| Cache Coherence Problem Contributor(s): Tartaljia, Igor (Author), Tartalja (Author), Milutinovic, Veljko (Joint Author) |
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ISBN: 0818670967 ISBN-13: 9780818670961 Publisher: IEEE Computer Society Press OUR PRICE: $89.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1996 Annotation: Almost all software solutions are developed through academic research and implemented only in prototype machines, thus leaving the field of software techniques for maintaining the cache coherence widely open for new research and development. This book is a collection of all representative approaches to software coherence maintenance and includes a number of related studies in the performance evaluation field. The book illustrates state-of-the-art software solutions for cache coherence maintenance in shared-memory multiprocessors. It begins with a brief overview of the cache coherence problem and introduces software solutions to the problem. The text defines and details static and dynamic software schemes, techniques for modeling performance evaluation mechanisms, and performance evaluation studies. The book is intended for the experienced reader in computer engineering but possibly a novice in the topic of cache coherence. It also provides an in-depth understanding of the problem as well as a comprehensive overview for multicomputer designers, computer architects, and compiler writers. In addition, it is a software coherence reference handbook for advanced undergraduate and typical graduate students in multiprocessing and multiprogramming areas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General - Computers | Networking - General |
| Dewey: 005.42 |
| LCCN: 95010025 |
| Series: Systems |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 8.49" W x 10.81" (1.81 lbs) 358 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Almost all software solutions are developed through academic research and implemented only in prototype machines leaving the field of software techniques for maintaining the cache coherence widely open for future research and development. This book is a collection of all the representative approaches to software coherence maintenance including a number of related efforts in the performance evaluation field. The book presents a selection of 27 papers dealing with state-of-the-art software solutions for cache coherence maintenance in shared-memory multiprocessors. It begins with a set of four introductory readings that provides a brief overview of the cache coherence problem and introduces software solutions to the problem. The text defines and illustrates static and dynamic software schemes, techniques for modeling performance evaluation mechanisms, and performance evaluation studies. The book is intended for the experienced reader in computer engineering but possibly a novice in the topic of cache coherence. It also provides an in-depth understanding of the problem as well as a comprehensive overview for multicomputer designers, computer architects, and compiler writers. In addition, it is a software coherence reference handbook for advanced undergraduate and typical graduate students in multiprocessing and multiprogramming areas. |