Systems and methods for testing many-core processors

A method for testing a processor comprising processing elements configurable to process data according to a first dataflow, comprising:

• providing test data to the processor, the test data comprising configuration information and test information, the configuration information grouping the processing elements into first groups, each one of the first groups including a first dependent processing element and a provider processing element, the first dependent processing element configured to depend on output from the provider processing element according to the first dataflow, the test information at least partially determining a state of the each one of the first groups;
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• testing the first groups in parallel to determine statuses of the first dependent processing elements.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a set of instructions that are executable by a testing system to cause the testing system to perform operations for testing a processor including processing elements configurable to process data according to a first dataflow, the operations comprising:

• providing test data for testing first dependent processing elements, the test data including configuration instructions for grouping the processing elements into first groups, each of the first groups including one of the first dependent processing elements and a provider processing element, the one of the first dependent processing elements configured to depend on output from the provider processing element according to the first dataflow, and test information for configuring the processing elements of the first groups;
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• testing the first groups to determine statuses of the first dependent processing elements, wherein the testing provides a degree of test coverage for the first dependent processing element and a lesser degree of test coverage for the provider processing elements.