Least recently used eviction implementation

A computing system comprising a machine, said computing system also comprising instructions disposed on a computer readable medium, said instructions capable of being executed by said machine to perform a method, said method comprising:

• configuring management of a region of a cache with an eviction policy plug-in, said eviction policy plug-in comprising an eviction timing component and a sorting component, said eviction timing component comprising code to implement an eviction timing method, said eviction timing method to trigger eviction of an object from said region of cache, said sorting component comprising code to implement a sorting method, said sorting method to identify an object that is eligible for eviction from said region of cache, wherein said sorting method comprises identifying an object for eviction that is cached in said region of cache and that has been used least recently compared to other objects that are cached in said region of cache.

An article of manufacture including program code which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

• configuring management of a region of a cache with an eviction policy plug-in, said eviction policy plug-in comprising an eviction timing component and a sorting component, said eviction timing component comprising code to implement an eviction timing method, said eviction timing method to trigger eviction of an object from said region of cache, said sorting component comprising code to implement a sorting method, said sorting method to identify an object that is eligible for eviction from said region of cache, wherein said sorting method comprises identifying an object for eviction that is cached in said region of cache and that has been used least recently compared to other objects that are cached in said region of cache.