Space management in compressed main memory
US6804754B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/401
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Memory is managed by controlling the expansion of memory contents, especially in those computing environments in which the memory contents are compressed. Control is provided by imposing some restrictions to memory references outside a specified subset of the memory contents, and by controlling the transfer of items into the subset. In one example, the transfer of items into the subset is based on a function of parameters, including an estimate of the amount of free space in the memory.
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