Method and apparatus for managing memory

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing memory, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions recorded thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

• in response to a first memory page including data shared between a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine, storing the first memory page at a shared memory location;
• in response to a second memory page including data unique to the first virtual machine, storing the second memory page at a memory location unique to the first virtual machine;
• accessing the first memory page by the first virtual machine and not the second virtual machine;
• and
• accessing the second memory page by the first virtual machine and not the second virtual machine.