Patent ID: 6434675
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A storage means control method of updating data stored in first storage means on data stored in second storage means, the method comprising:causing first processing means to perform write processing means to perform write processing in said first storage means; causing tag data control means to manage tag data representing storage areas where said first processing means has performed write processing in said first storage means; causing priority data control means to manage priority data representing a priority of write processing of said first processing means in units of storage areas of said second storage means; causing prevention data control means to generate and manage prevention data for preventing write processing in each storage area of said second storage means using the priority data stored in said priority data control means and the tag data managed by said tag data control means; and causing processing data updating means to update the data written in said first storage means on said second storage means on the basis of the prevention data managed by said prevention data control means.