Method for transferring data from a host computer to a storage media using selectable caching strategies
US6412045B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0866
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed which enables a host computer to adjust the caching strategy used for writing its write request data to storage media during execution of various software applications. The method includes the step of generating a caching-flushing parameter in the host computer. The cache flushing parameter is then transferred from the host computer to a controller which has a cache memory. Thereafter, a quantity of write request data is written from the cache memory to a storage medium in accordance with the cache-flushing parameter.
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