Buffer Manager Viewer

This visualization tool is intended to help understand the Buffer Manager. It is executed against a previously generated trace, and can be run independently of Minibase proper. The number of buffer frames can be set, and the contents of the buffer pool are displayed, along with relevant information such as pin counts and dirty status. Statisics such as the hit ratio are also shown. Interesting exercises include running traces that reflect different replacement policies and access patterns, and devising traces that illustrate interesting situations (e.g., sequential flooding of the buffer pool).

The tool can be executed using the command bmview. Examples are included in the directory vis2/bmtool/exercises.

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