Method, system, and computer program product for merging data

Details Method, system, and computer program product for merging data Method, system, and computer program product for merging data

2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Patel, Hetul (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Hierarchical memories

C711SE12017, C711SE12038, C710S022000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08006039

ABSTRACT:
A method for merging data including receiving a request from an input/output device to merge a data, wherein a merge of the data includes a manipulation of the data, determining if the data exists in a local cache memory that is in local communication with the input/output device, fetching the data to the local cache memory from a remote cache memory or a main memory if the data does not exist in the local cache memory, merging the data according to the request to obtain a merged data, and storing the merged data in the local cache, wherein the merging of the data is performed without using a memory controller within a control flow or a data flow of the merging of the data. A corresponding system and computer program product.

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