I/O-oriented applications on a software distributed-shared memory system

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dc.contributor.advisorCox, Alan L.en_US
dc.creatorParker, Timothy Paulen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:28:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:28:37Zen_US
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis evaluates the use of a software distributed shared memory system, Treadmarks, as a platform for supporting an I/O-intensive application, specifically the database Postgres. Software distributed shared memory (DSM) systems allow applications to run on cheap and powerful networks of workstations without the complexity of explicit message-passing. Such systems are usually used for computationally-intensive scientific applications. I/O-intensive applications have significantly different characteristics. Despite this, Postgres needed only minimal changes to run on Treadmarks. This is partially because we wrote emulation layers for many APIs Postgres already used. We created additional support pieces for Treadmarks to handle the problems that arose because of the different application characteristics. These were divided into three areas. Some issues were related to usage of forms of communication other than shared memory, some to Treadmarks, and some to the UNIX API. We discuss and evaluate solutions to these problems.en_US
dc.format.extent36 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS COMP.SCI. 1999 PARKERen_US
dc.identifier.citationParker, Timothy Paul. "I/O-oriented applications on a software distributed-shared memory system." (1999) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17289">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17289</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17289en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectComputer scienceen_US
dc.titleI/O-oriented applications on a software distributed-shared memory systemen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentComputer Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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