Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Hierarchical memories
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-01
2006-08-01
Sparks, Donald (Department: 2185)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Hierarchical memories
C711S133000, C711S136000, C711S158000, C711S160000, C711S113000, C711S118000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07085895
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, system, and method is provided for flushing data from a cache to secondary storage. The apparatus, system, and method identifies predefined high priority cache structures and predefined low priority cache structures. The apparatus, system, and method selectively flushes low priority cache structures according to a first scheme when the cache is under a demand load and according to a second scheme when the cache is under substantially no demand load. The first scheme is defined to flush low priority cache structures as efficiently as possible and the second scheme is defined to flush low priority cache structures in a less efficient manner.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5394531 (1995-02-01), Smith
patent: 5566315 (1996-10-01), Milillo et al.
patent: 5895488 (1999-04-01), Loechel
patent: 5907672 (1999-05-01), Matze et al.
patent: 5926834 (1999-07-01), Carlson et al.
patent: 5943687 (1999-08-01), Liedberg
patent: 5956744 (1999-09-01), Robertson et al.
patent: 5963971 (1999-10-01), Fosler et al.
patent: 6105037 (2000-08-01), Kishi
patent: 6269423 (2001-07-01), Kishi
patent: 6282609 (2001-08-01), Carlson
patent: 6339778 (2002-01-01), Kishi
patent: 6349365 (2002-02-01), McBride
patent: 6507883 (2003-01-01), Bello et al.
patent: 6629201 (2003-09-01), Dempsey et al.
patent: 6658533 (2003-12-01), Bogin et al.
patent: 6742084 (2004-05-01), Defouw et al.
patent: 6922754 (2005-07-01), Liu et al.
patent: 2003/0004980 (2003-01-01), Kishi et al.
patent: 2004/0024971 (2004-02-01), Bogin et al.
patent: 2004/0117441 (2004-06-01), Liu et al.
patent: 2004/0168028 (2004-08-01), Ciemiak
patent: 1202159 (2001-10-01), None
patent: 200218252 (2000-10-01), None
High Performance File System For Supercomputing Environment, H. Nishino, S. Naka, K.Ikumi; 1989.
The IBM Virtual Tape Server: Making tape controllers more autonomic, G. T. Kishi; IBM J. Res & Dev. vol. 47 No. 4 Jul. 2003.
Virtual Tap Servers A Foundation for Growth, John McArthur, www.idc.com.
Autonomic Coumputing, by W. Wayt Gibbs, scia.com, Jun. 25, 2003.
Campos Yaima
Kunzler & Associates
Sparks Donald
LandOfFree
Apparatus, system, and method flushing data from a cache to... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Apparatus, system, and method flushing data from a cache to..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus, system, and method flushing data from a cache to... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3713805