Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Specific memory composition
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-16
2009-06-02
Ellis, Kevin L (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Specific memory composition
C711S133000, C711S136000, C711S159000, C711S160000, C712S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07543109
ABSTRACT:
A method for caching data in a blade computing complex includes providing a storage blade that includes a disk operative to store pages of data and a cache memory operative to store at least one of the pages. A processor blade is provided that includes a first memory area to store at least one of the pages and a second memory area configured to store an address of each of the pages and a hint value that is assigned to each of the pages. An address of each of the pages is stored in the second memory area, and a hint is assigned to each of the pages, where the hint is one of: likely to be accessed, may be accessed, and unlikely to be accessed. The page is then stored in storage blade cache memory based on the hint.
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Bell, Jr. Robert H.
Escalera Jose R.
Herescu Octavian F.
Miller Vernon W.
Roll Michael D.
Ellis Kevin L
International Business Machines - Corporation
King & Spalding LLP
Otto Alan M
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