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Is Your Application Really Using Persistent Memory? Here’s How to Tell.

Is Your Application Really Using Persistent Memory? Here’s How to Tell.

Persistent memory (PMEM), especially when accessed via technologies like CXL, promises the best of both worlds: DRAM-like speed with the durability of an SSD.

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How to Confirm Virtual to Physical Memory Mappings for PMem and FSDAX Files

How to Confirm Virtual to Physical Memory Mappings for PMem and FSDAX Files

Are you curious whether your application’s memory-mapped files are really using Intel Optane Persistent Memory (PMem), Compute Express Link (CXL) Non-Volatile Memory Modules (NV-CMM), or another DAX-enabled persistent memory device?

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Unlock Your CXL Memory: How to Switch from NUMA (System-RAM) to Direct Access (DAX) Mode

Unlock Your CXL Memory: How to Switch from NUMA (System-RAM) to Direct Access (DAX) Mode

As a Linux System Administrator working with Compute Express Link (CXL) memory devices, you should be aware that as of Linux Kernel 6.

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