The von Neumann Architecture Is Due for Retirement

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Authors: 

Aleksander Budzynowski and Gernot Heiser, NICTA and University of New South Wales

Abstract: 

The processor industry has reached the point where sequential improvements have plateaued and we are being flooded with parallel hardware we don’t know how to utilise. An efficient, general-purpose and easy-to-use parallel model is urgently needed to replace the von Neumann model. We introduce and discuss the self-modifying dataflow graph, an unusual model of computation which combines the naturally parallel dataflow model with local graph transformations to eliminate the need for a global memory. We justify why it is a promising candidate.

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BibTeX
@inproceedings {181971,
author = {Aleksander Budzynowski and Gernot Heiser},
title = {The von Neumann Architecture Is Due for Retirement},
booktitle = {Presented as part of the 14th Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems},
year = {2013},
address = {Santa Ana Pueblo, NM},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/hotos13/von-neumann-architecture-due-retirement},
publisher = {{USENIX}},
}
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