An Input/Output Architecture for Virtual Memory Computer Systems
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MIT-LCS-TR-117.pdf
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6.37 MB
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Author(s)
Clark, David D
Advisor(s)
Saltzer, Jerome H.
Date Issued
January 1974
Series/Report no.
MIT-LCS-TR-117
MAC-TR-117
Abstract
In many large systems today, input/output is not performed directly by the user, but is done interpretively by the system for him, which causes additional overhead and also restricts the user to whatever algorithms the system has implemented. Many causes contribute to this involvement of the system in user input/output, including the need to enforce protection requirements, the inability to provide adequate response to control signals from devices, and the difficulty of running devices in a virtual environment, especially a virtual memory.
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