Patent ID: 8156288
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of managing a memory system that has multiple regions including at least a first region of the memory system and a second region of the memory system, the first region of the memory system being different from the second region of the memory system in that the first region of the memory system has different access characteristics than the second region of the memory system or the first region of the memory system is used for a different type of memory-dependent operation than the second region of the memory system, the method comprising: collecting memory usage statistics indicating how information included in the first region of the memory system has been read and written; analyzing the collected memory usage statistics indicating how information included in the first region of the memory system has been read and written; based on the analysis of the collected memory usage statistics, determining whether to migrate one or more portions of information included in the first region of the memory system to the second region of the memory system; based on a determination to migrate one or more portions of information included in the first region of the memory system to the second region of the memory system: based on a determination not to migrate one or more portions of information included in the first region of the memory system to the second region of the memory system: