作者: S. Kaxiras
关键词: Workstation 、 Scalability 、 Computer science 、 Application software 、 Distributed computing 、 Scalable Coherent Interface 、 Cache coherence 、 Parallel computing 、 Concurrent computing
摘要: To expand the Scalable Coherent Interface's (SCI) capabilities so it can be used to efficiently handle sharing in systems of hundreds or even thousands processors, SCI working group is developing Kiloprocessor Extensions SCI. We describe proposed GLOW and STEM kiloprocessor extensions These two sets provide with scalable reads writes widely-shared data. This kind datum represents one main obstacles scalability for many cache coherence protocols. The are intended complex networks interconnected rings, (e.g., large workstations). based on building k-ary trees that map well underlying topology. In contrast where not applicable topologies centralized switches). defines algorithms build maintain binary trees. show latencies grow only logarithmically number nodes sharing, linearly, therefore validating as a good solution efficient wide Previous work showed same STEM.