The effects of compiler optimisations on embedded system power consumption

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 73-82

  Daud, Shuhaizar ^a   Ahmad, R Badlishah ^a   Murthy, Nukala S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Compiler optimisation; Embedded system; GCC; GNU compiler collection; Linux

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; EMBEDDED SOFTWARE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LINUX; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; PROGRAM COMPILERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY USAGE; GNU COMPILER COLLECTION; OPTIMISATIONS; POWER EFFICIENT; REAL TIME;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 67650234114     PISSN: 14666642     EISSN: 17418070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJICT.2009.026431     Document Type: Article

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