Multicore Software Development Techniques: Applications, Tips, and Tricks

ISBN-13: 9780128009581 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 236 str.

Robert Oshana

Opis

This book provides a set of practical processes and techniques used for multicore software development. It is written with a focus on solving day to day problems using practical tips and tricks and industry case studies to reinforce the key concepts in multicore software development. Coverage includes:

• The multicore landscape
• Principles of parallel computing
• Multicore SoC architectures
• Multicore programming models
• The Multicore development process
• Multicore programming with threads
• Concurrency abstraction layers
• Debugging Multicore Systems
• Practical techniques for getting started in multicore development
• Case Studies in Multicore Systems Development
• Sample code to reinforce many of the concepts discussed

• Presents the 'nuts and bolts' of programming a multicore system
• Provides a short-format book on the practical processes and techniques used in multicore software development
• Covers practical tips, tricks and industry case studies to enhance the learning process

Spis treści

1. Principles of parallel computing2. Parallelism in all of its forms3. Multicore system architectures4. Multicore Software Architectures5. Multicore software development process6. A case study on Multicore Development7. Multicore Virtualization8. Performance and Optimization of Multicore systems9. Sequential to parallel migration of software applications10. Concurrency abstraction layers

O autorze

Rob Oshana is Vice President of Software Engineering R&D for the Microcontroller and Microprocessor business line at NXP, responsible for software enablement, IoT connectivity, software middleware and security, operating systems, machine learning, software services and advanced technologies. He serves on multiple industry advisory boards and is a recognized international speaker. He has published numerous books and articles on software engineering and embedded systems. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas and Southern Methodist University and is a Senior Member of IEEE.