Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/29806
- Title
- Addressing moved modules in a capability-based distributed shared memory
- Author/Creator
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Henskens, Frans A.
- Description
- The MONADS distributed shared memory (DSM) consists of a single, very large, paged virtual memory space distributed across an arbitrary number of discrete nodes connected to a network. Each node acts as a server for the virtual memory pages stored at that node. The key to transparent access to the pages of the modules stored in the DSM is the use of structured addresses containing embedded location information. There is a problem with allowing modules to be moved because the location information, embedded in the addresses used to access the data in them, does not describe the correct storage location. This paper reviews an initial solution to the problem of accessing pages from moved modules. The required sequence of operations represents a significant, and usually unnecessary system overhead, since most page retrievals involve locally stored pages. An alternate solution to the problem is presented. This solution allows most page accesses, both local or remote and from moved or unmoved modules, to occur without unnecessary overheads.
- Relation
- Twenty-Fifth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 1992. Proceedings of the 25th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 1992. Volume 1 (Kauai, HI 7-10 January, 1992) p. 769-778
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.1992.183231
- Date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Keyword(s)
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MONADS;
distributed shared memory (DSM);
virtual memory;
computer networks;
storage
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Rights
- Copyright © 1992 IEEE. Reprinted from Proceedings of the 25th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Vol. 1, p. 769-778. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the University of Newcastle's products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/29806
- Identifier
- ISBN:0818624205
- Language
- eng
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