Working sets compared

NB: This graph is wrong – read more here

This shows the ‘lifetime curve’ of Xterm using a time based \theta for determining the working set (ie having a working set of variable size based on recency of access) and a fixed-sized working set.

The y-axis measures the average number of instructions executed between faults.

Working set sizes for Xterm

Author: Adrian McMenamin

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