DistOS 2021F 2021-09-23
Discussion questions
- What is the basic idea of distributed shared memory?
- How does distributed shared memory compare to virtual memory on a single CPU system? How about a system with many cores?
- How aware does a programmer need to be of DSM to use it? How aware to use it efficiently?
- What are the key mechanisms supporting DSM?
- How common do you think is DSM today in the cloud today? Why?