Managing allocation of memory pages

A computer system for allocating memory in a computing environment, said computer system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor in communications with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising:
• receiving a request for a page of memory of a requested size;
• searching one or more memory pools for an available frame to service the request, the searching using a predefined order of search, the predefined order of search including multiple types of memory pools in a specific order based on the requested size of the page of memory, the searching terminating based on finding the available frame, and wherein the searching commences with a memory pool of the requested size, and based on the memory pool of the requested size failing to have an available frame, continuing next, depending on the requested size, to a memory pool having one or more frames of a greater size than the requested size or to a memory pool having one or more frames of an equal size but of a different type than the memory pool of the requested size;
• and
• using the available frame to service the request.

A method of allocating memory in a computing environment, said method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, a request for a page of memory of a requested size;
• searching, by the processor, one or more memory pools for an available frame to service the request, the searching using a predefined order of search, the predefined order of search including multiple types of memory pools in a specific order based on the requested size of the page of memory, the searching terminating based on finding the available frame, and wherein the searching commences with a memory pool of the requested size, and based on the memory pool of the requested size failing to have an available frame, continuing next, depending on the requested size, to a memory pool having one or more frames of a greater size than the requested size or to a memory pool having one or more frames of an equal size but of a different type than the memory pool of the requested size;
• and
• using, by the processor, the available frame to service the request.