Memory systems
by Bruce Jacob · first published 2008
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If you want to buy good book on the topic: "Memory Systems: Cache, DRAM, Disk" by Bruce Jacob, Spencer Ng, David Wang
on “Why Registers Are Fast and RAM Is Slow” ↗Caches and Memory Systems have to be looked at from three related perspectives viz. a) Hardware/SoC/Physical level b) OS/Compiler system software level c) Applications usage level. To that end; 1) Buy/Beg/Borrow/Steal the Curt…
on “A concrete explanation of how a cache works” ↗Related oldie and good starting point : Memory Systems: Cache, DRAM, Disk by Bruce Jacob et al.
on “Ask HN: What are some good resources for learning about low level disk/file IO?” ↗A detailed (maybe too detailed) look at the interaction between Hierarchies of Memory and CPUS. Memory Systems: Cache, Memory, Disk [ http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Systems-Cache-DRAM-Disk/dp/0123... ]
on “Feel the cache size: a definitive experiment” ↗Related oldie (but not a DS book) - Memory Systems: Cache, DRAM, Disk by Bruce Jacob et.al.
on “Ask HN: Books on designing disk-optimized data structures?” ↗