Memory Management in Symunix II A Design for LargeScale Shared Memory Multiprocessors Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- Memory Management in Symunix II A Design for LargeScale Shared Memory Multiprocessors Classic Reprint
- Author
- Jan Edler
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1333809565
- ISBN 13
- 9781333809560
- Item weight
- 104 grams
In this work, the author details a UNIX-based memory model that integrates file mapping, image-backed memory, and user-mode address space management. It emphasizes portability, performance, and the needs of large-scale MIMD systems, with concrete discussions of machines like Ultra II, RP3, and the IBM RT PC. The text highlights design choices that balance shared memory capabilities with per-process privacy and the role of the file system as a backing store for the entire process image.
- Learn how shared memory can be provided beyond fork, including inheritance, file mapping, and inter-family sharing
- See how memory regions are described, allocated, and managed with a flexible kernel interface
- Understand image-file backed memory, lazy file creation, and performance tricks for caching and I/O
- Discover how user-mode address space management enables diverse parallel programming environments
Ideal for readers interested in operating system design, parallel processing, and memory management on large shared-memory systems.
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