System and method for persistent and robust storage allocation

Details System and method for persistent and robust storage allocation System and method for persistent and robust storage allocation

2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Bragdon, Reginald G (Department: 2189)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Memory configuring

C711SE12006, C711SE12007

Reexamination Certificate

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07870359

ABSTRACT:
A method for managing computer memory, in accordance with the present invention, includes maintaining multiple sets of free blocks of memory wherein a free block is added to a set based on its size. In response to a request for a block of a request size, a set of blocks is searched for a free block which is at least as large as the request size but smaller than the request size plus a threshold. If such a block is found, the block is allocated in its entirety.

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