LowMISC: Low-SWaP Multi-ISA Computing Platform

In this proposed effort, we propose to develop a low-SWaP Multi-ISA computing platform, LowMISC, to intelligently integrate Multi-ISA systems through high-speed PCIe interconnect. The key innovation of this proposal includes developments of: (1) a Low-SWaP Multi-ISA hardware platform which integrates multiple ISA (X86-64 and ARM64) systems through high-speed PCIe interconnect; The proposed heterogeneous System-on-Chip (SOC) board can be packaged in Enterprise and Datacenter Solid State Drive (SSD) Form Factor (EDSFF) to efficiently integrate into existing servers; (2) a seamless integration of latest release of Multi-ISA Popcorn Linux operating on the proposed hardware; (3) optimized platform using FPGA offloading techniques to improve performance, energy efficiency and system security; and (4) an intelligent system runtime management service to dynamically manage system performance and energy efficiency across different ISA hardware. The runtime management service can efficiently utilize Multi-ISA hardware resources and provide secure and isolated Multi-ISA runtime system. Finally, all the proposed techniques will be integrated in a functional prototype to demonstrate the feasibility of LowMISC.