8.5 - Memory Management in Multicore Systems
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Practice Questions
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What is shared memory?
💡 Hint: Think about how cores can access data.
What does the MESI protocol stand for?
💡 Hint: Recall the states used in cache coherence.
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What is the main function of cache coherence protocols?
💡 Hint: Think about why we need consistent views of data.
True or False: In a private memory system, all cores share the same memory space.
💡 Hint: Consider how data is accessed by different cores.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a scenario that illustrates failure in cache coherence when working with private memory and explain the implications.
💡 Hint: Think about race conditions in real-time systems.
Critically analyze how a lack of a robust memory consistency model can impact the execution of a multithreaded application.
💡 Hint: Focus on interactions between threads and shared data.
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