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by Vincent, Kwan Chi Wai. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-127). / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.ii / List of Tables --- p.vii / List of Figures --- p.viii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- I/O System --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Disk Cache --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Dissertation Outline --- p.5 / Chapter 2 --- Related Work --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Prefetching --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- Cache Partitioning --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Hardware Assisted Mechanism --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Software Assisted Mechanism --- p.10 / Chapter 2.3 --- Replacement Policy --- p.12 / Chapter 2.4 --- Caching Write Operation --- p.13 / Chapter 2.5 --- Others --- p.14 / Chapter 2.6 --- Summary --- p.15 / Chapter 3 --- Methodology and Models --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1 --- Performance Measurement --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Partial Hit --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Time Model --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2 --- Terminology --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Transfer Block --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Multiple-sector Request --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- "Dynamic Block, Heading Sectors and Content Sectors" --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Heading Reuse and Non-heading Reuse --- p.22 / Chapter 3.3 --- New Models --- p.23 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Unified Cache with Always Prefetch --- p.24 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Partitioned Cache: Branch Target Cache and Prefetch Buffer --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- BTC + PB with Alternative Storing Sector Technique --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- BTC + PB with ASST Applying to Dynamic Block --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- BTC + PB with Storing Enough Head Technique --- p.35 / Chapter 3.4 --- Impact of Block Size --- p.38 / Chapter 4 --- Trace Driven Simulation --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- Simulation Environment --- p.41 / Chapter 4.2 --- Two Kinds Of Disk --- p.43 / Chapter 4.3 --- Control Models --- p.43 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Model 1: No Cache --- p.43 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Model 2: Unified Cache without Prefetch --- p.44 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Model 3: Unified Cache with Prefetch on Miss --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4 --- Two Comparison Standards --- p.45 / Chapter 4.5 --- Trace Properties --- p.46 / Chapter 5 --- Performance Evaluation of Common Disk --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1 --- The Effect Of Cache Size --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Trends of Absolute Reduction in Time --- p.55 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Trends of Relative Reduction in Time --- p.55 / Chapter 5.2 --- The Effect Of Block Size --- p.68 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Trends of Absolute Reduction in Time --- p.68 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Trends of Relative Reduction in Time --- p.73 / Chapter 5.3 --- The Effect Of Set Associativity --- p.77 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Trends of Absolute Reduction in Time --- p.77 / Chapter 5.4 --- The Effect Of Start-up Time C1 --- p.79 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Trends of Absolute Reduction in Time --- p.80 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Trends of Relative Reduction in Time --- p.80 / Chapter 5.5 --- The Effect Of Transfer Time C2 --- p.83 / Chapter 5.5.1 --- Trends of Absolute Reduction in Time --- p.83 / Chapter 5.5.2 --- Trends of Relative Reduction in Time --- p.83 / Chapter 5.5.3 --- Impact of C2=0.5 on Cache Size --- p.86 / Chapter 5.5.4 --- Impact of C2=0.5 on Block Size --- p.87 / Chapter 5.6 --- The Effect Of Prefetch Buffer Size --- p.90 / Chapter 5.7 --- Others --- p.93 / Chapter 5.7.1 --- In The Case of Very Small Cache with Large Block Size --- p.93 / Chapter 5.7.2 --- Comparing Performance of Model 6 and Model 7 --- p.94 / Chapter 5.8 --- Conclusion --- p.95 / Chapter 5.8.1 --- The Number of Actual Sectors Transferred between Disk and Cache . --- p.95 / Chapter 5.8.2 --- The Efficiency of Our Models on Common Disk --- p.96 / Chapter 6 --- Performance Evaluation of High Performance Disk --- p.98 / Chapter 6.1 --- Difference Between Common Disk And High Performance Disk --- p.98 / Chapter 6.2 --- The Effect Of Cache Size --- p.99 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Trends of Absolute Reduction in Time --- p.99 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Trends of Relative Reduction in Time --- p.99 / Chapter 6.3 --- The Effect Of Block Size --- p.103 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Trends of Absolute Reduction in Time --- p.105 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Trends of Relative Reduction in Time --- p.105 / Chapter 6.4 --- The Effect Of Start-up Time C1 --- p.110 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Trends of Relative Reduction in Time --- p.110 / Chapter 6.5 --- The Effect Of Transfer Time C2 --- p.110 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Trends of Relative Reduction in Time --- p.112 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Impact of C2=0.5 on Cache Size --- p.112 / Chapter 6.5.3 --- Impact of C2=0.5 on Block Size --- p.116 / Chapter 6.6 --- Conclusion --- p.117 / Chapter 7 --- Conclusions and Future Work --- p.119 / Chapter 7.1 --- Conclusions --- p.119 / Chapter 7.2 --- Future Work --- p.122 / Bibliography --- p.123

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. Directed by Ken MacKenzie. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-146).

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