NVSL Releases NOVA, a File System for Non-volatile Main Memory

NOVA is a log-structured file system designed for byte-addressable, non-volatile memories. NOVA is fully POSIX compliant so that existing applications need not be modified to run on NOVA. NOVA bypasses the block layer and OS page cache, writes to NVM directly and reduces the software overhead.

NOVA combines a novel logging scheme and journalling to provide strong consistency guarantees, good scalability, and fast recovery time. NOVA maintains a private log for each iNode, allowing for concurrent accesses, updates, and recovery from system failures.

Andiry will present NOVA at the USENIX FAST conference in February.

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