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Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems, Volume 21

Proceedings of the 2020 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems

Evaluation of Open-Source Linear Algebra Libraries targeting ARM and RISC-V Architectures

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15439/2020F145

Citation: Proceedings of the 2020 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, M. Ganzha, L. Maciaszek, M. Paprzycki (eds). ACSIS, Vol. 21, pages 663–672 ()

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Abstract. Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) has emerged as a de-facto standard interface for libraries providing linear algebra functionality. The advent of powerful devices for Internet of Things (IoT) nodes enables the reuse of existing BLAS implementations in these systems. This calls for a discerning evaluation of the properties of these libraries on embedded processors.

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