White box performance analysis considering static non-preemptive software scheduling

In this paper, a novel approach for integrating static non-preemptive software scheduling in formal bottom-up performance evaluation of embedded system models is described. The presented analysis methodology uses a functional SystemC implementation of communicating processes as input. Necessary model extensions towards capturing of static non-preemptive scheduling are introduced and the integration of the software scheduling in the formal analysis process is explained. The applicability of the approach in an automated design flow is presented using a SystemC model of a JPEG encoder.