In native Linux systems, spinlock's implementation relies on the assumption that both the
lock holder thread and lock waiter threads cannot be preempted. However, in a virtualized …

This paper addresses the problem of efficiently virtualizing NUMA architectures. The major
challenge comes from the fact that the hypervisor regularly reconfigures the placement of a …

While virtualization only introduces a small overhead on machines with few cores, this is not
the case on larger ones. Most of the overhead on the latter machines is caused by the Non …

To improve resource utilization and reduce costs many Cloud providers adopt virtual
machines (VMs) overcommitment. While effective, this strategy may lead to adverse …

The paper focuses on an under-studied yet fundamental issue on Simultaneous Multi-
Threading (SMT) processors—how to schedule I/O workloads, so as to improve I/O …

In virtualized environments, virtual CPUs (vCPUs) are commonly oversubscribed on
physical CPUs (pCPUs) to utilize CPU resources efficiently. However, excessive vCPU …

This paper explores a practical means to employ Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK), a
kernel-bypassing framework for packet processing, in resource-limited multi-tenant edge …

Nowadays, there is a shift in the deployment model of Cloud and Edge applications.
Applications are now deployed as a set of several small units communicating with each …

Consolidating multiple virtual machines into a single server has been widely adopted in
cloud computing to improve system utilization. However, the sharing of physical CPUs …

In virtualized environments, oversubscribing virtual CPUs (vCPUs) on physical CPUs
(pCPUs) is common to utilize CPU resources efficiently. Unfortunately, excessive vCPU …