Apparatus and system for dynamically allocating main memory among a plurality of applications
US7487320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/502
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and system are disclosed for dynamically allocating main memory among applications. The apparatus includes a cache memory module configured to maintain a first list and a second list, each list having a plurality of pages, and a resize module configured to resize the cache by adaptively selecting the first or second list and subtracting pages from or adding pages to the selected list. The system includes the apparatus and a cache replacement module configured to adaptively distribute a workload between the first list and the second list.
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