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Operating Systems CMPSC 473

Operating Systems CMPSC 473. Virtual Memory Management (3) November 16 2010 – Lecture 20 Instructor: Bhuvan Urgaonkar. Exam 1 grades. Demand Paging Example. Memory access time = 200 nanoseconds Average page-fault service time = 8 milliseconds EAT = (1 – p) x 200 + p (8 milliseconds)

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Operating Systems CMPSC 473

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  1. Operating SystemsCMPSC 473 Virtual Memory Management (3) November 16 2010 – Lecture 20 Instructor: Bhuvan Urgaonkar

  2. Exam 1 grades

  3. Demand Paging Example • Memory access time = 200 nanoseconds • Average page-fault service time = 8 milliseconds • EAT = (1 – p) x 200 + p (8 milliseconds) = (1 – p x 200 + p x 8,000,000 = 200 + p x 7,999,800 • If one access out of 1,000 causes a page fault, then EAT = 8.2 microseconds. This is a slowdown by a factor of 40!!

  4. What happens if there is no free frame? • Page replacement – find some page in memory, but not really in use, swap it out • algorithm • performance – want an algorithm which will result in minimum number of page faults • Same page may be brought into memory several times

  5. Page Replacement • Prevent over-allocation of memory by modifying page-fault service routine to include page replacement • Use modify (dirty) bitto reduce overhead of page transfers – only modified pages are written to disk • Page replacement completes separation between logical memory and physical memory – large virtual memory can be provided on a smaller physical memory

  6. Need For Page Replacement OS

  7. Basic Page Replacement 1. Find the location of the desired page on disk 2. Find a free frame: - If there is a free frame, use it - If there is no free frame, use a page replacement algorithm to select a victim frame 3. Bring the desired page into the (newly) free frame; update the page and frame tables 4. Restart the process

  8. Page Replacement

  9. Page Replacement Algorithms • Want lowest page-fault rate • Evaluate algorithm by running it on a particular string of memory references (reference string) and computing the number of page faults on that string • In all our examples, the reference string is 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  10. Graph of Page Faults Versus The Number of Frames

  11. First-In-First-Out (FIFO) Algorithm • Reference string: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 • 3 frames (3 pages can be in memory at a time per process) • 4 frames • Belady’s Anomaly: more frames cause more page faults!!! 1 1 4 5 2 2 1 3 9 page faults 3 3 2 4 1 1 5 4 2 2 1 10 page faults 5 3 3 2 4 4 3

  12. FIFO Page Replacement

  13. FIFO Illustrating Belady’s Anomaly

  14. Optimal Algorithm • Replace page that will not be used for longest period of time • 4 frames example 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 • How do you know this? • Used for measuring how well your algorithm performs 1 4 2 6 page faults 3 4 5

  15. Optimal Page Replacement

  16. Least Recently Used (LRU) Algorithm • Reference string: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 • Counter implementation • Every page entry has a counter; every time page is referenced through this entry, copy the clock into the counter • When a page needs to be changed, look at the counters to determine which are to change 1 1 1 5 1 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 4 5 3 3 4 3 4

  17. LRU Page Replacement

  18. LRU Algorithm (Cont.) • Could keep pages in order • Priority queue: • Update = O(log n), eviction = O(log n) • Optimize for common case • Common case: hits, not misses! • Hash table • Update = O(1), eviction = O(n)

  19. Cost of Maintaining Exact LRU • Hash tables: too expensive • On every reference: • Compute hash of page address • Update time stamp • Unfortunately: 10x - 100x more expensive!

  20. Cost of Maintaining Exact LRU • Alternative: doubly-linked lists • Move items to front when referened • LRU items at end of list • Still too expensive • 4-6 pointer updates per reference • Can we do better?

  21. LRU Approximation Algorithms: Hardware Support • Reference bit • With each page associate a bit, initially = 0 • When page is referenced bit set to 1 • Replace the one which is 0 (if one exists) • We do not know the order, however • Second chance • Need reference bit • Clock replacement • If page to be replaced (in clock order) has reference bit = 1 then: • set reference bit 0 • leave page in memory • replace next page (in clock order), subject to same rules

  22. Hardware Support • Maintain reference bits for every page • On each access, set reference bit to 1 • Page replacement algorithm periodically resets reference bits B 0 C 0 A 0 A, B, C, B, C, C, D Reset reference bits

  23. Hardware Support • Maintain reference bits for every page • On each access, set reference bit to 1 • Page replacement algorithm periodically resets reference bits B 1 C 0 A 0 A, B, C, B, C, C, D

  24. Hardware Support • Maintain reference bits for every page • On each access, set reference bit to 1 • Page replacement algorithm periodically resets reference bits B 1 C 1 A 0 A, B, C, B, C, C, D

  25. Hardware Support • Maintain reference bits for every page • On each access, set reference bit to 1 • Page replacement algorithm periodically resets reference bits B 1 C 1 A 0 A, B, C, B, C, C, D

  26. Hardware Support • Maintain reference bits for every page • On each access, set reference bit to 1 • Page replacement algorithm periodically resets reference bits • Evict page with reference bit = 0 B 1 C 1 D 1 A, B, C, B, C, C, D Cost per miss = O(n)

  27. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 1 A 1 C 1 D 1 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  28. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 1 A 1 C 1 D 1 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  29. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 1 A 1 C 1 D 1 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  30. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 1 A 0 C 1 D 1 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  31. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 1 A 0 C 1 D 1 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  32. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 0 A 0 C 1 D 1 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  33. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 0 A 0 C 1 D 1 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  34. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 0 A 0 C 0 D 0 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  35. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame B 0 E 1 C 0 D 0 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  36. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame F 1 E 0 C 0 D 0 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  37. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame F 0 E 0 C 1 D 0 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  38. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame F 0 E 0 C 0 D 0 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  39. The Clock Algorithm • Variant of FIFO and LRU • Keep frames in circle • On page fault, OS: • Checks reference bit of next frame • If bit = 0, replace page, set bit to 1 • If bit = 1, set bit to 0, advance pointer to next frame F 0 E 0 C 0 G 1 A, B, C, D, B, C, E, F, C, G

  40. Segmented Queue • Real systems: segment queue into two parts • Approximate for frequently-referenced pages • E.g., first 1/3 page frames - fast • Exact LRU for infrequently-referenced pages • How do we move between segments?

  41. Counting Algorithms • Keep a counter of the number of references that have been made to each page • LFU Algorithm: replaces page with smallest count • MFU Algorithm: based on the argument that the page with the smallest count was probably just brought in and has yet to be used

  42. Fixed Allocation • Equal allocation – For example, if there are 100 frames and 5 processes, give each process 20 frames. • Proportional allocation – Allocate according to the size of process

  43. Priority Allocation • Use a proportional allocation scheme using priorities rather than size • If process Pi generates a page fault, • select for replacement one of its frames • select for replacement a frame from a process with lower priority number

  44. Global vs. Local Allocation • Global replacement – process selects a replacement frame from the set of all frames; one process can take a frame from another • Local replacement – each process selects from only its own set of allocated frames

  45. Thrashing • If a process does not have “enough” pages, the page-fault rate is very high. This leads to: • low CPU utilization • operating system thinks that it needs to increase the degree of multiprogramming • another process added to the system • Thrashing: a process is busy swapping pages in and out

  46. Thrashing (Cont.)

  47. Demand Paging and Thrashing • Why does demand paging work?Locality model • Process migrates from one locality to another • Localities may overlap • Why does thrashing occur? size of locality > total memory size

  48. Locality In A Memory-Reference Pattern

  49. Working-set model

  50. Keeping Track of the Working Set • Approximate with interval timer + a reference bit • Example: ∆ = 10,000 • Timer interrupts after every 5000 time units • Keep in memory 2 bits for each page • Whenever a timer interrupts copy and sets the values of all reference bits to 0 • If one of the bits in memory = 1 => page in working set • Why is this not completely accurate? • Improvement = 10 bits and interrupt every 1000 time units

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