[K42-discussion] Support for BogusNet for the IBM CBE Ful-System Simulator Platform

[Jimi Xenidis]

Good news:
K42 uses the IP and NIC drivers from Linux, so with some simple "back  
porting" the BogusNet driver from Linux should easily work with k42.

It is also important to note that k42 has an addition systemsim  
networking scenario that linux does not.  It is called "simip" and it  
allows the entire TCP/IP stack to be offloaded increasing the  
performance of the simulated workload (since you are not simulating  
the stack).  The k42 source code has more details on this works.

Bad news:
However, K42 does not yet run on the Cell, since it has some  
architectural changes that we have not added to k42 yet.
You could, however, obtain the IBM GPUL/970 Full System Simulator if  
you wish to run k42.
	http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/systemsim970

On Dec 15, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Elvis John Dowson wrote:

> Hi,
>
>          I would like to know if a BogusNet network interface  
> exists for the K42 platform and if it can be adapted for use with  
> the IBM Cell Broadband Engine Full System Simulator.
>
>
>
> I am attempting to integrate a real-time UML model driven  
> environment (Rhapsody v6.1) with the IBM CBE FSS platform. So far,  
> I have managed to port the Rhapsody real-time UML OXF framework and  
> generated code from the Rhapsody real-time UML models, successfully  
> compiled and run it for a CBE PPU target.
>
>
>
> Using the OXF libraries and TCP/IP sockets, it is possible to  
> animate the UML models on the host machine and inject events to  
> control the application at run-time. Hence, its possible to  
> simulate and debug the application design on the target.
>
>
>
> In order for me to be able to do this, I would need to have network  
> support for the IBM CBE Full System Simulator. Would it be possible  
> for someone to help me integrate or let me know how to develop or  
> port a version of the BogusNet network interface to get it working  
> on the IBM CBE FSS platform ?
>
>
>
> Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon !
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Elvis Dowson
>
>
>
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