Symbiosis: The Art of Application and Kernel Cache Cooperation - FAST '24

Symbiosis: The Art of Application and Kernel Cache Cooperation - FAST '24

Explore a groundbreaking framework for key-value storage systems in this 20-minute conference talk from FAST '24. Discover how Symbiosis dynamically configures application and kernel cache sizes to enhance performance. Learn about its integration into three production systems: LevelDB, WiredTiger, and RocksDB. Examine the results of experiments conducted on various read-heavy workloads and environments, showcasing Symbiosis' ability to improve performance by an average of 1.5 times and up to 5 times in optimal scenarios compared to static configurations. Gain insights into the framework's effectiveness across a wide range of synthetic and real-world workloads.