Patent ID: 9069977
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, on a hybrid server system, for managing access to data stored thereon, the method comprising: partitioning a memory system residing at a server into a first set of memory managed by the server and a second set of memory managed by a set of accelerator systems, the second set of memory being directly writeable to by the set of accelerator systems, wherein the set of accelerator systems are separate from and communicatively coupled to the server, and wherein the memory system comprises heterogeneous memory types; identifying a data set stored within at least one of the first set of memory and the second set of memory that is associated with at least one accelerator system in the set of accelerator systems; and transforming the data set from a first format to a second format, wherein the second format is a format required by the at least one accelerator system.