Optimizated function assignment in a multi-core processor

A method comprising:

• receiving a user application, wherein the user application includes a set of functions;
• simulating execution of different configurations of the set of functions on a multi-core microprocessor chip, wherein:
• the multi-core microprocessor chip comprises a set of tiles arranged in a grid configuration, wherein each tile comprises a processor core and a corresponding router, wherein each router is communicatively coupled with at least one other router to form a network-on-chip and each router implements a deterministic static priority routing policy, and
• the different configurations include execution of the set of functions by different groups of tiles;
• monitoring network traffic patterns of the execution of the different configurations;
• ranking the different configurations according to ranking criteria, wherein the ranking criteria is used to rank each of the different configurations based on the corresponding network traffic patterns;
• and
• selecting an optimal configuration of the different configurations based on the ranking.

A method comprising:

• receiving a user application, wherein the user application includes a set of functions to be executed by a multi-core microprocessor chip, wherein the multi-core microprocessor chip comprises a set of tiles each including a processor core and a corresponding router, wherein each router is communicatively coupled with at least one other router to form a network-on-chip grid and each router implements a deterministic static priority routing policy;
• receiving an identification of a high priority function of the set of functions;
• identifying one or more tiles with high routing priority according to the static priority routing policy;
• and
• assigning execution of the high priority function to the one or more tiles with high routing priority.