Patent ID: 6978349
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of managing a cache memory comprising steps of: operating a computer system having at least one cache memory in a first operative condition of the cache memory and determining a performance level resulting from the first operative condition; operating the computer system in a second operative condition of the cache memory and determining a performance level resulting from the second operative condition; comparing the determined performance levels and selecting from among a plurality of operative conditions of the cache memory according to results of the comparing, the plurality of operative conditions including at least the first and the second operative conditions; operating the computer system in accordance with the selected one of the plurality of operative conditions and determining a performance level resulting from the selected one of the operative conditions; and the computer system switching from the selected one of the plurality of operative conditions to another one of the plurality of operative conditions based on the performance level resulting from the selected one of the operative conditions.