At Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:13:57 +0200, "mayur...@kathe.in" <mayur...@kathe.in> wrote: Subject: requesting support for persistent memory > > i noticed; https://pmem.io/ > > they are supporting windows and linux using some 'dax' (direct-access) > technology. would netbsd experts too work towards bringing-in support > for persistent memory? i believe it could pave the way for a new > breed of applications since it's a whole new programming paradigm.
Heh. Kind of hokey looking.
Though I agree it is time to stop viewing data through the eye of a
needle all the time and instead be able to just address it like memory.
However this PMEM thing sure as heck isn't Multics-like enough for me to
consider it.
I think things like NVDIMMs, etc., should be used as performance
enhancements for a more orthogonal single-level storage model, not as an
alternative storage device.
I also really don't see the point of trying to bolt such APIs onto
POSIX-like operating systems -- much smarter to build an underlying OS
with single-level storage and then bolt POSIX compatibility onto that
(which is incredibly easy to do by comparison).
In fact that's exactly what I want to do.
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