Advice: An Adaptable and Extensible Distributed Virtual Memory Architecture

Francisco J. Ballesteros and Luis L. Fernandez
Grupo de Sistemas y Comunicaciones (GSyC)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Butarque 15, E-28911 Leganés (Madrid). Spain
{nemo|pusky}@gsyc.escet.urjc.es

June 30, 1997

Abstract:

In this position paper we describe the architecture of a distributed virtual memory system named Advice, which has been designed for maximum flexibility and adaptability. Advice runs out of the kernel providing a means through which memory services can be dynamically adapted to the user needs.

Keywords: distributed virtual memory, distributed shared memory, adaptability.

 
• Introduction
• Overall Design
  • Distributed address spaces
  • Mapped region owners
  • Distributed memory managers
• Conclusions
• References
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