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In the Multi-threaded (MT) architecture, what is the primary difference compared to the Multi-process (MP) architecture?
In the Multi-threaded (MT) architecture, what is the primary difference compared to the Multi-process (MP) architecture?
What is a key advantage of the Multi-threaded (MT) model?
What is a key advantage of the Multi-threaded (MT) model?
Why is synchronization necessary in the Multi-threaded (MT) architecture?
Why is synchronization necessary in the Multi-threaded (MT) architecture?
What type of support does the Multi-threaded (MT) model require from the operating system?
What type of support does the Multi-threaded (MT) model require from the operating system?
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How does the Multi-threaded (MT) architecture handle I/O operations compared to the Multi-process (MP) model?
How does the Multi-threaded (MT) architecture handle I/O operations compared to the Multi-process (MP) model?
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What makes it more challenging to perform optimizations relying on global information in the Multi-threaded (MT) architecture compared to Multi-process (MP)?
What makes it more challenging to perform optimizations relying on global information in the Multi-threaded (MT) architecture compared to Multi-process (MP)?
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What is a problem associated with SPED servers as mentioned in the text?
What is a problem associated with SPED servers as mentioned in the text?
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What behavior is observed in certain operating systems when non-blocking read operations are performed on disk files?
What behavior is observed in certain operating systems when non-blocking read operations are performed on disk files?
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Why is it challenging to simultaneously check for network and disk I/O events efficiently in many UNIX systems?
Why is it challenging to simultaneously check for network and disk I/O events efficiently in many UNIX systems?
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What can be a consequence of performing open and stat operations on file descriptors in certain cases?
What can be a consequence of performing open and stat operations on file descriptors in certain cases?
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Why do existing SPED servers avoid using special asynchronous disk interfaces as per the text?
Why do existing SPED servers avoid using special asynchronous disk interfaces as per the text?
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Which aspect makes it particularly difficult to achieve efficient completion checks for network and disk I/O events as discussed in the text?
Which aspect makes it particularly difficult to achieve efficient completion checks for network and disk I/O events as discussed in the text?
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What is one advantage of the Owlnet trace dataset size compared to the CS trace dataset size?
What is one advantage of the Owlnet trace dataset size compared to the CS trace dataset size?
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Which trace shows Flash-SPED’s relative performance as much better?
Which trace shows Flash-SPED’s relative performance as much better?
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Why does MP perform well on the CS trace?
Why does MP perform well on the CS trace?
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What was the purpose of truncating the access logs from Rice’s ECE departmental Web server in the experiments?
What was the purpose of truncating the access logs from Rice’s ECE departmental Web server in the experiments?
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How many client machines were used in both experiments to generate the workload?
How many client machines were used in both experiments to generate the workload?
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What was measured as the performance metric in Figures 9 and 10 for the various servers under real workload and various dataset sizes?
What was measured as the performance metric in Figures 9 and 10 for the various servers under real workload and various dataset sizes?
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What is the main advantage of the AMPED architecture helper processes?
What is the main advantage of the AMPED architecture helper processes?
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How does the MP model differ from the AMPED architecture in terms of disk utilization?
How does the MP model differ from the AMPED architecture in terms of disk utilization?
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What limitation does the SPED architecture face in terms of disk requests?
What limitation does the SPED architecture face in terms of disk requests?
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In the context of disk requests, how does the AMPED architecture compare to the MP/MT models?
In the context of disk requests, how does the AMPED architecture compare to the MP/MT models?
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What is a distinguishing feature of the MP model in comparison to other architectures?
What is a distinguishing feature of the MP model in comparison to other architectures?
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How does the server architecture impact Web server optimizations and features?
How does the server architecture impact Web server optimizations and features?
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What is the primary impact of not implementing caching optimizations in Flash performance?
What is the primary impact of not implementing caching optimizations in Flash performance?
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Which caching optimization provides the largest benefit to server throughput for cached content, according to the text?
Which caching optimization provides the largest benefit to server throughput for cached content, according to the text?
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How does the performance breakdown graph (Figure 11) help understand the impact of caching optimizations on Flash's performance?
How does the performance breakdown graph (Figure 11) help understand the impact of caching optimizations on Flash's performance?
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In what scenario would the impact be strongest according to the text?
In what scenario would the impact be strongest according to the text?
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Which combination of caching optimizations is likely to provide the highest server throughput for cached content based on the text?
Which combination of caching optimizations is likely to provide the highest server throughput for cached content based on the text?
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What is the impact of a large number of connections on the performance of SPED and AMPED architectures?
What is the impact of a large number of connections on the performance of SPED and AMPED architectures?
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How does the MP model differ from the MT architecture in terms of performance decline with increasing concurrent connections?
How does the MP model differ from the MT architecture in terms of performance decline with increasing concurrent connections?
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What is one of the reasons for the decline in performance observed in the MP model as the number of concurrent connections increases?
What is one of the reasons for the decline in performance observed in the MP model as the number of concurrent connections increases?
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Which research examined Web server optimizations by evaluating different architectures on UNIX systems and Windows NT using the WebStone benchmark?
Which research examined Web server optimizations by evaluating different architectures on UNIX systems and Windows NT using the WebStone benchmark?
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What is one aspect that researchers have analyzed regarding HTTP request serving processing costs to propose improvements?
What is one aspect that researchers have analyzed regarding HTTP request serving processing costs to propose improvements?
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Which method does the Flash server use to adapt to changes in memory availability for the file cache?
Which method does the Flash server use to adapt to changes in memory availability for the file cache?
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What is the purpose of using performance counters in the Flash server architecture?
What is the purpose of using performance counters in the Flash server architecture?
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How many different versions of the Flash server were built in the comparative performance evaluation section?
How many different versions of the Flash server were built in the comparative performance evaluation section?
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Which architectures were developed based on the Flash code base for comparison in performance results?
Which architectures were developed based on the Flash code base for comparison in performance results?
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What was the key focus of the performance impact quantification results presented in the text?
What was the key focus of the performance impact quantification results presented in the text?
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In the context of disk utilization, what distinguishes the AMPED architecture from the MP/MT models?
In the context of disk utilization, what distinguishes the AMPED architecture from the MP/MT models?
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What is a key factor that limits the SPED architecture's ability to benefit from multiple disks or disk head scheduling?
What is a key factor that limits the SPED architecture's ability to benefit from multiple disks or disk head scheduling?
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What characteristic of the helper processes in the AMPED architecture makes them unique compared to processes in the MP and MT models?
What characteristic of the helper processes in the AMPED architecture makes them unique compared to processes in the MP and MT models?
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Why does the SPED architecture face challenges in benefiting from multiple disks or disk head scheduling?
Why does the SPED architecture face challenges in benefiting from multiple disks or disk head scheduling?
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What distinguishes the cost of concurrent disk operations in the AMPED architecture from that in the MP model?
What distinguishes the cost of concurrent disk operations in the AMPED architecture from that in the MP model?
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Study Notes
Web Server Architectures
- The Multi-Process (MP) model uses multiple processes, each handling a single HTTP request, and requires synchronization to handle the processing of different HTTP requests.
- The Multi-Threaded (MT) model uses multiple threads within a single address space, with each thread handling a single HTTP request, and requires thread synchronization to access shared data.
- The AMPED (Asynchronous Model for Processing and Execution of Dynamic requests) model uses a single non-blocking server process assisted by helper processes, which have small application-level memory demands and are needed only per concurrent disk operation.
Disk Utilization
- The MP and MT models can generate one disk request per process/thread, while the AMPED model can generate one request per helper.
- The SPED (Single Process, Event-Driven) model can only generate one disk request at a time and cannot benefit from multiple disks or disk head scheduling.
Performance Evaluation
- The Flash web server implements the AMPED architecture and uses a single non-blocking server process assisted by helper processes.
- The MP model incurs the cost of a separate process per concurrently served HTTP request, which has substantial memory and kernel overheads.
- The MT model requires that the operating system provides support for kernel threads, and the threads must use some form of synchronization to control access to shared data.
Optimizations and Features
- The server architecture impacts the feasibility and profitability of certain types of Web server optimizations and features.
- The tradeoffs necessary in the various architectures are compared from a qualitative standpoint.
- The Flash web server uses caching optimizations, including pathname translation caching, mapped file caching, and response header caching, which have a significant impact on server throughput for cached content.
Experimental Results
- The experimental results show that the AMPED model outperforms the MP and MT models in terms of bandwidth and concurrent connections.
- The Flash server's performance is affected by the number of concurrent connections, with a significant decline in performance as the number of concurrent connections increases.
- The results also show that the caching optimizations have a significant impact on server throughput for cached content.
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Learn about the differences between AMPED and MP models in server performance, including the overhead involved, memory demands, and disk utilization. Discover how these models impact the handling of concurrent disk operations in servers.