Method for providing dynamic cache management in a computer syst

Details Method for providing dynamic cache management in a computer syst Method for providing dynamic cache management in a computer syst

1996-06-17

1999-01-12

Chan, Eddie P.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Memory configuring

711 6, 711118, G06F 1208

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058601317

ABSTRACT:
A method for dynamic caching of data in a disk based operating system whereby physical memory is dynamically shared between the cache management system and the operating system. The operating system is monitored to determine the availability of free physical memory in the computer system and its location therein. A portion of free physical memory may be borrowed from the memory management component of the operating system and allocated to the cache management system for the purpose of increasing the cache memory size. The borrowed physical memory is returned to the memory management software component when needed by the operating system.

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