System and method for using a memory mapping function to map memory defects

A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for managing memory defects, the processing instructions when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform the steps of:

• storing a memory defect map, wherein the memory defect map comprises information regarding locations within a memory which contain a defective memory element;
• creating a map of usable memory;
• including in the map of usable memory the available memory locations within the memory;
• excluding from the map of usable memory information regarding the locations of the memory indicated in the memory defect map as containing a defective memory element;
• and
• allowing access to the map of usable memory by an operating system.

A system for managing memory defects, comprising:

• an operating system;
• a memory;
• a memory location for storing a memory defect map, wherein the memory defect map comprises information regarding locations within the memory which contain a defective memory element;
• a processor configured to execute, at least, a set of computer-readable instructions for a memory mapping function, wherein the memory mapping function is operable to generate a map of usable memory and pass the map of usable memory to the operating system, and wherein the memory mapping function is further operable to include in the map of usable memory the available memory locations within the memory and exclude information regarding the locations indicated in the memory defect map as containing a defective memory element.