Title:
A Characterization of Scalable Shared Memories
A Characterization of Scalable Shared Memories
dc.contributor.author | Kohli, Prince | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Neiger, Gil | |
dc.contributor.author | Ahamad, Mustaque | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2005-06-17T18:01:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2005-06-17T18:01:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1993 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The traditional consistency requirements of shared memory are expensive to provide both in large scale multiprocessor systems and also in distributed systems that implement a shared memory abstraction in software. As a result, several memory systems have been proposed that enhance performance and scalability of shared memories by providing weaker consistency guarantees. Often, different models are used to describe such memories which makes it difficult to relate and compare them. We develop a simple non-operational model and identify parameters that can be varied to describe not only the existing memories but also to identify new ones. We show how such a uniform framework makes it easy to compare and relate the various memories. We also use the model to show that a well known software solution to the critical section problem can be used to distinguish the RC[subscript sc] and RC[subscript pc] memories explored in the DASH architecture. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 216285 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/6752 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | CC Technical Report; GIT-CC-93-04 | en_US |
dc.subject | DASH architecture | |
dc.subject | Distributed Architecture for Shared Memory | |
dc.subject | Distributed systems | |
dc.subject | Formal models | |
dc.subject | Memory consistency | |
dc.subject | Performance | |
dc.subject | Scalability | |
dc.subject | Scalable shared memories | |
dc.subject | Synchronization | |
dc.subject | Multiprocessors | |
dc.title | A Characterization of Scalable Shared Memories | en_US |
dc.type | Text | |
dc.type.genre | Technical Report | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
local.contributor.author | Ahamad, Mustaque | |
local.contributor.corporatename | College of Computing | |
local.relation.ispartofseries | College of Computing Technical Report Series | |
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relation.isOrgUnitOfPublication | c8892b3c-8db6-4b7b-a33a-1b67f7db2021 | |
relation.isSeriesOfPublication | 35c9e8fc-dd67-4201-b1d5-016381ef65b8 |
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