM works with gem5/McPAT and I wanted to connect with the group so that I can learn more, discuss and validate my experiments. If somebody is active in the discussion board or know someone who is working on a similar project please direct me to them.
Thanks !
Sudhir
Hi Sudhir,
There are some people in ARM's research group that use gem5, but ARM doesn't provide any kind of support for it's use. You can ask your questions on the gem5 mailing list (http://www.gem5.org) and someone may be able to help you there.
Thanks,
Ali
Hi Ali,
Thanks for the reply.
Maybe my phrasing of the original question was not proper. I do not seek support on usage of gem5. ( gem5 mailing list would be my first priority for that )
I wanted to discuss about the research methodology itself. For example, Whether the parameters I am considering to determine the CPU usage truly completely represent the usage, Whether the energy numbers I am using are enough to gather data about the system or if I should consider some other parameter along with it. So basically, I want to discuss more about the computer architecture concepts and nothing about the usage of gem5 or McPAT.
I am a fresh college graduate so I hope you can understand my enthusiasm to connect with experienced professionals to expand my limited knowledge.
However, If you still feel I am not posting in the right platform, please let me know and I will seek the information elsewhere ( but ARM would be my first choice )
Thank you,