Memory page location control for multiple memory-multiple processor system
US5860116A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/122
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling the location of pages in a system having multiple processors and multiple main memory. Local and remote accesses to main memory are monitored and when remote accesses exceed local accesses in a predefined period, steps to alleviate the volume of remote accesses are undertaken. The steps may result in the relocation of a memory page, replication of a memory page (for read only pages) and relocation of a process.
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