Patent ID: 6032240
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer program product for accessing random access memory in a computer system running a virtual memory operating system, the computer system including a virtual memory manager for accessing the random access memory, the virtual memory manager having a nonpaged pool controller for accessing a nonpaged pool memory portion of the random access memory set aside by the operating system, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including:program code for designating a part of the random access memory as system memory to be used by the operating system,when executed, the designating program code producing a remainder memory, the remainder memory being at least a portion of the random access memory not designated as system memory;program code for receiving an access message to access the remainder memory; andprogram code for controlling the virtual memory manager, in response to receipt of the access message, to bypass the nonpaged pool controller and to directly access any part of the remainder memory.