CXL and the Art of Hierarchical Memories: Their Management and Use

Explore a 42-minute technical presentation from the Storage Developer Conference 2023 that delves into the evolution and management of hierarchical memory systems with CXL technology. Learn about the shift from traditional fixed-size, monolithic memory to modern multi-layered memory architectures, including CXL-attached and persistent memory solutions. Gain insights into comparing different memory tiers, both internal and remotely attached, while understanding their distinct characteristics like latency and persistence. Discover application-specific memory concepts, available tiering libraries, and various implementation schemes for multi-layered memory systems. Master the techniques for managing memory hierarchies and optimizing access patterns through application modeling. Presented by Andy Banta from Magnition IO and Kin-Yip Liu from Advanced Micro Devices Inc., acquire essential knowledge about hierarchical memory system construction, programming strategies, and optimization techniques for maximum performance and efficiency.