Integrating data from symmetric and asymmetric memory

A method of integrating data stored within symmetric and asymmetric memory components of main memory and storing the resultant integrated data within at least one asymmetric memory component, where the symmetric memory components are each configured to enable random access write operations in which an address within a block of the symmetric memory component is written without affecting the availability of other addresses within the block of the symmetric memory component, and where the asymmetric memory components are each configured to enable block write operations in which a write to an address within a block of one of the asymmetric memory components affects the availability of other addresses within the block of the asymmetric memory component, the method comprising:

• identifying a first data as having access characteristics suitable for storing in an asymmetric memory component;
• including the first data among a collection of data to be written to the asymmetric memory component;
• identifying an amount of data within the collection of data to be written to the asymmetric memory component;
• comparing the amount of data within the collection of data to a volume threshold to determine whether a block write to the asymmetric memory component is justified by the amount of data;
• and
• if justified, loading the collection of data to the asymmetric memory component.

A system comprising:

• a memory system that has symmetric and asymmetric memory components, where the symmetric memory components are each configured to enable random access write operations in which an address within a block of the symmetric memory component is written without affecting the availability of other addresses within the block of the symmetric memory component, and where the asymmetric memory components are each configured to enable block write operations in which a write to an address within a block of one of the asymmetric memory components affects the availability of other addresses within the block of the asymmetric memory component;
• and
• a controller configured to perform operations comprising:
• identifying a first data as having access characteristics suitable for storing in an asymmetric memory component;
• including the first data among a collection of data to be written to the asymmetric memory component;
• identifying an amount of data within the collection of data to be written to the asymmetric memory component;
• comparing the amount of data within the collection of data to a volume threshold to determine whether a block write to the asymmetric memory component is justified by the amount of data;
• and
• if justified, loading the collection of data to the asymmetric memory component.