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I/O Translation Layer Technology for High-performance and Compatibility Using New Memory

뉴메모리를 이용한 고성능 및 호환성을 위한 I/O 변환 계층 기술

  • 송현섭 (홍익대학교 컴퓨터공학과) ;
  • 문영제 (홍익대학교 컴퓨터공학과) ;
  • 노삼혁 (홍익대학교 컴퓨터공학과)
  • Received : 2014.08.29
  • Accepted : 2015.01.13
  • Published : 2015.04.15
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Abstract

The rapid advancement of computing technology has triggered the need for fast data I/O processing and high-performance storage technology. Next generation memory technology, which we refer to as new memory, is anticipated to be used for high-performance storage as they have excellent characteristics as a storage device with non-volatility and latency close to DRAM. This research proposes NTL (New memory Translation layer) as a technology to make use of new memory as storage. With the addition of NTL, conventional I/O is served with existing mature disk-based file systems providing compatibility, while new memory I/O is serviced through the NTL to take advantage of the byte-addressability feature of new memory. In this paper, we describe the design of NTL and provide experiment measurement results that show that our design will bring performance benefits.

컴퓨팅 시스템이 급속도로 발전함에 따라 빠른 데이터 처리가 요구되고, 이를 위한 고성능 저장 장치 기술이 요구되고 있다. 차세대 메모리인 뉴메모리는 고성능 저장장치에 활용될 수 있는 장점을 가진다. 뉴메모리는 비휘발성을 가지고 있으며, DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory)에 가까운 접근 속도를 가지고 있어서, 업계 및 학계로 하여금 새로운 저장장치의 역할을 할 수 있을 것이라는 기대를 받고 있다. 본 연구는 뉴메모리를 저장장치로 활용하기 위한 기술로 NTL (New memory Translation Layer)을 제시한다. NTL은 기존의 디스크 파일시스템을 뉴메모리에서 사용할 수 있게 하여 높은 호환성을 제공하며, 블록 단위가 아닌 바이트 단위로 입출력 데이터를 처리하여 높은 데이터 처리량을 제공한다. 본 논문에서는 NTL의 설계에 대해 서술하며, NTL을 통해 얻는 성능 이점을 보여주기 위한 실험 결과를 제시한다.

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Supported by : 한국연구재단

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