We propose two extensions to the SQL grant/revoke security model. In SQL, grants are unconditional, so the grantor must simply trust the recipient's discretion. We allow a gr...
Virtual memoy page translation tables provide mappings from virtual to physical addresses. When the hardware controlled Tratmlation L.ookaside Buffers (TLBs) do not contain a tran...
The memory consistency model is a fundamental system property characterizing a multiprocessor. The relative merits of strict versus relaxed memory models have been widely debated ...
Alexander Jaffe, Thomas Moscibroda, Laura Effinger...
The energy usage of computer systems is becoming important, especially for portablebattery-operated applications and embedded systems. A significant reduction in the energy consum...
Gangadhar Konduri, James Goodman, Anantha Chandrak...
Prefetching is one approach to reducing the latency of memory operations in modern computer systems. In this paper, we describe the Markov prefetcher. This prefetcher acts as an i...