A Case Study on Partial Evaluation in Embedded Software Design

Source code generators are often applied in embedded systems design to combine the flexibility necessary for reusability with the performance of highly specialized software. However, designing generators adds addi-tional complexity to the software development process. Partial Evaluation promises to provide some means of automation in generator development. This paper re-ports on our experiences with the implementation of a generator for an embedded operating system, utilizing the partial evaluator C-Mix/II.