System, method and computer program product for application-level cache-mapping awareness and reallocation
US8145870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved method, system, and computer program product that can optimize cache utilization. In one embodiment, a kernel service creates a storage map, and sending said storage map to an application. In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of the kernel service creating the storage map may further comprise the kernel service creating a cache map. In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of the kernel service creating the storage map may further comprise the kernel service creating an indication of one or more storage locations that have been allocated to store information for the application. In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of the kernel service creating the storage map may further comprise the kernel service creating the storage map in response to receiving a request for the storage map from the application.
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