Pinning objects in multi-level memory hierarchies
US10055359B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/502
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The described embodiments include a computer system having a multi-level memory hierarchy with two or more levels of memory, each level being one of two or more types of memory. The computer system handles storing objects in the multi-level memory hierarchy. During operation, a system runtime in the computer system identifies an object to be stored in the multi-level memory hierarchy. The system runtime then determines, based on one or more attributes of the object, that the object is to be pinned in a level of the multi-level memory hierarchy. The system runtime then pins the object in the level of the multi-level memory hierarchy. In the described embodiments, the pinning includes hard pinning and soft pinning, which are each associated with corresponding retention policies for pinned objects.
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