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Energy characterization of embedded real-time operating systems

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Andrea Acquaviva,

Bruno RiccóAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News, Volume 29, Issue 5

Pages 13 - 18

https://doi.org/10.1145/563647.563652

Published: 01 December 2001 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper we propose a methodology to analyze the energy overhead due to the presence of an embedded operating system in a wearable device. Our objective is to determine the key parameters affecting the energy consumption of the RTOS allowing the development of more efficient OS-based power management policies. To achieve this target, we propose a characterization strategy that stimulates the RTOS both at the kernel and at the I/O driver level by analyzing various OS-related parameters. Our analisys focus in particular on the relationship between energy consumption and processor frequency characterizing the different functionalities of an RTOS, suggesting a way to develop effective OS-aware energy optimization policies based on variable voltage and frequency. Experimental results are presented for eCos, an open-source embedded OS ported and installed on a prototype of wearable device, the HP SmartBadgeIII.

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ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News Volume 29, Issue 5

Special Issue: PACT 2001 workshops

December 2001

91 pages

ISSN:0163-5964

DOI:10.1145/563647

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