MIL (Multithreaded Intermediate Language) is an assembly language targeted at an abstract multi-processor equipped with a shared main memory. Each processor consists of a series of registers and of a local memory for instructions and for local data. The main memory is divided into a heap and a run pool. The heap stores data and code blocks. Data blocks are represented by tuples and may be local to the processor for its exclusive use, or stored in the heap and shared amongst processors. A code block declares the registers it expects (including the type for each register), the required locks, and an instruction set. The run pool contains suspended threads waiting for a free processor.
Team: Vasco T. Vasconcelos; Francisco Martins; Tiago Cogumbreiro (Rice University); Ricardo Silva