Magi: A System Software Model for Intelligent Devices¹

H. Richard Kendall and Vincent W. Freeh
{rkendall,vin}@cse.nd.edu
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN  46556

Abstract:

Architectural advances have pushed general-purpose processors into devices. These ``intelligent'' devices provide great opportunity for mitigating the I/O bottleneck. This paper presents principles that an intelligent device programming model should adhere to in order to achieve the full potential of these emerging devices. It also presents a prototype implementation of an intelligent device programming model.