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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 12/1009 (2016.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/24 (2013.01); G06F 3/0602 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0608 (2013.01); G06F 3/0629 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G06F 9/5016 (2013.01); G06F 12/023 (2013.01); G06F 12/0223 (2013.01); G06F 12/1009 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45583 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1044 (2013.01); G06F 2212/2542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for zeroing memory in computing systems where access to memory is non-uniform includes receiving, via a system call, a request to delete a memory region, forwarding the request to an intermediate software thread, and using the intermediate software thread to perform the request as a background process. The method further includes, upon receiving a message from the intermediate software thread, returning to a system caller, while performing the request, via the intermediate software thread, continues in the background.