Object memory management unit

A computer implemented method executable on a computer-implemented system, for mapping and translation of a virtual address space and a Universal Resource Address Space (URAS) into a physical memory address space of said computer-implemented system, said method comprising the following computer-implemented steps:

• expanding, by an Object Memory Management Unit (OMMU), said virtual address space to incorporate said Universal Resource Address Space (URAS) therein, and thereby creating an expanded virtual address space, said expanded virtual address space being a unified combination of a plurality of virtual addresses and a plurality of universal resource addresses, and wherein said universal resource addresses represent remote computing resources located across a distributed computing environment;
• creating, by said Object Memory Management Unit, a mapping between said expanded virtual address space and said physical memory address space, and federating, by virtue of said mapping, said virtual address space, said Universal Resource Address Space and said physical memory address space into a virtually unified resource directly accessible to said computer-implemented system;
• mapping, by said Object Memory Management Unit, at least a first portion of said virtual address space to said physical memory address space, and at least a second portion of said virtual address space to said Universal Resource Address Space;
• translating, by said Object Memory Management Unit, each of said plurality of virtual addresses and each of said plurality of universal resource addresses contained within said expanded virtual address space, into corresponding physical memory addresses contained within said physical memory address space, based on said mapping;
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• selectively rendering, by said Object Memory Management Unit, based on said mapping and further based on translation of said virtual addresses and said universal resource address into said corresponding physical memory addresses, said virtual addresses and said universal resource addresses directly accessible on said computer-implemented system, in a manner similar to providing access to said physical memory address space local to said computer-implemented system.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereupon for mapping and translation of a virtual address space and a Universal Resource Address Space (URAS) into a physical memory address space of a computer-implemented system, said computer-readable instructions when executed by a processor of a said computer-implemented system, cause the processor to:

• create an expanded virtual address space by expanding said virtual address space and incorporating said Universal Resource Address Space (URAS) therein, and wherein said expanded virtual address space comprises a unified combination of a plurality of virtual addresses and a plurality of universal resource addresses, and wherein said universal resource addresses represent remote computing resources located across a distributed computing environment;
• create a mapping between said expanded virtual address space and said physical memory address space, thereby federating, by virtue of said mapping, said virtual address space, said Universal Resource Address Space and said physical memory address space into a virtually unified resource directly accessible to said computer-implemented system;
• map at least a first portion of said virtual address space to said physical memory address space, and at least a second portion of said virtual address space to said Universal Resource Address Space;
• translate each of said plurality of universal resource addresses and each of said plurality of universal resource addresses contained in said expanded virtual address space, into corresponding physical memory addresses contained within said physical memory address space, based on said mapping;
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• selectively render, based on said mapping and further based on translation of said virtual addresses and said universal resource address into said physical memory addresses, said virtual addresses and said universal resource addresses directly accessible on said computer-implemented system, in a manner similar to providing access to said physical memory address space local to said computer-implemented system.