Identifying memory devices for swapping virtual machine memory pages

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, coupled to the memory, to:
• retrieve, from a data structure mapping a plurality of respective workload types to a plurality of corresponding memory device types associated with a plurality of corresponding transformation functions, a record mapping a workload type associated with an application, wherein the workload type reflects a classification of the application based on a type of data being consumed by the application, to
• a memory device type that is designated for storing transformed memory pages that are transformed by a transformation function associated with the workload type;
• subsequently allocate, based at least in part on the record, a memory block on a memory device having the memory device type that is designated for storing transformed memory pages that are transformed by the transformation function, wherein the memory device comprises a backing store for swapping one or more transformed memory pages that are transformed by the transformation function;
• and
• swap a memory page utilized by the application associated with the workload type with the memory block, wherein the memory page is stored in the memory block as a first transformed memory page that is transformed by the transformation function.

A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• retrieve, from a data structure mapping a plurality of respective workload types to a plurality of corresponding memory device types associated with a plurality of corresponding transformation functions, a record mapping a workload type associated with an application, wherein the workload type reflects a classification of the application based on a type of data being consumed by the application to
• a memory device type that is designated for storing transformed memory pages that are transformed by a transformation function associated with the workload type;
• subsequently allocate, based at least in part on the record, a memory block on a memory device having the memory device type that is designated for storing transformed memory pages that are transformed by the transformation function, wherein the memory device comprises a backing store for swapping one or more transformed memory pages that are transformed by the transformation function;
• and
• swap a memory page utilized by the application associated with the workload type with the memory block, wherein the memory page is stored in the memory block as a first transformed memory page that is transformed by the transformation function.