Distributed shared memory in a loosely coupled distributed system

Implementation experiences with a distributed shared-memory system implemented in a loosely coupled distributed system are described. The goal was to investigate the feasibility of distributed shared memory (DSM) in an operating system kernel. The organization of the DSM described resembles a cross-processor segmented paging system.<<ETX>>

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