diff --git a/docs/whitepapers/Supercomputing_0_Kernel_Storage_Virtualization/README.md b/docs/whitepapers/Supercomputing_0_Kernel_Storage_Virtualization/README.md index 29d564d..6f31272 100644 --- a/docs/whitepapers/Supercomputing_0_Kernel_Storage_Virtualization/README.md +++ b/docs/whitepapers/Supercomputing_0_Kernel_Storage_Virtualization/README.md @@ -271,58 +271,109 @@ For custom or emerging RISC-V silicon targeting high-performance storage, the ar ## **References** -1. I/O Approaches in Modern Storage Systems \- CS647, accessed April 28, 2026, [https://www.csd.uoc.gr/\~hy647/lectures/09\_iopath.pdf](https://www.csd.uoc.gr/~hy647/lectures/09_iopath.pdf) -2. Rearchitecting Linux Storage Stack for µs Latency and High Throughput \- USENIX, accessed April 28, 2026, [https://www.usenix.org/system/files/osdi21-hwang.pdf](https://www.usenix.org/system/files/osdi21-hwang.pdf) -3. 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