Memory piece categorization
US8271550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/023
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory management system for managing memory of a processing device and a corresponding method thereof. The system comprises a memory manager and a garbage collector. The memory manager is configured to allocate memory after dividing discrete units of memory into smaller units. The garbage collector is configured to organize a memory availability collection of free units of memory in the memory manager. The collection is ordered based on at least one of the amount of each of the discrete units available and the allocation age of the discrete units.
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