Program-Driven System Simulation

• Simulator front-end: EVENT GENERATOR

  • supports a specific programming model
  • provides interface to application program
  • handles program execution

• Simulator back-end: EVENT PROCESSOR

  • supports a specific machine architecture
  • provides software interface to custom hardware

NOT A NEW IDEA: BUILDS UPON TRADITIONAL

MEMORY HIERARCHY SIMULATIONS.

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