Patent ID: 7490217

Claim:
A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium used in a design process, the design structure comprising: a computer memory system for storing and retrieving data, including a memory including a plurality of memory devices organized into one or more physical groups, wherein each group is accessible via an associated bus for transferring data and control information; a memory controller for receiving and responding to memory access requests that include application access information to control access pattern and data organization within the memory, the responding including accessing one or more memory devices in one or more of the physical groups via the associated busses; and a virtual memory management system including a plurality of page table entries for mapping virtual memory addresses to real addresses in the memory and also including hint states in the page table entries responsive to memory allocation requests and application access information for indicating how real memory for associated pages is to be physically organized within the memory, and a means for conveying a hint state to the memory controller when a memory; and wherein the responding further includes selecting which of the associated busses will be used to satisfy the memory access request responsive to the physical memory organization conveyed to the memory controller in the hint state access request is directed to the memory controller to access the memory.