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Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2020
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Lokesh Mohan Gupta, Tucson, AZ (US);

Edward Hsiu-Wei Lin, Tucson, AZ (US);

Beth Ann Peterson, Tucson, AZ (US);

Matthew G. Borlick, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0802 (2016.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0802 (2013.01); G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0655 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 2212/222 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method, according to one approach, includes: receiving an I/O request. In response to determining that the I/O request does not include a bypass indication, the I/O request is satisfied using a primary cache which is coupled to a data storage device and a secondary cache having SCM. In response to determining that the data associated with the I/O request has been updated as a result of satisfying the I/O request: the updated data is destaged from the primary cache to the data storage device, the updated data is copied to the secondary cache, and the updated data is demoted from the primary cache. Yet, in response to determining that the data associated with the I/O request has not been updated: the data associated with the I/O request is copied to the secondary cache, and the data associated with the I/O request is demoted from the primary cache.


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