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PATARA

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First seen 5/28/2026
Last seen 6/1/2026
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instruction interleaving uses → 90% 2e
PATARA uses instruction interleaving where modification operations are chained together.
modification operation uses → 100% 2e
PATARA generates modification operations as part of the REVERSI self-test programs.
restoring operation uses → 100% 2e
PATARA generates restoring operations as part of the REVERSI self-test programs.
data cache miss generation introduces → 95% 2e
PATARA was extended with a new approach to generate data cache misses.
instruction cache miss generation introduces → 95% 2e
PATARA was extended with a new approach to generate instruction cache misses.
RISC-V core evaluates → 95% 2e
PATARA generates self-test programs to validate the RISC-V core during pre- and post-silicon validation.
pre-silicon verification uses → 85% 1e
PATARA-generated test sequences are also available for pre-silicon verification using FPGA-based rapid prototyping.
FPGA-based rapid prototyping uses → 85% 1e
PATARA test sequences can be used with FPGA-based rapid prototyping for pre-silicon verification.
The PATARA paper introduces the PATARA open-source tool.
REVERSI extends → 95% 1e
PATARA extends the REVERSI approach with additional features for RISC-V.
REVERSI implements → 100% 1e
PATARA is an open-source tool that implements and extends the REVERSI approach.
focus register uses → 90% 1e
PATARA uses focus register and random register swapping to test data forwarding paths.
Pipeline Hazard Generation introduces → 95% 1e
PATARA was extended with hardware implementation-dependent pipeline hazard generation mechanisms.
XML instruction description uses → 100% 1e
PATARA imports processor and instruction descriptions provided with XML description files.
branch-limiting test introduces → 90% 1e
PATARA introduces the concept of branch-limiting tests for handling conditional branches with limited target address ranges.
data forwarding path testing uses → 90% 1e
PATARA extends pipeline hazard testing to cover data forwarding paths to both source operands.
post-silicon validation uses → 100% 1e
PATARA is an open-source tool designed for post-silicon validation of processor cores.