Cache coloring
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cache-coloring-284-13082833
title:
Cache coloring
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In computer science, cache coloring is the process of attempting to allocate free pages that are contiguous from the CPU cache's point of view, in order to maximize the total number of pages cached by the processor. Cache coloring is typically employed by low-level dynamic memory allocation code in the operating system, when mapping virtual memory to physical memory. A virtual memory subsystem that lacks cache coloring is less deterministic with regards to cache performance, as differences in pa
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Technique for increasing efficiency in computer memory allocation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_coloring
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2023-07-28T20:50:46Z
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