LocalityExplores the significance of locality in system design, discussing caching, prefetching, and data placement strategies to optimize performance.
Cache MemoryExplores cache memory design, hits, misses, and eviction policies in computer systems, emphasizing spatial and temporal locality.
Caches - PerformanceExplores cache memory performance evaluation, covering benchmarks, Amdahl's law, CPU performance, memory hierarchy, cache optimizations, and multilevel caches.
Memory Cache PrinciplesExplores memory cache principles, emphasizing spatial locality, latency impact, and cache efficiency strategies.
Virtual MemoryCovers virtual memory, program relocation, memory protection, TLB, and memory hierarchy interactions.
Direct-mapped and Annex CachesCovers direct-mapped and annex caches in computer architecture, explaining cache structure, access patterns, hit rates, and latency calculations.
Multi Masters SystemsExplores Multi Masters Systems, discussing architectures with multiple processors, shared memory, mutual exclusion, and hardware accelerators.
Rescuing Data Center ProcessorsExplores challenges and solutions for data center processors, focusing on efficiency, cache issues, branch prediction, and architectural optimizations.
Memory Consistency: Basics and ModelsExplores memory consistency in multiprocessor systems, discussing coherence, consistency models, and the trade-offs between ordering constraints and performance.