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> the shared reference analogy describes what happens in a computer. Nothing is truly parallel when accessing a shared resource. We need to take turns reading t
by nayuki 1y ago
> the shared reference analogy describes what happens in a computer. Nothing is truly parallel when accessing a shared resource. We need to take turns reading the pages. The hardware does this quickly by means of cached copies.
This exists, but it's uncommon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-ported_RAM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-ported_RAM , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-ported_video_RAM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-ported_video_RAM