Method and device for generating configuration information of dynamic reconfigurable processor

A device for generating configuration information of a dynamic reconfigurable processor, the dynamic reconfigurable processor comprising a processing unit array, and the processing unit array including a plurality of processing units, wherein the device comprises:

• a storage module of a task to be executed, configured to store information of the task to be executed;
• a reading module, configured to read the information;
• a first generating module, configured to generate array configuration information top of the processing unit array according to the information;
• a second generating module, configured to generate a plurality of processing unit configuration information corresponding to the plurality of processing units respectively according to the information;
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• an assembly module, configured to assemble the array configuration information top and the plurality of processing unit configuration information to generate the configuration information of the dynamic reconfigurable processor,
• wherein the first generating module is configured to extract a computational granularity and a number of loop iteration of the task to be executed from the information, and the array configuration information top comprises the computational granularity and the number of loop iteration,
• wherein the processing unit configuration information includes the processing unit configuration information top and a plurality of operator configuration information, the processing unit configuration information top includes an initial machine cycle number, an operator number and a configuration change option, and the operator configuration information includes an input, an ALU operation code, a continuous operation cycle number, an interval cycle number and a memory write access.

A processor configuration device, comprising:

• a first configuration module, configured to read array configuration information top of configuration information, the read array configuration information top comprising a computational granularity and a number of loop iteration extracted from information of the task to be executed and to distribute the computational granularity and the number of loop iteration of the array configuration information top to a processing unit array;
• a second configuration module, configured to read a plurality of processing unit configuration information in the configuration information, and to distribute the plurality of processing unit configuration information to corresponding processing units respectively, wherein the processing unit configuration information includes processing unit configuration information top and a plurality of operator configuration information, the processing unit configuration information top includes an initial machine cycle number, an operator number and a configuration change option, and the operator configuration information includes an input, an ALU operation code, a continuous operation cycle number, an interval cycle number and a memory write access;
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• a configuration controlling module, configured to control the first configuration module to read the array configuration information top according to operating parameters, and to control the second configuration module to read the plurality of processing unit configuration information according to the operating parameters.