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Computer buffer holding data to be written
A write buffer is a type of data buffer that can be used to hold data being written from the cache to main memory or to the next cache in the memory hierarchy to improve performance and reduce latency. It is used in certain CPU cache architectures like Intel's x86 and AMD64. In multi-core systems, write buffers destroy sequential consistency. Some software disciplines, like C11's data-race-freedom, are sufficient to regain a sequentially consistent view of memory. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Write bufferA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Selective Power-Loss-Protection Method for Write Buffer in ZNS SSDsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: HackingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Performance Trade-Offs in Using NVRAM Write Buffer for Flash Memory-Based Storage DevicesCited 122 times
- Go sideways: Cache (computing)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: CPU cacheA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Performance Trade-Offs in Using NVRAM Write Buffer for Flash Memory-Based Storage Devices
An adaptive write buffer management scheme for flash-based SSDs
Reducing Flash Memory Write Traffic by Exploiting a Few MBs of Capacitor-Powered Write Buffer Inside Solid-State Drives (SSDs)
CLOCK-DNV: a write buffer algorithm for flash storage devices of consumer electronics
Specifying memory consistency of write buffer multiprocessors
Write-aware buffer management policy for performance and durability enhancement in NAND flash memory
Cooperating Virtual Memory and Write Buffer Management for Flash-Based Storage Systems
BPCLC: An Efficient Write Buffer Management Scheme for Flash-Based Solid State Disks
🆕 Influential since 2022
Selective Power-Loss-Protection Method for Write Buffer in ZNS SSDs
An efficient NoC router by optimal management of buffer read and write mechanism
Using a random forest to predict quantized reuse distance in an SSD write buffer
Analyzing Data Access Characteristics of AIoT Workloads for Efficient Write Buffer Management
MCB: a multidevice cooperative buffer management strategy for boosting the write performance of the SSD-SMR hybrid storage
📚 Books worth reading
HackingJon Erickson, Jon Erickson · 2003
Linux System ProgrammingRobert Love · 2007
PHP for the World Wide WebLarry Ullman · 2001
A primer on memory consistency and cache coherenceDaniel J. Sorin · 2011
The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983
Why programs failAndreas Zeller · 2005
Christ in type and prophecyAnthony John Maas · 1893
Real World HaskellBryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen · 2008
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