A Dynamic Compiler for an Embedded Java Virtual Machine

Sami Zhioua

ISBN 10: 3639095065 / ISBN 13: 9783639095067

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K., 2008

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Neuware - In recent years, embedded systems such as Cellphones and Personal Organizers have taken animportant place in our business and private lives. Agrowing interest in the development of applicationsthat can run on different sorts of devices hasemerged. Java, thanks to its platform independentbytecode, becomes rapidly an obvious choice for suchapplications. However, as in standard systems(desktop and server), the major limit of Java inembedded systems remains its slow performance.This book discusses techniques to improve Javaperformance in embedded systems. It starts by adescription of Java optimization techniques instandard platforms, in particular dynamic (or Just-In-Time) compilation. Then, it details Javaoptimization approaches specific to embeddedsystems. The second part of the book is a detailedillustration of the design and implementation of avery lightweight dynamic compiler upon an embeddedJava virtual machine, the Kilo Virtual Machine(KVM). The improved Java virtual machine (called E-Bunny) outperformed the standard KVM by a factor of4 (400%).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dynamic Compiler for an Embedded Java Virtual Machine
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639095065
• ISBN 13: 9783639095067
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 161 grams

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Synopsis

In recent years, embedded systems such as Cell phones and Personal Organizers have taken an important place in our business and private lives. A growing interest in the development of applications that can run on different sorts of devices has emerged. Java, thanks to its platform independent bytecode, becomes rapidly an obvious choice for such applications. However, as in standard systems (desktop and server), the major limit of Java in embedded systems remains its slow performance.This book discusses techniques to improve Java performance in embedded systems. It starts by a description of Java optimization techniques in standard platforms, in particular dynamic (or Just-In-Time) compilation. Then, it details Java optimization approaches specific to embedded systems. The second part of the book is a detailed illustration of the design and implementation of a very lightweight dynamic compiler upon an embedded Java virtual machine, the Kilo Virtual Machine (KVM). The improved Java virtual machine (called E-Bunny) outperformed the standard KVM by a factor of 4 (400%).

About the Author

Sami Zhioua holds a B.Sc. degree from University of Tunis,Tunisia, and an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. degrees from Laval University,Canada, all in computer science. In January 2008, he joined thecomputer science department of McGill University, Canada, as apostdoctoral research fellow.