Devices and methods for managing memory buffers
US10423357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a pool buffers includes establishing a first buffer class with a first allowable number of buffers, and a first reserved number of buffers that are reserved for the first buffer class in the pool of buffers even if no Input/Output (I/O) operation is running in connection with the first buffer class. The method includes establishing a second buffer class with a second allowable number of buffers, and a second reserved number of buffers that are reserved for the second buffer class in the pool of buffers even if no I/O operation is running in connection with the second buffer class. The first buffer is enabled class to have more than the first allowable number of buffers as long as a number of buffers allocated to the second buffer class is fewer than the second allowable number of buffers.
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