A Primer on Memory Consistency and Cache Coherence

Author: Daniel J. Sorin
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1608455645

A Primer on Memory Consistency and Cache Coherence (Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture)

Many modern computer systems and most multicore chips (chip multiprocessors) support shared memory in hardware. Get A Primer on Memory Consistency and Cache Coherence computer books for free.
In a shared memory system, each of the processor cores may read and write to a single shared address space. For a shared memory machine, the memory consistency model defines the architecturally visible behavior of its memory system. Consistency definitions provide rules about loads and stores (or memory reads and writes) and how they act upon memory. As part of supporting a memory consistency model, many machines also provide cache coherence protocols that ensure that multiple cached copies of data are kept up-to-date. The goal of this primer is to provide readers with a basic understanding of consistency and coherence. This understanding Check A Primer on Memory Consistency and Cache Coherence our best computer books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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In a shared memory system, each of the processor cores may read and write to a single shared address space. For a shared memory machine, the memory consistency model defines the architecturally visible behavior of its memory system. Consistency definitions provide rules about loads and stores (or memory reads and writes) and how they act upon memory. As part of supporting a memory consistency model, many machines also provide cache coherence protocols that ensure that multiple cached copies of data are kept up-to-date This understanding

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