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Readings

Distributed Shared Memory

Jelica Protic et al., "Distributed Shared Memory: Concepts and Systems" (1996)
Kai Li, "Shared virtual memory on loosely coupled multiprocessors" (1986) (OPTIONAL)

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?

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