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Method of checkpointing state of virtual memory for process

US7200705B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateApr 30, 2004
Grant dateApr 3, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1438
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of a method of checkpointing a virtual memory for a process comprises: accessing a page table that correlates logical addresses for the process to physical locations; saving memory resident pages identified for the process from the page table; and saving disk swap pages identified for the process from the page table, the step of saving disk swap pages being performed after the step of saving the memory resident pages.

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