Jing Liu, Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau, and Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau, University of Wisconsin—Madison; Sudarsun Kannan, Rutgers University
We introduce file systems as processes (FSP), a storage architecture designed for modern ultra-fast storage devices. By building a direct-access file system as a standalone user-level process, FSP accelerates file system development velocity without compromising essential file system properties. FSP promises to deliver raw device-level performance via highly tuned inter-process communication mechanisms; FSP also ensures protection and metadata integrity by design. To study the potential advantages and disadvantages of the FSP approach, we develop DashFS, a prototype user-level file system. We discuss its architecture and show preliminary performance benefits.
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author = {Jing Liu and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau and Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau and Sudarsun Kannan},
title = {File Systems as Processes},
booktitle = {11th USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Storage and File Systems (HotStorage 19)},
year = {2019},
address = {Renton, WA},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/hotstorage19/presentation/liu},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jul
}
