Shared memory usage tracking across multiple processes
US10606670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/657
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a host device that includes at least one processor and an associated memory. The host device is configured to implement a plurality of processes each configured to access a shared region of the memory. The host device is further configured to establish a multi-process control group for the shared region, to maintain state information for the multi-process control group, and to track usage of the shared region by the processes based at least in part on the state information. At least a subset of the processes may comprise respective containers implemented utilizing operating system level virtualization of the processor of the host device. The multi-process control group established for the shared region illustratively comprises a coarse-grained control group having a granularity greater than a single page of the shared region.
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