High-Performance ARM-on-ARM Virtualization for Multicore SystemC-TLM-Based Virtual Platforms

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.12987v2
• Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:13:50 GMT
• Title: High-Performance ARM-on-ARM Virtualization for Multicore SystemC-TLM-Based Virtual Platforms
• Authors: Nils Bosbach, Rebecca Pelke, Niko Zurstraßen, Jan Henrik Weinstock, Lukas Jünger, Rainer Leupers,
• Abstract summary: ARM-on-ARM virtual platform achieves up to 10 x speedup over traditional instruction-set-simulator-based models on compute-intensive workloads.<n>We present a multicore SystemC-TLM-based CPU model that can be used as a drop-in replacement for an instruction-set simulator.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: The increasing complexity of hardware and software requires advanced development and test methodologies for modern systems on chips. This paper presents a novel approach to ARM-on-ARM virtualization within SystemC-based simulators using Linux's KVM to achieve high-performance simulation. By running target software natively on ARM-based hosts with hardware-based virtualization extensions, our method eliminates the need for instruction-set simulators, which significantly improves performance. We present a multicore SystemC-TLM-based CPU model that can be used as a drop-in replacement for an instruction-set simulator. It places no special requirements on the host system, making it compatible with various environments. Benchmark results show that our ARM-on-ARM-based virtual platform achieves up to 10 x speedup over traditional instruction-set-simulator-based models on compute-intensive workloads. Depending on the benchmark, speedups increase to more than 100 x.

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