White paper: Mixing Modern Multi-core Processors with Open Architecture
This white paper discusses the development of a next-generation smart avionics display platform, focusing on the challenges and advancements in integrating multi-core processors and open architectures. It highlights the need for increased situational awareness and operational efficiency in the aerospace industry, as well as the changing relationships between OEMs, system integrators, and component providers. The paper also explores the use of ARMv8 multi-core processors, hardware virtualization, and advanced GPU acceleration capabilities. It addresses the technical challenges faced during the development process, such as cache protection, cache partitioning, clock synchronization, and GPU scheduling in mixed-criticality systems. Overall, the document emphasizes the importance of software abstraction layers and open standards in ensuring application portability and minimizing dependencies on specific hardware architectures.
