Virtual device sparing
US9201748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/815
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and techniques for virtual device sharing. A failure of one of a plurality of memory devices corresponding to a first rank in a memory system is detected. The memory system has a plurality of ranks, each rank having a plurality of memory devices used to store a cache line. A portion of the cache line corresponding to the failed memory device is stored in a memory device in a second rank in the memory system and the remaining portion of the cache line in the first rank of the memory system.
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