Queue or stack based cache entry reclaim method
AssigneePlatform Solutions Incorporated
InventorsGary Woffinden, Victor Penacho, Ronald Hilton
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Abstract
A method and system of organizing a cache memory system based on a temporal-access pattern is disclosed. One or more data entries may be stored in a memory. One or more cache entries of the one or more data entries may be stored in a temporal cache. The one or more cache entries may be physically organized based on a temporal access pattern. A cache entry of the one or more cache entries may be based upon a condition
Claims28
In a computer system, a method comprising:
- storing one or more data entries in a memory;
- storing one or more cache entries of the one or more data entries in a temporal cache;
- physically organizing the one or more cache entries based on a temporal access pattern;
- and
- replacing a cache entry of the one or more cache entries based upon a condition.
A set of instructions residing in a storage medium, said set of instructions capable of being executed by a storage controller to implement a method for processing data, the method comprising:
- storing one or more data entries in a memory;
- storing one or more cache entries of the one or more data entries in a temporal cache;
- physically organizing the one or more cache entries based on a temporal access pattern;
- and
- replacing a cache entry of the one or more cache entries based upon a condition.
A computer system comprising:
- a memory that stores one or more data entries in a memory;
- a temporal cache that stores one or more cache entries of the data entries, physically organizes the one or more cache entries based on a temporal access pattern, and replaces a cache entry of the one or more cache entries based upon a condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.