Mambo - A full system simulator for the PowerPC architecture

Patrick Bohrer; Mootaz Elnozahy; Ahmed Gheith; Charles Lefurgy; Tarun Nakra; James Peterson; Ram Rajamony; Ron Rockhold; Hazim Shafi; Rick Simpson; Evan Speight; Kartik Sudeep; Eric Van Hensbergen; Lixin Zhang

doi:10.1145/1054907.1054910

Mambo - A full system simulator for the PowerPC architecture

Patrick Bohrer^*, Mootaz Elnozahy, Ahmed Gheith, Charles Lefurgy, Tarun Nakra, James Peterson, Ram Rajamony, Ron Rockhold, Hazim Shafi, Rick Simpson, Evan Speight, Kartik Sudeep, Eric Van Hensbergen, Lixin Zhang

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Abstract

Mambo is a full-system simulator for modeling PowerPC-based systems. It provides building blocks for creating simulators that range from purely functional to timing-accurate. Functional versions support fast emulation of individual PowerPC instructions and the devices necessary for executing operating systems. Timing-accurate versions add the ability to account for device timing delays, and support the modeling of the PowerPC processor microarchitecture. We describe our experience in implementing the simulator and its uses within IBM to model future systems, support early software development, and design new system software.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8-12
Number of pages	5
Journal	Performance Evaluation Review
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1054907.1054910
State	Published - Mar 2004
Externally published	Yes

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