Intermittence-Aware Cache Compression
Cache compressions are proven effective in improving the performance of caches in conventional processors. They compress data into a smaller size, allowing caches to accommodate more blocks. This helps reduce cache misses and expensive memory accesses, ultimately improving performance. However, conventional cache compression is less effective for energy harvesting systems (EHSs) which experience frequent power failure, as many compressed blocks end up not being used before their loss upon power outage. This wastes hard-own energy, which would otherwise be used for making more program progress. To address this issue, this paper introduces Kagura, an adaptive cache compression extension with frequent power failure in mind. Specifically, Kagura disables cache compression when it finds out that many cached blocks are unlikely to be reused before a power outage. That way, Kagura avoids the energy waste on useless compressions/decompressions, and the resulting speedup is on par with the ideal intermittence-aware cache compressor.
Tue 3 FebDisplayed time zone: Hobart change
11:30 - 12:50 | Caching and PrefetchingMain Conference at Collaroy Chair(s): David Schall Technical University of Munich | ||
11:30 20mTalk | Athena: Synergizing Data Prefetching and Off-Chip Prediction via Online Reinforcement Learning Main Conference Zhenrong Lang ETH Zürich, Rahul Bera ETH Zurich, Caroline Hengartner ETH Zürich, Konstantinos Kanellopoulos ETH Zurich, Rakesh Kumar NTNU, Mohammad Sadrosadati ETH Zürich, Onur Mutlu ETH Zurich | ||
11:50 20mTalk | Streamlined On-Chip Temporal Prefetching Main Conference | ||
12:10 20mTalk | Intermittence-Aware Cache Compression Main Conference Gan Fang Purdue University, Jianping Zeng Arizona State University, Yuchen Zhou Purdue University, Changhee Jung Purdue University, USA | ||
12:30 20mTalk | TENET-v2: Applying Relation-centric Notation to Model and Optimize Data Swizzle in the Cache of Modern NPU Main Conference Hanyu Zhang Zhejiang University, Fangxu Guo Zhejiang University, Liqiang Lu Zhejiang University, Long Wang Huawei Technologies, Yunfei Du Huawei Technologies, Zhe Wang Huawei Technologies, Jinghan Zhang Huawei Technologies, Jie Zhang Peking University, Chenli Xue Zhejiang University, Chengpeng Wu Zhejiang University, Ziyi Zhang Zhejiang University, Yun Liang Peking University, Size Zheng Tsinghua University, Jianwei Yin Zhejiang University | ||