Patent ID: 6023281
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for allocating memory to more than one processing element, the method comprising:mapping a first address set of a plurality of addresses of the memory to a first processing element based on a mapping convention, wherein the plurality of addresses is bounded by a first addressing boundary and a second addressing boundary, wherein a first address of the first address set corresponds to the first addressing boundary;mapping a second address set of the plurality of addresses to a second processing element based on a complementary mapping convention, wherein a first address of the second plurality of addresses corresponds to the second addressing boundary; andwhen the first processing element requests additional memory and the plurality of addresses can accommodate the additional memory, mapping at least a portion of a third address set of the plurality of addresses to the first processing element based on the mapping convention, wherein the third address set lies between the first and second address sets.