Methods and apparatus for demand-based memory mirroring
US8601227B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes determining an amount of memory space in a memory device available for memory mirroring. The method further includes presenting the available memory space to an operating system. The method further includes selecting at least a portion of the amount of memory space to be used for memory mirroring with the operating system. The method further includes adding a non-selected portion of the available memory to memory space available to the operating system during operation. An associated system and machine readable medium are also disclosed.
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