Defense against row hammer attacks

A method for memory protection, comprising:

• receiving a first memory assignment for a service;
• determining, in response to receiving the first memory assignment, that the service is associated with a type of data;
• assigning guard rows adjacent to a memory subset to protect the memory subset based on the determination;
• and
• dedicating at least a portion of the memory subset for storage of data for the service.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive a first memory assignment for a service;
• determine, in response to receiving the first memory assignment, that the service is associated with a type of data;
• assign guard rows adjacent to a memory subset to protect the memory subset based on the determination;
• and
• dedicate at least a portion of the memory subset for storage of data for the service.

An apparatus for memory protection, comprising:

• means for receiving a first memory assignment for a service;
• means for determining, in response to receiving the first memory assignment, that the service is associated with a type of data;
• means for assigning guard rows adjacent to a memory subset to protect the memory subset based on the determination;
• and
• means for dedicating at least a portion of the memory subset for storage of data for the service.