Abstract
Split-phase style transactions separate issuing a request and receiving the result of an operation in different threads. We apply this style to system call mechanism so that a system call is split into several threads in order to cut off the mode changes from system call execution inside the kernel. This style of system call mechanism improves throughput, and is also useful in enhancing locality of reference. In this paper, we call this mechanism as Wrapped System Call (WSC) mechanism, and we evaluate the effectiveness of WSC on commodity processors. WSC mechanism can be effective even on commodity platforms which do not have explicit multithread support. We evaluate WSC mechanism based on a performance evaluation model by using a simplified benchmark. We also apply WSC mechanism to variants of cp program to observe the effect on the enhancement of locality of reference. When we apply WSC mechanism to cp program, the combination of our split-phase style system calls and our scheduling mechanism is effective in improving throughput by reducing mode changes and exploiting locality of reference.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Software and Data Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICSOFT 2006, Revised Selected Papers |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 242-253 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Volume | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783540706199 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 1st International Conference on Software and Data Technologies, ICSOFT 2006 - Setubal, Portugal Duration: Sep 11 2006 → Sep 14 2006 |
Publication series
| Name | Communications in Computer and Information Science |
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| Volume | 10 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1865-0929 |
Other
| Other | 1st International Conference on Software and Data Technologies, ICSOFT 2006 |
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| Country | Portugal |
| City | Setubal |
| Period | 9/11/06 → 9/14/06 |
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Keywords
- Locality of reference
- Mode change
- System call
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science(all)
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Impact of wrapped system call mechanism on commodity processors. / Yamada, Satoshi; Kusakabe, Shigeru; Taniguchi, Hideo.
Software and Data Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICSOFT 2006, Revised Selected Papers. Vol. 10 Springer Verlag, 2008. p. 242-253 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 10).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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