A survey of software techniques for using non-volatile memories for storage and main memory systems
Non-volatile memory (NVM) devices, such as Flash, phase change RAM, spin transfer
torque RAM, and resistive RAM, offer several advantages and challenges when compared …
torque RAM, and resistive RAM, offer several advantages and challenges when compared …
A large-scale analysis of hundreds of in-memory key-value cache clusters at twitter
Modern web services use in-memory caching extensively to increase throughput and reduce
latency. There have been several workload analyses of production systems that have fueled …
latency. There have been several workload analyses of production systems that have fueled …
Data locality in high performance computing, big data, and converged systems: An analysis of the cutting edge and a future system architecture
Big data has revolutionized science and technology leading to the transformation of our
societies. High-performance computing (HPC) provides the necessary computational power …
societies. High-performance computing (HPC) provides the necessary computational power …
The {CacheLib} caching engine: Design and experiences at scale
Web services rely on caching at nearly every layer of the system architecture. Commonly,
each cache is implemented and maintained independently by a distinct team and is highly …
each cache is implemented and maintained independently by a distinct team and is highly …
Willow: A {User-Programmable}{SSD}
S Seshadri, M Gahagan, S Bhaskaran… - … USENIX Symposium on …, 2014 - usenix.org
We explore the potential of making programmability a central feature of the SSD interface.
Our prototype system, called Willow, allows programmers to augment and extend the …
Our prototype system, called Willow, allows programmers to augment and extend the …
Summarizer: trading communication with computing near storage
Modern data center solid state drives (SSDs) integrate multiple general-purpose embedded
cores to manage flash translation layer, garbage collection, wear-leveling, and etc., to …
cores to manage flash translation layer, garbage collection, wear-leveling, and etc., to …
The {CASE} of {FEMU}: Cheap, accurate, scalable and extensible flash emulator
We present FEMU, a QEMU-based flash emulator for fostering future full-stack
software/hardware SSD research, with the following four" CASE" benefits. FEMU is cheap …
software/hardware SSD research, with the following four" CASE" benefits. FEMU is cheap …
Sibyl: Adaptive and extensible data placement in hybrid storage systems using online reinforcement learning
Hybrid storage systems (HSS) use multiple different storage devices to provide high and
scalable storage capacity at high performance. Data placement across different devices is …
scalable storage capacity at high performance. Data placement across different devices is …
A Full {GPU} Virtualization Solution with Mediated {Pass-Through}
A Full GPU Virtualization Solution with Mediated Pass-Through Page 1 This paper is
included in the Proceedings of USENIX ATC ’14: 2014 USENIX Annual Technical …
included in the Proceedings of USENIX ATC ’14: 2014 USENIX Annual Technical …
Skylight—a window on shingled disk operation
We introduce Skylight, a novel methodology that combines software and hardware
techniques to reverse engineer key properties of drive-managed Shingled Magnetic …
techniques to reverse engineer key properties of drive-managed Shingled Magnetic …