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Memory allocation using a memory address pool

US7171530B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 2006
Grant dateJan 30, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/023
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system maintains a first counter value that indicates a number of times memory addresses in a memory address pool have been replenished. The system further maintains a second counter value that indicates a number of times a circular buffer has been filled with memory addresses retrieved from the memory address pool. The system ages memory addresses allocated to memory write requests based on the first and second counter values.

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