Catnap: A Backoff Scheme for Kernel Spinlocks in Many-Core Systems

As the number of cores equipped in a system grows, the impact of the spinlock waiting inside the operating system (OS) kernel on the performance and energy efficiency of a system worsens. In particular, it deteriorates the effectiveness of simultaneous multithreading (SMT). Because spinlocks are ind...

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Main Authors: Youngjoo Woo, Sunghun Kim, Cheolgi Kim, Euiseong Seo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8978918/