Interposing Flash between Disk and DRAM to Save Energy for Streaming Workloads

Mohammed G. Khatib; Berend-Jan van der Zwaag; Pieter H. Hartel; Gerard J. M. Smit

doi:10.1109/ESTMED.2007.4375793

Interposing Flash between Disk and DRAM to Save Energy for Streaming Workloads

Mohammed G. Khatib, Berend-Jan van der Zwaag, Pieter H. Hartel, Gerard J. M. Smit

University of Twente, Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

In computer systems, the storage hierarchy, composed of a disk drive and a DRAM, is responsible for a large portion of the total energy consumed. This work studies the energy merit of interposing flash memory as a streaming buffer between the disk drive and the DRAM. Doing so, we extend the spin-off period of the disk drive and cut down on the DRAM capacity at the cost of (extra) flash. We study two different streaming applications: mobile multimedia players and media servers. Our simulated results show that for light workloads, a system with a flash as a buffer between the disk and the DRAM consumes up to 40% less energy than the same system without a flash buffer. For heavy workloads savings of at least 30% are possible. We also address the wearout of flash and present a simple solution to extend its lifetime. © 2007 IEEE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE/ACM/IFIP Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia
Subtitle of host publication	ESTIMedia 2007
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	7-12
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-1654-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ESTMED.2007.4375793
Publication status	Published - 5 Nov 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE/ACM/IFIP Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia - Salzburg, Australia Duration: 4 Oct 2007 → 5 Oct 2007

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Workshop	IEEE/ACM/IFIP Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Salzburg
Period	4/10/07 → 5/10/07

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disk drive
DRAM
saving energy

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Khatib, M. G., Zwaag, B.-J. V. D., Hartel, P. H., & Smit, G. J. M. (2007). Interposing Flash between Disk and DRAM to Save Energy for Streaming Workloads. In Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE/ACM/IFIP Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia: ESTIMedia 2007 (pp. 7-12). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESTMED.2007.4375793

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Khatib, MG, Zwaag, B-JVD, Hartel, PH & Smit, GJM 2007, Interposing Flash between Disk and DRAM to Save Energy for Streaming Workloads. in Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE/ACM/IFIP Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia: ESTIMedia 2007. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 7-12, IEEE/ACM/IFIP Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia, Salzburg, Australia, 4/10/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESTMED.2007.4375793

Interposing Flash between Disk and DRAM to Save Energy for Streaming Workloads. / Khatib, Mohammed G.; Zwaag, Berend-Jan van der; Hartel, Pieter H. et al.
Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE/ACM/IFIP Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia: ESTIMedia 2007. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007. p. 7-12.

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