An Analysis and Software Reimplementation of Intel Optane DC Memory Mode

  • Type:Bachelor Thesis
  • Date:28.06.2020
  • Supervisor:

    Prof. Dr. Frank Bellosa

    Lukas Werling

  • Graduand:Michel Max
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  • Abstract
    Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory provides high density, byte-addressable main memory with larger capacity and slightly lower bandwidth and speed than DRAM. To utilize this larger quantity of slower main memory easily, Intel’s hardware provides the so-called Memory Mode, which uses DRAM as a cache for the persistent memory. [23] [19]
    This work aims to determine the cache organization of the Memory Mode, by designing and using a series of benchmarks, and aims to reimplement a software variant of the Memory Mode through a user space library to provide a more flexible and transparent alternative to the Memory Mode.
    BibTex:
    @bachelorthesis{max20inteloptanememorymode,
    author = {Michel Max},
    title = {An Analysis and Software Reimplementation of Intel Optane DC Memory Mode},
    type = {Bachelor Thesis},
    year = 2020,
    month = jun # "28",
    school = {Operating Systems Group, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany}
    }