Method of checkpointing state of virtual memory for process

Details Method of checkpointing state of virtual memory for process Method of checkpointing state of virtual memory for process

2007-04-03

2007-04-03

Peugh, Brian R. (Department: 2187)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Addressing combined with specific memory configuration or...

Virtual machine memory addressing

C714S005110

Reexamination Certificate

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10836957

ABSTRACT:
An embodiment of a method of checkpointing a virtual memory for a process comprises: accessing a page table that correlates logical addresses for the process to physical locations; saving memory resident pages identified for the process from the page table; and saving disk swap pages identified for the process from the page table, the step of saving disk swap pages being performed after the step of saving the memory resident pages.

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