학술논문

Multiprocessor validation of the Pentium Pro microprocessor
Document Type
Conference
Source
COMPCON '96. Technologies for the Information Superhighway Digest of Papers COMPCON '96 Compcon '96. 'Technologies for the Information Superhighway' Digest of Papers. :395-400 1996
Subject
Computing and Processing
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Microprocessors
Automatic testing
Protocols
Process design
System buses
System testing
Scalability
Timing
Out of order
Bridges
Language
ISSN
1063-6390
Abstract
The Pentium Pro microprocessor, the latest generation Intel Architecture processor, was designed to be used glue-lessly in multiprocessor (MP) systems. The processor and its associated chipset provide all the features that an MP system requires. Our challenge was to ensure that the Pentium Pro would be MP functional with the expected performance at first silicon. We accomplished this by developing a test methodology with self-checking test templates for validating the processor's MP features, and using micro-benchmarks and high-level system models to verify MP hardware scalability.