Patent ID: 6799253
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for allocating virtual storage associated with a computer system, the virtual storage being allocated by an application, the application being arranged to execute on the computer system, the method comprising:creating a first linear space, the first linear space being arranged to support allocation of storage space within the first linear space, the first linear space including a first pointer that is arranged to identify a current location within the first linear space; allocating a unit of storage space within the first linear space, the unit of storage space being associated with the current location; writing a first set of information into the unit of storage space within the first linear space, wherein the first set of information is substantially not tracked; and moving the first pointer in the first linear space to identify a second location within the first linear space, wherein the first pointer moves in the first linear space in substantially only a top-to-bottom direction.