Bridging Theory and Practice in Cache Replacement

Much prior work has studied processor cache replacement policies, but a large gap remains between theory and practice. The optimal policy (MIN) requires unobtainable knowledge of the future, and prior theoretically-grounded policies use reference models that do not match real programs. Meanwhile, pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beckmann, Nathan, Sanchez, Daniel
Other Authors: Daniel Sanchez
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100465