Preservation of memory associated with a hypervisor partition
US6976137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment associate a persistent indicator with allocated memory and determine whether to preserve the contents of the allocated memory during an IPL (Initial Program Load) based on the persistent indicator. If the persistent indicator associated with the memory is on, the contents of that memory are preserved, and if the persistent indicator is off, the contents of that memory are discarded.
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