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Method and system for automatically distributing real memory between virtual memory page sizes

US7979668B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2008
Grant dateJul 12, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/121
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for allocating real memory to virtual memory page sizes when all real memory is in use is disclosed. In response to a page fault, a page frame for a virtual page is selected. In response to determining that said page does not represent a new page, a page is paged-in into said page frame a repaging rate for a page size of the page is modified in a repaging rates data structure.

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