A Pageable Memory Based Filesystem

This paper describes the motivations for memory-based filesystems. It compares techniques used to implement them and describes the drawbacks of using dedicated memory to support such filesystems. To avoid the drawbacks of using dedicated memory, it discusses building a simple memory-based filesystem in pageable memory. It details the performance characteristics of this filesystem and concludes with areas for future work.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1990
• Where: USENIX
• Authors: Marshall K. McKusick, Michael J. Karels, Keith Bostic
• Keywords: Dedicated Memory, Memory-based Filesystem, Operating System, Simple Memory-based Filesystem, USENIX 1990