ATAS-HM: Adaptive Task Allocation for Real-Time Tasks on Heterogeneous Multicore Systems

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Abstract

The increasing complexity of real-time applications on heterogeneous multicore systems presents significant challenges in meeting both performance and energy constraints. Existing task allocation methods often rely on static or simulation-based approaches that lack runtime adaptability and hardware validation. In this work, we present Adaptive Task Allocation Strategy (ATAS-HM), which combines offline Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET) profiling with runtime feedback-based reallocation to assign periodic real-time tasks across heterogeneous cores dynamically. Implemented on a Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, ATAS-HM achieves up to 2.3× faster response times compared to the State-of-the-art strategy and up to 100× lower energy consumption compared to baseline methods. These results demonstrate the practical effectiveness of ATAS-HM for energy-aware, real-time task scheduling in heterogeneous embedded systems.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2025 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NorCAS)
EditorsJari Nurmi, Dmitrijs Pikulins, Peeter Ellervee, John Liobe
Pages1-7
Number of pages7
ISBN (electronic)979-8-3315-1501-0
Publication statusPublished - 17 Nov 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-2571-8441/work/203068522
Mendeley 7cdbf5db-2aec-360c-97f3-f6055b688b01
unpaywall 10.1109/norcas66540.2025.11231315
Scopus 105029477442

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Dynamic Profiling, Energy Efficiency, Heterogeneous Multicore Systems, RealTime Scheduling, Task Allocation