Stack MMU: Dynamic stack sharing for embedded systems

Fabian Mauroner; Marcel Baunach

doi:10.1109/ETFA.2017.8247614

Stack MMU: Dynamic stack sharing for embedded systems

Fabian Mauroner, Marcel Baunach

Institute of Technical Informatics (4480)

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Abstract

Real-time multi-tasking systems may require an individual stack for each task to fulfill all hard real-time requirements. However, these stacks may consume a huge memory space, even if not all stacks are simultaneously fully utilized. Thus, sharing currently unused stack space may improve memory utilization as possible with Memory Management Units (MMUs). However, an MMU introduces temporal jitter to memory accesses, influencing the real-time behavior. In this work, we propose a new concept to share dynamically the complete available stack space across tasks. Thereby, every stack operation executes in a deterministic time, by giving the Microcontroller Unit (MCU) Operating System (OS)-awareness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1-9
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509065059
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2017.8247614
Publication status	Published - 4 Jan 2018
Event	22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation: ETFA 2017 - Grand Resort Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus Duration: 12 Sept 2017 → 15 Sept 2017 https://etfa2017.org/

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Conference	22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Limassol
Period	12/09/17 → 15/09/17
Internet address	https://etfa2017.org/

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Computer Science Applications

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Mauroner, F & Baunach, M 2018, Stack MMU: Dynamic stack sharing for embedded systems. in 2017 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 1-9, 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, Limassol, Cyprus, 12/09/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2017.8247614

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