Using simICS to evaluate the Penny system
Author(s)
J. Montelius
P. Magnusson

Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Box 1263, S-164 28 Kista
Sweden
{jm,psm}@sics.se

Abstract
We demonstrate the benefits of instruction-set simulation for the evaluation of the Penny system. The usage of a simulator can greatly help understand Penny's behavior for a varied set of benchmarks, in addition to serving as a reliable tool in exploring design alternatives for improving performance.