Garbage collection with memory quick release
US8452938B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Memory management includes identifying a region of virtual memory to be reclaimed, the region including at an object that is currently located at an original virtual memory location, and the region being supported by at least a portion of a memory resource; relocating the object from the original virtual memory location to a target virtual memory location; remapping one or more references to the object to the target virtual memory location; and releasing the portion of the memory resource prior to or contemporaneously with remapping the one or more references to the target location.
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