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ICPP
1991
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Two Techniques to Enhance the Performance of Memory Consistency Models
The memory consistency model supported by a multiprocessor directly affects its performance. Thus, several attempts have been made to relax the consistency models to allow for mor...
Kourosh Gharachorloo, Anoop Gupta, John L. Henness...
ICDCS
1996
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
The Relative Importance of Concurrent Writers and Weak Consistency Models
This paper presents a detailed comparison of the relative importance of allowing concurrent writers versus the choice of the underlying consistency model. Our comparison is based ...
Peter J. Keleher
DSN
2006
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Dynamic Verification of Memory Consistency in Cache-Coherent Multithreaded Computer Architectures
—Multithreaded servers with cache-coherent shared memory are the dominant type of machines used to run critical network services and database management systems. To achieve the h...
Albert Meixner, Daniel J. Sorin
MIDDLEWARE
2007
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Vector-Field Consistency for Ad-Hoc Gaming
Abstract. Developing distributed multiplayer games for ad-hoc networks is challenging. Consistency of the replicated shared state is hard to ensure at a low cost. Current consisten...
Nuno Santos, Luís Veiga, Paulo Ferreira
ISCA
2007
IEEE
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14 years 5 months ago
Mechanisms for store-wait-free multiprocessors
Store misses cause significant delays in shared-memory multiprocessors because of limited store buffering and ordering constraints required for proper synchronization. Today, prog...
Thomas F. Wenisch, Anastassia Ailamaki, Babak Fals...
APCSAC
2007
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Implicit Transactional Memory in Kilo-Instruction Multiprocessors
Although they have been the main server technology for many years, multiprocessors are undergoing a renaissance due to multi-core chips and the attractive scalability properties of...
Marco Galluzzi, Enrique Vallejo, Adrián Cri...