Methods and apparatus for improving locality of reference through memory management
US6594678B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99957
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for creating a mechanism for rearranging a plurality of objects in memory are disclosed. A frequency of accesses in memory of one or more fields associated with the plurality of objects with respect to one another during execution of a computer application are determined. A mechanism for rearranging the plurality of objects in the memory in accordance with the determined frequency of accesses in memory of data referenced by the one or more fields associated with the plurality of objects with respect to one another is then generated.
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