Application-reserved cache for direct I/O
US9411725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5014
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described are embodiments of mediums, methods, and systems for application-reserved use of cache for direct I/O. A method for using application-reserved cache may include reserving, by one of a plurality of cores of a processor, use of a first portion of one of a plurality of levels of cache for an application executed by the one of the plurality of cores, and transferring, by the one of the plurality of cores, data associated with the application from an input/output (I/O) device of a computing device directly to the first portion of the one of the plurality of levels of the cache. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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