LogTM-SE: Decoupling Hardware Transactional Memory from Caches

• Published in: 2007 IEEE 13th International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture pp. 261 - 272
• Main Authors: Yen, L., Bobba, J., Marty, M.R., Moore, K.E., Volos, H., Hill, M.D., Swift, M.M., Wood, D.A.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.01.2007
• Subjects: Acceleration; Broadcasting; Decoding; Hardware; Memory management; Operating systems; Programming profession; Protocols; Yarn

This paper proposes a hardware transactional memory (HTM) system called LogTM Signature Edition (LogTM-SE). LogTM-SE uses signatures to summarize a transactions read-and write-sets and detects conflicts on coherence requests (eager conflict detection). Transactions update memory "in place"...