Patent ID: 6044439
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for preloading cache memory of a computer system, comprising the steps of:logging events occurring on the computer system in an event log, said events comprising disk drive events;examining the event log to identify a repeated disk-intensive interval of time, wherein the repeated disk-intensive interval is identified when there are multiple occurrences of a group of events, each occurrence of the group having at least a prescribed percentage of common events;defining from one or more events in the event log occurring before an occurrence of said repeated disk-intensive interval a trigger which serves to predict a subsequent occurrence of the repeated disk-intensive interval;constructing a time log of the group of events occurring during the repeated disk-intensive interval, said group of events comprising at least one disk drive event;detecting occurrence of the trigger, andafter detecting the trigger, preloading cache memory by executing said at least one disk drive event of said group of events in said time log.