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Efficiency in a memory management system

US7003646B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateMar 27, 2002
Grant dateFeb 21, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/401
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for optimizing performance in a memory system, a data structure configured to provide at least one free block of memory is received in the memory system. At least one bucket of memory is released in a swap device of the memory system corresponding to at least one free block of memory provided by the data structure.

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