Reducing execution parameters through correspondence in computer architecture

The purpose of this study is to develop and extend techniques to provide architectural correspondence between high-level language objects and hardware resources so as to minimize execution time parameters (memory traffic, program size, etc.). A resulting computer instruction set called Adept has been emulated, and a compiler has been developed with it as the target language. Although the study was restricted to Pascal, the resulting data are generally applicable to the execution time environment of any procedure-based language. Data indicate that significant bandwidth reductions are possible compared to System/370, VAX, P-code, etc. Specifically, the average improvement ratios realized were instruction bandwidth reduction: 3.46; data read reduction (in bytes): 5.42; data write reduction (in bytes): 14.72.