Method for differential discarding of cached data in distributed storage systems
US7313654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0866
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
As part of some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method, a circuit and a system for managing data in a cache memory of a mass data storage device and/or system. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, a data portion's priority in the cache may be altered. The priority of the data portion may be altered as a function of an access parameter associated with the data portion and a fetch parameter associated with the data portion.
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