Executing dataflow program with stock processor

In spite of the attractive features of dataflow languages, they do not fit conventional von Neumann systems very well. In this paper, we discuss practical approaches to execute dataflow program with stock processor. As research vehicles, we use two types of platforms with stock processor: completely conventional platforms such as engineering workstations, and a partially conventional platform which consists of an off-the-shelf commercial microprocessor and a special co-processor. Experimental results indicate that the former can be a reasonable approach thanks to the static analysis, while the latter is more powerful than the former thanks to the co-processor.