英文版--存储系统(参考).ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6.4 Cache Memory Write back (also called copyback) updates memory only when the block is selected for replacement. The disadvantage of write through is that memory must be updated with each cache write, which slows down the access time on updates. This slowdown is usually negligible, because the majority of accesses tend to be reads, not writes. The advantage of write back is that memory traffic is minimized, but its disadvantage is that memory does not always agree with the value in cache, causing problems in systems with many concurrent users. * 6.5 Virtual Memory Cache memory enhances performance by providing faster memory access speed. Virtual memory enhances performance by providing greater memory capacity, without the expense of adding main memory. Instead, a portion of a disk drive serves as an extension of main memory. If a system uses paging, virtual memory partitions main memory into individually managed page frames, that are written (or paged) to disk when they are not immediately needed. * 6.5 Virtual Memory A physical address is the actual memory address of physical memory. Programs create virtual addresses that are mapped to physical addresses by the memory manager. Page faults occur when a logical address requires that a page be brought in from disk. Memory fragmentation occurs when the paging process results in the creation of small, unusable clusters of memory addresses. * 6.5 Virtual Memory Main memory and virtual memory are divided into equal sized pages. The entire address space required by a process need not be in memory at once. Some parts can be on disk, while others are in main memory. Further, the pages allocated to a process do not need to be stored contiguously-- either on disk or in memory. In this way, only the needed pages are in memory at any time, the unnecessary pages are in slower disk storage. * 6.5 Virtual Memory Information concerning the location