Locking based on categorical memory allocation

A method comprising:

• locking a memory pool to main memory from among a plurality of memory pools included in the main memory;
• receiving a request to store a data object within the main memory;
• determining a category type associated with the data object from among a plurality of category types based on an attribute of the data object;
• and
• storing the data object via a memory pool corresponding to the determined category from among a plurality of memory pools corresponding to the plurality of respective categories, where the storing comprises allocating a first category type of data object to the memory pool that has been locked to the main memory and allocating a second category type of data object to a second memory pool in the main memory that is swapped out to disk over time.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed cause a computer to perform a method comprising:

• locking a memory pool to main memory from among a plurality of memory pools included in the main memory;
• receiving a request to store a data object within the main memory;
• determining a category type associated with the data object from among a plurality of category types based on an attribute of the data object;
• and
• storing the data object via a memory pool corresponding to the determined category from among a plurality of memory pools corresponding to the plurality of respective categories, where the storing comprises allocating a first category type of data object to the memory pool that has been locked to the main memory and allocating a second category type of data object to a second memory pool in the main memory that is swapped out to disk over time.