System and method for negative feedback cache data flush in primary storage systems
US10795822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/603
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and computer system for determining, by a computing device, a number of dirty pages capable of being generated per process on a backing device. It may be determined whether the number of dirty pages capable of being generated per process on the backing device exceeds a threshold set point of actual dirty pages currently generated per process on the backing device. A variable amount of time to sleep may be determined. Sleep may be executed for the variable amount of time, wherein generation of additional dirty pages is paused.
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