Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Memory configuring
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-07
2006-02-07
Moazzami, Nasser (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Memory configuring
C711S171000, C345S543000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06996694
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for allocating computer memory for an aggregate data type is provided, wherein that allocating is based on data that is separate from a type definition. According to one technique, an instruction to construct an instance of an aggregate data type is received. The aggregate data type (and therefore the instance) includes an attribute. It is determined, based on data called a “Constructor Descriptor”, whether memory for that attribute is to be allocated in-line or out-of-line. The Constructor Descriptor is separate from the type definition of the attribute. Memory for the attribute is allocated in-line or out-of-line depending on the determination made. Using this technique, memory allocation can be customized based on, for example, the system resources of a specific computer system. This technique is applicable, for example, to compilers and interpreters of object oriented or record oriented languages. In certain embodiments, the Constructor Descriptor may be used to incrementally construct or incrementally destroy instances of data types.
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Moazzami Nasser
Oracle International Corporation
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